In re T.G. CA3

BACKGROUND

In 2017, the People filed a wardship petition alleging that T.G. (then 16 years old) stole a 2012 Nissan Altima and bought or received the same stolen car. T.G. admitted a misdemeanor violation in exchange for probation. The juvenile court approved the parties’ agreement and placed T.G. on probation for six months. In 2018, the People filed a wardship petition charging T.G. with murder and asserting a firearm enhancement allegation. The detention report indicated that T.G. and two adults chased the victim and shot him. A stolen nine-millimeter Glock was recovered at T.G.’s home and linked to the spent casings recovered near the victim’s body. The People moved under section 707 to have T.G. declared unfit for treatment within the juvenile justice system. T.G. admitted voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (a)) with a firearm enhancement (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (a)(1)) and agreed to a stipulated commitment to the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). In exchange, the People agreed not to seek transfer to adult criminal court. The juvenile court adjudged T.G. a ward of the court and committed him to DJJ with custody credit. A May 2021 annual DJJ case review…