In re Andre C.
Pursuant to a resolution reached at a contested jurisdictional hearing, the minor, Andre C., admitted one count of child abuse (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd. (a)),[1] and three other such counts were dismissed along with a count of corporal injury on a cohabitant (§ 273.5).
The juvenile court declared the admitted count to be a felony, adjudged Andre C. to be a ward of the court, set a maximum confinement term at six years, ordered Andre C. to be placed in a suitable licensed placement while on probation, and then placed Andre C. in the Rite of Passage program (ROP) in Nevada.
On appeal, Andre C. contends the juvenile court (1) violated his legal right to special education that conforms to his Individual Education Plan (IEP), (2) erred in requiring him to obtain his high school diploma or GED as a probation condition, as there was no evidence of his ability to comply, and (3) failed to determine his ability to pay a $100 restitution fine. We shall order the correction of a clerical error on the disposition order, brought to our attention, but otherwise affirm the juvenile court’s adjudication and orders.
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