In re D.B. CA1/1

CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal
DecidedAugust 29, 2014
DocketA140113
StatusUnpublished

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In re D.B. CA1/1, (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).

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Filed 8/29/14 In re D.B. CA1/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

In re D.B., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A140113 v. D.B., (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. C183805) Defendant and Appellant.

INTRODUCTION D.B. (appellant) timely appeals from a juvenile court order committing him to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) on his most recently sustained Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition.1 He contends the juvenile court abused its discretion in committing him to DJF because there was no evidence a less restrictive alternative placement would have been ineffective or inappropriate and there was no evidence he would benefit from a DJF commitment. He also argues he did not receive all the custody credits to which he was entitled against his aggregated confinement time. We reject appellant’s first contention but find his second contention has merit. Therefore, we will remand to the juvenile court with

1 Statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code, unless otherwise indicated. 1 directions to correct the custody credit determination and modify the dispositional order accordingly. As modified, the juvenile court’s orders are affirmed. STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND FACTS I. Background Appellant was born in 1996. He was removed from his mother’s home in November 2001 due to physical abuse at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend as well as maternal drug use. He was in multiple placements, including his maternal grandmother’s home and foster care, before he was returned to his mother’s home in July 2004. The dependency was dismissed on July 1, 2005. He was referred for therapy in 2002 by his grandmother and began seeing a therapist that year. Later that year, at age six, appellant was provisionally diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He was also diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He began treatment with Ritalin and was evaluated for psychotropic medication. Early on, appellant received speech and language services for language delays, but eventually he no longer qualified for them. From first grade, appellant exhibited ongoing behavioral and social problems at school with teachers and peers, although he had strong academic skills. He continued with individual therapy. II. First Petition On March 18, 2009, appellant was charged in an original section 602 petition with the use of force and violence on school grounds against K.T. and simple battery against her, both misdemeanors. (Pen. Code, §§ 243.2, 242)~ Appellant choked K.T. until she could not breathe. He demanded she give him “mustard,” which could mean either a Monster energy drink, money, or a kiss. He also pushed her head down to his crotch area and told her, “Give me head.” Appellant denied this. Earlier in the school year, he had demanded her lunch money and punched her in the leg.

2 The court placed appellant on informal probation pursuant to section 654.2. The charges were dismissed and informal probation was terminated in December 2009. III. Second Petition On August 4, 2010, a “reopened” section 602 petition was filed charging appellant with robbery, grand theft from the person, and receiving stolen property. (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 487, subd. (c), 496.) In May 2010, appellant was one of a group of approximately five youngsters who walked up to a female Encinal High School student and took her camera, iPod, and earphones from her person before fleeing. The police were called and the victim identified appellant as the thief who took her iPod. He revealed the location of the stolen iPod and the stolen property was recovered. In August 2010, a Toyota Camry was reported stolen to Hayward police. A witness saw two juveniles park and exit the stolen car and called the police, who detained them. The witness identified appellant and another youth as the persons she saw in the car. On August 12, 2010, appellant admitted count three, felony grand theft, and the remaining counts were dismissed. The court placed him on formal juvenile probation. IV. Third Petition On September 23, 2010, a subsequent section 602 petition alleged appellant committed a first degree burglary. (Pen. Code, § 459.) On September 21, 2010, appellant and another juvenile entered a house and ransacked it. The homeowner returned home while they were still inside; one of the boys ran past her and out the front door. The homeowner called the police and he was soon apprehended. The homeowner identified appellant’s co-participant as one of the burglars she saw run out of her home; he later identified appellant. The charge was reduced to second degree burglary, which appellant admitted. The court placed him at home on formal probation with electronic monitoring. After performing “marginally” on electronic monitoring, the court vacated it and placed him in the Family Preservation Unit.

3 V. Fourth Petition On December 28, 2010, a subsequent section 602 petition alleged appellant, now age 14, committed the offenses of assault with a firearm, negligent discharge of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, and lying to a police officer. (Pen. Code, §§ 245, subd. (a)(2), 246.3, subd. (a), former 12031, subd. (a)(1), 148.9.) Firearm use and great bodily injury enhancements were alleged in connection with the assault charge. (Pen. Code, §§ 12022.5, subd. (a), 12022.7.) Appellant shot his girlfriend in the foot. The police were called and she was taken to the hospital for treatment. Appellant gave police a false name and said he found the revolver in some bushes. He said he shot the gun at the sidewalk but the bullet ricocheted and hit his girlfriend. He said he did not intend to shoot her. Appellant gave the gun to another youth to hide. The revolver was found by police in that youth’s bedroom closet. On January 21, 2011, appellant admitted negligent discharge of a firearm and the remaining charges were dismissed. On February 7, the court reinstated probation and placed appellant at Camp Sweeney. On April 20, 2011, the minor absconded from Camp Sweeney, but he self-surrendered the next day. VI. Fifth Petition On May 29, 2011, appellant absconded from Camp Sweeney again. This time he was charged in a subsequent 602 petition with escape. (§ 871.) A warrant for his arrest issued June 10, 2011. He remained at large for almost two years until his March 1, 2013 arrest at school on the warrant. VII. Current Petition On March 4, 2013, a subsequent section 602 petition was filed alleging appellant committed attempted murder and assault with a firearm in 2011 while he was at large. (Pen. Code, §§ 187/664, 245, subd. (a)(2).) The new case involved events on October 8, 2011. Police were dispatched to 7th Street in Hayward in response to 911 calls about a shooting that had just occurred. The

4 victim, F.S., had a wound to his upper left chest area which was being tended by a witness who was also a nurse. One officer knelt down next to F.S. and asked him what happened. F.S. said he was shot by “[D.] Rhodes” with whom he had been having an ongoing argument. Another officer asked F.S. if he was robbed; F.S. said no. F.S. said he and “Rhodes” were going to fight when “Rhodes” shot him with a handgun. F.S. said “Rhodes” lived up the street and that F.S. knew him. F.S.

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