In re Joshua R.
In a juvenile wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, 602) filed August 29, 2006,[1]it was alleged that appellant Joshua R., a minor, committed a violation of Penal Code section 246 (discharging a firearm at an occupied motor vehicle), and that in committing that offense, he acted for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal street gang, with the specific intent to promote, further or assist in criminal conduct by gang members (Pen. Code, 186.22, subd. (b)(1)). At the jurisdiction hearing on October 10, the juvenile court found the allegations true, and at the disposition hearing on November 14, the court ordered appellant committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Juvenile Justice and declared appellants maximum term of physical confinement (Welf. & Inst. Code, 731, subd. (b)) to be 12 years. On appeal, appellants sole contention is that the evidence was insufficient to support his adjudication of the instant offense. Court affirm.
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