In re Je.S. CA3
Appellant J. S. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s orders under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 et seq. exercising dependency jurisdiction over his minor children, Je. S. and A. S., and removing them from his custody and care. He argues the court erred in making dispositional findings based on his submission to jurisdiction when it was unclear whether he understood the consequences of submitting on the jurisdiction report. He further contends the juvenile court erred in denying his motion to set aside his no contest plea (although father did not plead no contest but rather submitted on the jurisdiction report), as his submission was not knowingly and intelligently made.
We conclude that any alleged error in advising father of his rights and obtaining a waiver before ruling on the petition was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the court did not err in denying father’s motion to set aside a “no contest plea” which in fact he never made. We affirm.
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