In re B.M. CA4/2

Filed 11/28/23 In re B.M. CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re B.M., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. E081419 THE PEOPLE, (Super.Ct.No. J279737) Plaintiff and Respondent, OPINION v.

B.M.,

Minor and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Charles J. Umeda,

Judge. Affirmed.

Lillian Hamrick, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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In October 2019, B.M. admitted to aiding and abetting voluntary manslaughter by

encouraging her girlfriend to kill the girlfriend’s brother. She was committed to the

Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) for a maximum confinement of 11 years. While in

DJJ’s custody, DJJ reported concerns about B.M.’s continued contact with the co-

participant in her crime, saying she “appeared incapable of separating herself from her

co-part.” Accordingly, “unit staff instructed both youth not to communicate or engage

with each other, given how unhealthy and the toxicity of their relationship [sic] in the

past regarding their roles in the committed offense.” In April 2023 the California