In re Juan A.
Filed 1/12/07 In re Juan A. CA5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
In re JUAN A., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JUAN A., Defendant and Appellant. | F050246 (Super. Ct. No. JJD059783) OPINION |
THE COURT*
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Hugo J. Loza, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.)
Nannette J. Stomberg, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Chief Assistant Attorney General, and Charles A. French, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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In July 2005, a juvenile wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) was filed, alleging appellant Juan A., a minor, committed vandalism causing damage of less than $400 (Pen. Code, § 594, subds. (a) & (b)(2)(A)), a misdemeanor. In March 2006, following the jurisdiction hearing, the juvenile court found the allegation true. In April 2006, following the disposition hearing, the court adjudged appellant a ward of the court and placed him on probation.
Appellant's appointed appellate counsel has filed an opening brief which summarizes the pertinent facts, with citations to the record, raises no issues, and asks that this court independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Appellant has not responded to this court's invitation to submit additional briefing.
At the jurisdiction hearing, Virginia Acevedo testified to the following. She was at home on March 3, 2005, when appellant and several other minors broke windows in her house. Appellant, using a bottle, broke two windows.
Evelyn L., age 17, testified that she was outside her house (which, according to the testimony of a police officer, was approximately 75 yards from Acevedo's house) when she saw â€
