In re Steven H.
Minor appellant challenges the decision of the juvenile court sustaining a Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition against him. Appellant contends the court should have exercised discretion in setting his maximum term of confinement, two of his probation conditions are overbroad and require modification, the court erred by admitting irrelevant evidence, and the evidence is insufficient to support the gang enhancement. The juvenile court had no discretion in setting appellant's maximum term of confinement, as he was placed in a county camp, not with the Department of Youth Authority. The court improperly admitted irrelevant evidence regarding appellant's oldest brother and an apparently unrelated incident that occurred a few hours before the charged offenses, but the admission was harmless. Substantial evidence supported the court's findings on the gang enhancement allegations. Probation conditions modified, otherwise, judgment affirmed.
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