In re M.M. CA4/2

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 10, 2021, a juvenile wardship petition was filed alleging that M.M.

committed murder in violation of Penal Code section 187, subdivision (a). M.M. appeals

from an order made pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 707, transferring

jurisdiction of his case to a court of criminal jurisdiction. According to M.M., the

juvenile court’s transfer order must be reversed because: (1) the juvenile court applied

the wrong legal standard when evaluating whether transfer was appropriate, and

(2) substantial evidence does not support the juvenile court’s factual finding that M.M. is

not amenable to rehabilitation while under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. We

disagree with both contentions and affirm the order.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Facts and Procedural History

On October 7, 2021, police officers responded to a reported shooting and

discovered a man on the sidewalk with a single gunshot wound to the back. The man

later died from his injury after being transported to a nearby hospital. As a result of this

incident, a juvenile wardship petition was filed alleging that M.M. committed murder in

violation of Penal Code section 187,…