In re Christopher C. CA4/3

Filed 7/9/15 In re Christopher C. CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re CHRISTOPHER C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G051054

v. (Super. Ct. No. DL050092)

CHRISTOPHER C., OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Lewis W. Clapp, Judge. Affirmed. Rex Adam Williams, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

The juvenile court declared defendant Christopher C. (minor) a ward of the court after finding he committed two offenses with a knife—felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor brandishing a deadly weapon. (Pen. Code, §§ 245, subd. (a)(1), 417, subd. (a)(1).) The court committed minor to the custody of the probation department pending suitable placement, and put him on probation. At the time of the offenses, then 13-year-old minor was living with his uncle Jaime M., one of his legal guardians. In an altercation with Jaime, minor tried to open the front door to leave the house, but Jaime blocked it and told minor he was not allowed to leave. Minor pushed Jaime in an effort to open the front door, but Jaime continued to block it. Minor went into the kitchen and Jamie walked after him. Minor came toward Jaime holding a knife in a balled fist by his right ear, with the blade pointing away from his body. Jaime was in the kitchen doorway and minor was in the kitchen, three or four feet away. Minor said if Jaime did not move, he knew what minor would do. When Jaime moved backward, minor moved toward him and made a downward slashing motion with the knife two or three times while the blade was pointed at Jaime. Jaime, moved about six feet back, and out the front door. Minor followed Jaime out of the house, threw the knife on the ground, and ran. We appointed counsel to represent minor on appeal. Counsel filed a brief summarizing the proceedings and facts of the case and advised the court he found no arguable issues to assert on minor’s behalf. (Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738; People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Counsel notified minor he could file a supplemental brief on his own behalf. However the time to do so has passed and we have received no communication from him. To assist us in our independent review of the record, counsel suggested we consider the following issues: