In re J.W. CA1/1

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 23, 2024A164366California15,506 words

Opinion

Opinion

Wilson, J.

BACKGROUND

The San Francisco District Attorney filed a wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602), alleging that on September 8, 2019, appellant, then age 17, committed murder (Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a)), with a lying-in-wait

1 All further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 allegation (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(15) [count I]), attempted murder with an allegation of premeditation and deliberation (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664 [count II]), assault with a semiautomatic firearm (§ 245, subd. (b) [count III]), two counts of carrying a loaded firearm (§ 25850, subd. (a) [counts IV & V]), carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle (§ 25400, subd. (a)(1) [count VI]); and two counts of possession of a firearm by a minor (§ 29610) [counts VII & VIII]). With respect to the first three charges, the petition alleged appellant was armed with and personally and intentionally used a firearm, and inflicted great bodily injury. (§§ 12022, subd. (a)(1), 12022.5, subd. (a), 12022.7, subd. (a), 12022.53, subds. (c)-(d).) All offenses were alleged to have been committed on September 9, 2019, with the exception of count VIII, which was alleged to have been committed on September 25,…

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