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In re X.R.
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04:03:2015

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In re X.R.
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Filed 4/2/15 In re X.R. CA6
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<strong>NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS</strong>
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California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered
published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115 <strong>.</strong>
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
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In re X.R., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.
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H040558
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(Santa Cruz County
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Super. Ct. No. J22680)
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THE PEOPLE,
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Plaintiff and Respondent,
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v.
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X.R.,
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Defendant and Appellant.
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Appellant X.R. appeals from a dispositional order continuing him as a ward of the court in his parents’ home. He contends that the maximum term of
confinement is eight years, two months and the juvenile court incorrectly calculated his custody credits. We reverse the order and remand the matter to the
juvenile court for a determination of custody credits.
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<strong>I. </strong>
<strong>Statement of the Case</strong>
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In September 16, 2013, the Santa Cruz County District Attorney filed a juvenile wardship petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602,
subdivision (a). The petition alleged that appellant possessed alcohol in a public place (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 25662, subd. (a)) and violated the terms
of his probation.
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About a week later, the petition was amended to add a count of misdemeanor battery against a peace officer (Pen. Code, § 243, subd. (b)). The following
day, the prosecutor moved to add a third count, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer (Pen. Code, § 148, subd. (a)).
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On November 21, 2013, the juvenile court held a combined suppression and jurisdictional hearing. The juvenile court granted appellant’s motion to suppress
evidence as to possession of alcohol in a public place and dismissed the allegation for lack of evidence. However, the motion was denied as to the
remaining counts. Following the hearing, the juvenile court sustained the misdemeanor allegations of battery against a peace officer and resisting a peace
officer.
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On January 8, 2014, the juvenile court continued appellant’s wardship in the custody of his parents. He was also credited with 65 days of custody credits.
A week later, appellant filed a timely notice of appeal.
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<strong>II. </strong>
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Discussion<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/work/Desktop/1-2Apr2015/H040558.DOC#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><strong>[1]</strong></a>
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<strong>A. </strong>
<strong>Maximum Term of Confinement</strong>
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Appellant contends that the supplemental probation report erred in stating that his maximum term of confinement was eight years, six months. He requests
that this court find that his maximum term of confinement is eight years, two months. The Attorney General argues, however, that appellant’s request to
change an error in a probation report, which is not a final judgment, is not appealable. We agree with the Attorney General.
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“ ‘[T]he right of appeal is statutory and . . . a judgment or order is not appealable unless expressly made so by statute.’ [Citations.]” ( <em>People v. Mazurette</em> (2001) 24 Cal.4th 789, 792.) An appeal by a minor subject to a juvenile wardship proceeding is governed by Welfare and
Institutions Code section 800, subdivision (a), which authorizes an appeal from “[a] judgment in a proceeding under Section 601 or 602 . . . .”
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“Only when a court orders a minor removed from the physical custody of his parent or guardian is the court required to specify the maximum term the minor
can be held in physical confinement.” (<em>In re Danny H.</em> (2002) 104 Cal.App.4th 92, 106 (<em>Danny H.</em>); former Welf. & Inst. Code, § 726,
subd. (d).)<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/work/Desktop/1-2Apr2015/H040558.DOC#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title="">[2]</a>
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Here, the juvenile court continued appellant’s wardship and placed him in the custody of his parents. Thus, the juvenile court did not state a maximum term
of confinement, because it had no duty to do so. (<em>Danny H.</em>, <em>supra</em>, 104 Cal.App.4th at p. 106.) Since any error in the probation report
was not made part of the dispositional order, it is not appealable.
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Appellant points out that the juvenile court advised him during the resolution of a previous petition in 2012 that his maximum term of confinement would
then be seven years, six months. The juvenile court issued a dispositional order on June 20, 2012, placing him in the custody of his parents “for private
placement with aunt and uncle.” The order also states that the maximum term of confinement was seven years, six months. Appellant asserts that it should
have been seven years, two months at that time. Appellant did not appeal from the order.
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Relying on <em>In re Ricky H.</em> (1981) 30 Cal.3d 176 (<em>Ricky H</em>.), <a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/work/Desktop/1-2Apr2015/H040558.DOC#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title="">[3]</a> appellant contends that this
court should now correct the error in his maximum term of confinement. In <em>Ricky H.</em>, the California Supreme Court considered two deficiencies in
the dispositional order that had not been raised by the parties: the juvenile court erroneously specified the maximum term of confinement as three years
rather than four years on an assault offense; and failed to specify whether an offense was a misdemeanor or a felony. (<em>Id.</em> at pp. 190-191.) <em>Ricky H.</em> stated: “Authority exists for an appellate court to correct a sentence that is not authorized by law whenever the error comes to the
attention of the court, even if the correction creates the possibility of a more severe punishment. [Citation.]” (<em>Id.</em> at p. 191.) However, unlike
in <em>Ricky H.</em>, here, the juvenile court was not required to specify the maximum term of confinement when it entered the order from which appellant
now appeals.
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Appellant also argues that “once a calculation error occurs, it is easily perpetuated in subsequent juvenile court records and proceedings.” However, if
appellant is removed from his parents’ custody at any future dispositional hearing, defense counsel may raise this issue at that time or on appeal from any
future dispositional order.
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<strong>B. </strong>
<strong>Custody Credits</strong>
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Appellant contends that he should be credited with 72 days of predisposition custody credits instead of the 65 days listed in the dispositional order.
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On September 14, 2013, appellant was arrested and taken to juvenile hall. The probation report, dated January 8, 2014, indicates that he was released the
same day, but several other documents in the record indicate that he was released on electronic monitoring on September 17, 2013, which was his initial
court appearance. Thus, the record is unclear as to whether appellant should receive four days custody credit for this period.
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On October 6, 2013, appellant was arrested for violating his home supervision rules and detained in juvenile hall. He was released on electronic monitoring
three days later on October 8, 2013. On October 10, 2013, appellant was again taken into custody for violating his electronic monitoring rules. He then
remained in juvenile hall for 65 days until December 13, 2013.
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At the dispositional hearing, the juvenile court ordered appellant to serve 65 days in custody and credited him with 65 days served.
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In response to appellant’s contention that he is entitled to seven additional days of custody credit, the Attorney General argues that, pursuant to
Evidence Code section 664, this court must presume that “official duty has been regularly performed.” However, the probation officer’s supplemental report,
which was prepared for the dispositional hearing, supports a finding of at least an additional 4 days of custody credit. Thus, the record does not support
the juvenile court’s finding. Since there is some discrepancy in the record as to whether appellant is entitled to one or three days custody credit prior
to his initial court hearing, the matter is remanded for a determination of custody credit.
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Appellant also contends that the probation department did not accurately calculate the custody credit he accrued in juvenile hall since the filing of his
original wardship petition in November 2011. However, as previously discussed, any error in the probation report was not made part of the dispositional
order and thus is not appealable.
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<strong>III. </strong>
<strong>Disposition</strong>
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The order is reversed. The matter is remanded for calculation of appellant’s custody credit from September 14, 2013 through December 13, 2013.
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Mihara, J.
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WE CONCUR:
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Bamattre-Manoukian, Acting P. J.
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______________________________
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Márquez, J.
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<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/work/Desktop/1-2Apr2015/H040558.DOC#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title="">[1]</a>
Since appellant’s contentions pertain to his maximum confinement time and custody credits, a statement of facts is unnecessary to the resolution of
this appeal.
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<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/work/Desktop/1-2Apr2015/H040558.DOC#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title="">[2]</a>
Former Welfare and Institutions Code section 726, subdivision (d) provides in relevant part: “If the minor is removed from the physical custody of
his or her parent or guardian as the result of an order of wardship made pursuant to Section 602, the order shall specify that the minor may not be
held in physical confinement for a period in excess of the maximum term of imprisonment which could be imposed upon an adult convicted of the
offense or offenses which brought or continued the minor under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.”
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<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/work/Desktop/1-2Apr2015/H040558.DOC#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title="">[3]</a>
<em>Ricky H</em>
., <em>supra</em>, 30 Cal.3d 176 has been superseded by statute on other grounds, as stated in <em>In re Michael D</em>. (1987) 188 Cal.App.3d
1392.
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Description Appellant X.R. appeals from a dispositional order continuing him as a ward of the court in his parents’ home. He contends that the maximum term of confinement is eight years, two months and the juvenile court incorrectly calculated his custody credits. We reverse the order and remand the matter to the juvenile court for a determination of custody credits.
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