In re Isidro L. CA2/7

INTRODUCTION

Appellant Isidro L. appeals from the judgment entered following the juvenile court‟s finding he was a minor in possession of a firearm and ordering him home on probation (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602; Pen. Code, § 29610). Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to establish that he possessed a firearm. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. The People’s Evidence Los Angeles Police Department Officer Abel Estopin testified that on January 26, 2012, at approximately 3:50 p.m., he and his partner, Officer Padilla, responded to a report of a gang fight at 82nd Street and Broadway in Los Angeles. Upon arrival at the scene, Officer Estopin observed 15 to 20 young men fighting in the middle of the street “just east of his location, at Grand and 83rd.” He saw appellant with the group, but did not see appellant fighting or throwing any punches. When the men saw the patrol vehicle approaching, they began to disperse. Officer Estopin stated, “Half of the group went to the south side of the street and the other half went to the north side of the street.” Appellant was at the tail end of the group of eight to ten men who walked toward the north sidewalk. From a…