In re J.L. CA2/6
On February 26, 2015, J.L., then age 14, was charged with two felony counts of making criminal threats. (Pen. Code, § 422, subd. (a).) It was further alleged that he committed the offenses for the benefit of, at the direction of and in association with a criminal street gang and that in committing the offenses, he used a deadly weapon, a knife, causing the offenses to become serious felonies. (Pen. Code, § 1192.7, subds. (c)(28) and (c)(24).)
J.L. admitted the offenses and special allegation. The juvenile court declared J.L. to be a person described in Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 and sustained the petition. The court declared the maximum period of confinement to be 14 years, and ordered suitable placement.
On November 1, 2016, when J.L. was age 15, the People filed a petition in juvenile court alleging a violation of Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a), driving or taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent.
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