In re M.B. CA4/2
On March 27, 2017, a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 alleged defendant and appellant M.B. (Minor; a male, born 12/2000) committed assault with a firearm under Penal Code section 245, subdivision (a). In exchange for a dismissal of that count, Minor admitted making a criminal threat under Penal Code section 422. On April 19, 2017, Minor was declared a ward of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 and placed on formal probation in his mother’s custody.
On June 30, 2017, the People filed a new petition charging Minor with possession of a firearm by a felon under Penal Code section 29800, subdivision (a) (Count 1); possession of a firearm by a minor under Penal Code section 29610 (Count 2); and possession of live ammunition by a minor under Penal Code section 29650 (Count 3). The petition alleged that all three crimes were committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang.
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