In re R.G. CA2/8

Filed 4/8/25 In re R.G. CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

In re R.G., a Person Coming B338267 Under the Juvenile Court Law.

THE PEOPLE, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. LB0251A) Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

R.G.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. John C. Lawson II, Judge. Affirmed. Kristen Owen, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. _________________________________

When R.G. was 15 years old, the People filed a delinquency petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, alleging R.G. was a minor in possession of a firearm under Penal Code section 29610, subdivision (a), which is a misdemeanor. At a jurisdictional hearing held on May 21, 2024, the juvenile court sustained the petition. R.G. appealed. We utilize the procedure defined in People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, for juvenile justice cases such as this one. (In re Kevin S. (2003) 113 Cal.App.4th 97, 100.) We appointed counsel to represent R.G. on appeal on October 7, 2024. On December 6, 2024, R.G.’s appellate counsel filed a brief, which raised no issues on appeal and requested this court conduct an independent review of the record under People v. Wende. On December 9, 2024, we advised R.G. that he had 30 days to submit a supplemental brief stating any grounds for appeal or arguments that he wished for this court to consider. R.G. did not submit a supplemental brief. At the jurisdictional hearing, the People presented evidence in support of their allegations. Nathan Millward testified that on August 27, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., he was working at the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California, when he heard gun shots. After the gunshots, he noticed R.G. with a black semi-automatic pistol. R.G. was within arm’s reach of Millward when Millward saw the gun. Millward followed R.G. Thereafter, Millward pointed a police officer toward R.G. and watched as R.G. and his friends were arrested. While he was being arrested, R.G. threw the gun under a Toyota Prius. Ana Davila, a police officer for Redondo Beach, testified. Davila was on Carson Street and Del Amo Circle East on August 27, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Millward flagged her down and