In re Terrance G. CA5

Filed 2/26/14 In re Terrance G. CA5

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

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

THE PEOPLE, F067005

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. JW129308-02)

v. OPINION TERRANCE G.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Kern County. Peter A. Warmerdam, Juvenile Court Referee. Arthur L. Bowie, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

* Before Gomes, Acting P.J., Franson, J. and Peña, J.

Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Eric L. Christoffersen and John G. McLean, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo- Terrance G., a minor, appeals from a dispositional order of the Kern County Juvenile Court committing him to a juvenile camp based upon multiple sustained wardship petitions and probation violations (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 602, 777). He contends the evidence supporting a petition sustained on March 14, 2013 was insufficient to prove he made felonious criminal threats in violation of Penal Code section 422.1 We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Terrance was adjudged a ward of the court on September 28, 2012 pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 after admitting to misdemeanor violations of sections 240 (assault) and 422 (criminal threats). He was fourteen years old at the time. The adjudication arose from an argument between Terrance and his mother, Terri G.,2 regarding his attendance at school. Terrance picked up a baseball bat while they were arguing, boasted of his gang affiliations, and threatened to kill her. The juvenile court granted probation and released the minor to his mother’s custody. The terms of probation called for Terrance to attend the Blanton Academy and successfully complete its programs. He violated this requirement in November 2012 as a result of excessive absences. A disposition hearing on the probation violation was held on December 17, 2012, at which time the juvenile court ordered Terrance’s commitment to juvenile hall for a period of 45 days.