In re B.N. CA2/8

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In September 2011, 16-year-old B.N. was declared a ward of the juvenile court after the court found true allegations from two separate petitions (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602)1 that B.N. had committed one count each of felony and misdemeanor battery. B.N. was placed in camp custody, but, based on her good behavior there, was changed to probation at home in April 2012. In early May 2012, B.N.’s mother reported to B.N.’s probation officer that her daughter was violating the terms of her probation by disobeying mother and by drinking alcohol. A petition to revoke B.N.’s probation was filed on May 7, 2012. (§ 777.) When the probation revocation hearing started on Thursday, May 24, 2012, defense counsel told the court that the prosecution had made an offer that would allow B.N. to remain at home on probation. Defense counsel said B.N. was willing to accept the offer but, because her mother was not in court and mother’s phone was not working, asked that the court either release B.N. to another family member who could take B.N. to mother’s house or trail the hearing until the next court day. Because the court was dark on Friday, and because Monday was a…