In re A.B.
A.B. (appellant) appeals from two dispositions that commit him to Log Cabin Ranch. His counsel on appeal has filed an opening brief that asks this court to conduct an independent review of the record as is required by People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. Counsel also informed appellant that he had the right to file a supplemental brief on his own behalf. Appellant declined to exercise that right.
On August 2, 2010, appellant hijacked a car in Vallejo, drove to San Francisco, hit a parked car while being pursued by police, and violently resisted arrest.
Based on these facts, on August 4, 2010, a petition was filed alleging appellant came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court because he had committed several criminal offenses including vehicle theft (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), driving recklessly while trying to evade a police officer (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a)), resisting a police officer through force or violence (Pen. Code, § 69), and resisting arrest. (Pen. Code, § 148, subd. (a)(1).)
The juvenile court did not conduct a formal jurisdictional hearing. Instead, it placed appellant on home detention subject to the supervision of the probation department.
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