In re C.G. CA2/6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

In re C.G., a Person Coming 2d Juv. No. B320593 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Consolidated with B321354) (Super. Ct. No. PJ 53622) (Los Angeles County)

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

C.G.,

Defendant and Appellant.

C.G. was declared a ward of the juvenile court. He appeals from an order committing him to a secure youth treatment facility (SYTF) pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 875.1 Appellant contends the order must be reversed because

Unless otherwise stated, all statutory references are to 1

the Welfare and Institutions Code.

more evidence needs to be presented on whether the commitment is appropriate in view of his young age. At the time of the commitment, appellant was 15 years old. Appellant also appeals from an order modifying his baseline term of confinement (baseline term). (§ 875, subd. (b).) The baseline term was originally set at two years, six months. The juvenile court subsequently increased it to three years, six months. Appellant claims the baseline term should have remained at two years, six months. We agree. We modify the judgment to set a baseline term of two years, six months. In all other respects, we affirm. Section 875 Section 875 was added to the Welfare and Institutions Code by Senate Bill No. 92, which became effective on May 14, 2021. (Stats. 2021, ch. 18, § 12.) Section 875, subdivision (a) provides that, “commencing July 1, 2021, the [juvenile] court may order that a ward who is 14 years of age or older be committed to a secure youth treatment facility for a period of confinement” provided that the ward meets certain criteria. Section 875, subdivision (b) provides: “In making its order of commitment for a ward [to an SYTF], the court shall set a baseline term of confinement for the ward that is based on the most serious recent offense for which the ward has been adjudicated. The baseline term of confinement shall represent the time in custody necessary to meet the developmental and treatment needs of the ward and to prepare the ward for discharge to a period of probation supervision in the community. The baseline term of confinement for the ward shall be determined according to offense-based classifications that are approved by the Judicial Council, as described in subdivision (h).