In re Thomas A. CA2/7

Filed 10/27/14 In re Thomas A. CA2/7

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

In re THOMAS A., B254115

a Person Coming Under the Juvenile (Los Angeles County Court Law. Super. Ct. No. KJ38484)

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

THOMAS A.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Geanene M. Yriarte, Judge. Affirmed. Courtney M. Selan, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Police officers encountered a group of youths standing on a sidewalk near a parked truck. They observed Thomas A., then 17 years old, duck briefly behind the truck and then back away. Thomas seemed nervous when one of the officers approached him. Following a pat search of Thomas, the officer found a handgun underneath the truck near Thomas and detained him. The People filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 alleging that Thomas had committed the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor. (See Pen. Code, § 29610). Thomas denied the allegation. At the conclusion of the jurisdiction hearing, the juvenile court found the allegation true, declared the offense a felony, and sustained the petition. The court declared Thomas a ward of the court and ordered him home on probation.