In re Alex S. CA4/1

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In re ALEX S., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. D062089 THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. J231172)

v.

ALEX S.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Carlos

Armour, Judge. Affirmed.

A petition was filed in the juvenile court accusing Alex S. (the minor) of battery in

violation of Penal Code section 242. Following an adjudication hearing the court found

the allegations in the petition to be true beyond a reasonable doubt. The minor was

placed on probation.

FACTS

Janet J., the minor's aunt, testified that the minor had been staying with her. For

approximately a week and a half, the minor had not returned home, but on February 8,

2012, the minor returned home and Janet J. tried to stop her from leaving with some bags.

An altercation ensued, during which the minor pushed Janet J. to the floor and stabbed

her left palm with a knife. Janet J. went to the hospital and required an X-ray. The minor