In re Deandre Q.
Defendant Deandre Q. (Deandre) appeals from the juvenile courts jurisdictional and dispositional findings sustaining allegations that he committed second degree robbery and felony false imprisonment, ordering out-of-home placement, and setting the maximum time of confinement (MTC) at six years four months. Deandre makes three arguments on appeal, the first of which is that the felony false imprisonment charge was not supported by substantial evidence, with the facts establishing misdemeanor false imprisonment at most. We agree with this contention, and therefore reduce the charge to misdemeanor false imprisonment, which was supported by substantial evidence. Court thus hold that the jurisdictional finding shall be amended to reflect the reduction of the false imprisonment charge from a felony to a misdemeanor, and the matter is remanded to the juvenile court for a recalculation of the MTC in light of that amendment. In all other regards, the jurisdictional and dispositional findings are affirmed.
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