In re V.G. CA5

Filed 9/5/13 In re V.G. CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

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

THE PEOPLE, F066635

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Tulare Super. Ct. No. JJD065869)

v. OPINION V.G.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Jennifer Shirk, Judge. Courtney M. Selan, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Wiseman, Acting P.J., Kane, J. and Poochigian, J.

INTRODUCTION Appellant V.G., a minor, was the subject of multiple juvenile petitions filed in 2011 and 2012. On March 22, 2012, he was declared a ward of the juvenile court (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) and placed on probation, based on a felony violation of receiving stolen property (Pen. Code,1 § 496) and misdemeanor being under the influence of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11550, subd. (a)). In March and April 2012, he committed additional offenses and an amended petition was filed on June 29, 2012. The instant appeal is based on the proceedings that occurred as a result of that amended petition. His appellate counsel discovered errors in the calculation of credits, fines, and fees, and advised the superior court of those errors. The superior court conducted a noticed hearing and made the requested corrections. On appeal, his appellate counsel has filed a brief which summarizes the facts, with citations to the record, raises no issues, and asks this court to independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) We affirm. FACTS2 Vandalism On March 27, 2012, appellant, who was 16 years old, was a student at a school in Porterville. One of the classrooms had one restroom for both boys and girls. On that particular day, appellant used the restroom. The teacher had checked the restroom about 30 minutes before appellant went inside, and everything was in order. While appellant was in the restroom, the teacher heard the sound of metal-on-metal scratching from the inside. The teacher stood outside the restroom door and heard the same sound for 5 to 10 minutes. After appellant walked out, the teacher discovered that both sides of the metal restroom stall door had been “tagged” with the letters “TBN,” for “Terra Bella Norte.”