In re Jonathan H.
Jonathan H. appeals from the judgment of commitment to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), formerly known as the California Youth Authority. He contends that the statutory prohibition against placing wards in county jail as a condition of probation if they are over 18 but less than 19 years old violates substantive due process as applied in this case. We dismiss the appeal as moot. Appellant became a ward of the juvenile court (Welf. & Inst. Code, 602) based upon his December 6, 2005, admission of a felony vehicle theft and a misdemeanor battery on a peace officer and emergency personnel. (Veh. Code, 10851, subd. (a); Pen. Code, 243, subd. (b).) On June 1, 2006, after ordering appellant's commitment to DJJ for "2450 [days] consecutive," the juvenile court stayed execution of its order, "upon successful completion [of and] graduation [from] Teen Challenge." The appeal is dismissed.
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