People v. J.T. CA2/6

Filed 8/18/25 P. v. J.T. CA2/6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B336584 (Super. Ct. No. CM0206B) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County)

v.

J.T.,

Defendant and Appellant.

J.T. appeals an order of the juvenile court declaring him a ward pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 and ordering him suitably placed in an open facility.1 This appeal concerns J.T.’s request that we independently review the confidential personnel materials examined by the court during an in-camera hearing of his Brady/Pitchess motion. (Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83; Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974)

1 All statutory references are to the Welfare and

Institutions Code unless stated otherwise.

11 Cal.3d 531.) J.T. also asserts that the court erred by delegating his counsel to determine predisposition credits. We remand the matter and order the juvenile court to calculate J.T.’s predisposition credits from all sustained petitions against his maximum term of confinement, and prepare an amended minute order. We otherwise affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On May 26, 2023, the Los Angeles County District Attorney charged J.T. with felony possession of a handgun by a minor, and felony unregistered firearm concealed on the person. (§ 602; Pen. Code, §§ 29610, subd. (a), 25400, subds. (a)(2) & (c)(6).) On August 3, 2023, J.T. filed a Brady/Pitchess motion for discovery of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Juan Sanchez’s personnel file. J.T.’s counsel stated that the prosecutor had informed him earlier that Sanchez’s personnel file might contain discoverable information bearing on exculpatory evidence or Sanchez’s credibility. During two days in August 2023, the juvenile court held an in-camera hearing to review Sanchez’s personnel files. The court ordered disclosure of one complaint pursuant to Brady/Pitchess standards. On December 20, 2023, the juvenile court held an adjudication hearing. Sanchez testified that on April 8, 2023, he and his partner responded to a loud party and guests-with- firearms complaint. When they arrived, they saw J.T. and another minor run from the back door of the residence hosting the party. Sanchez saw J.T. run behind a pillar and mailbox where he discarded an item. The deputies then recovered an operable firearm from the area. Body camera and doorbell