In re Joseph L.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed 1/30/07  In re Joseph L. CA1/2

 

 

 

 

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IN
THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 

FIRST
APPELLATE DISTRICT

 

DIVISION
TWO

 

 

In re JOSEPH L., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.
THE PEOPLE,             Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSEPH L.,             Defendant and Appellant.	A111995         (Contra Costa County       Super. Ct. No. J0500667)
In re JOSEPH L.,             on Habeas Corpus.	A114684

 

I. 
INTRODUCTION

            Appellant Joseph L.
contends his conviction for battery on
school property (Pen. Code, § 243.2, subd. (a)),[1]
a misdemeanor, should be reversed because he was acting in self-defense.  We affirm the
judgment.

II. 
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

            On April 15, 2005, the Contra Costa District Attorney filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and
Institutions Code section 602 alleging that appellant battered Jarod J. on
school property in violation of section 243.2, subdivision (a).  Appellant was
15 years old at the time. 

            A contested jurisdictional hearing was held on September
7 and October 5, 2005, at which the following evidence was adduced:

            On January 21, 2005, Jarod J., a freshman at Liberty High School in Brentwood, was standing outside in
the school's â€