In re Jerry P.

Filed 4/14/06 In re Jerry P. CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County,

Charles Clay, III, Judge. Affirmed.

Mary Bernstein, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Stephanie C. Brenan and Michael R. Johnsen, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Jerry P., a minor, appeals from the order of wardship (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602)^[1] entered following the juvenile court's determination that he committed second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) and assault with a deadly weapon by means likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)). Jerry was placed in the camp-community placement program, with a six-year maximum confinement period.^[2] Jerry contends the evidence was insufficient to establish he committed robbery, and the juvenile court failed to exercise its discretion when setting his maximum period of confinement. We disagree, and affirm the juvenile court's order.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Viewed in accordance with the usual rules governing appellate review (In re Dennis B. (1976) 18 Cal.3d 687, 697), the evidence established the following. On August 5, 2004, at approximately 6:00 p.m., insurance agent Soheil Sekely was sitting in his automobile waiting for a client, in front of the client's Compton home. Jerry approached Sekely from behind and said, â€