In re T.J.
In a May 18, 2010 juvenile wardship petition, the People alleged T.J. (the minor) committed second degree robbery. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602, Pen. Code, §§ 211, 212.5.) At a jurisdictional hearing on June 14, 2010, the minor pleaded no contest to felony grand theft from a person (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (c)) and misdemeanor battery (Pen. Code, § 242) and the court determined she came within the provisions of section 602. The court ordered the probation and social services departments to conduct an assessment pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 241.1[1] after determining the minor appeared to be a dependent of the court. (§ 300.) In late June 2010 -- and pursuant to the court's order -- the probation and social services departments conducted the section 241.1 assessment. At the dispositional hearing on July 16, 2010, the court dismissed the minor's section 300 petition, adjudged her a ward of the court, and placed her on probation. The court concluded that declaring the minor a ward of the court would serve her best interests and the protection of society.
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