In re Monisha L.
Filed 9/6/06 In re Monisha L. CA2/8
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION EIGHT
In re MONISHA L., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | B183360 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. JJ 12832) |
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MONISHA L., Defendant and Appellant. |
APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, S. Robert Ambrsoe, Referee. Affirmed with modifications.
Kiana Sloan-Hillier, 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, Marc E. Turchin and Alene M. Games, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Monisha L. was declared a ward of the juvenile court (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) and ordered home on probation, for committing attempted robbery. She was almost 14 years old at the time of the incident. She contends: (1) There was insufficient evidence that she appreciated the wrongfulness of her act, or, alternatively, her trial counsel should have sought appointment of an expert on that issue. (2) Impermissibly suggestive procedures were used when the victim identified her. (3) Certain probation conditions are unreasonable or must be modified.
We modify two of the probation conditions, and otherwise affirm.
FACTS
At 7:30 a.m. on April 21, 2005, 13-year-old Alejandra S. and her sister were walking to Markham Middle School. About 30 feet from the school, the sisters were approached by appellant and another girl. Appellant was also a student there. Her companion â€