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Filed 1/21/15 In re J.M. CA4/2 

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS 

California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. 

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT 

DIVISION TWO 

In re J.M., a Person Coming Under the 

Juvenile Court Law. 

THE PEOPLE, 

 Plaintiff and Respondent, 

v. 

J.M., 

 Defendant and Appellant. 

 E061860 

 (Super.Ct.No. J255562) 

 OPINION 

 APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Geanene M. Yriarte 

and Brian Saunders, Judges. Affirmed with directions. 

 Dawn S. Mortazavi, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and 

Appellant. 

 No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. 

 The juvenile court found true that defendant and appellant J.M. (minor) committed 

two counts of unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)) and 
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misdemeanor reckless driving (Veh. Code, § 23103, subd. (a)). Minor was thereafter 

declared a ward of the court and placed on probation in the custody of his parents on 

various terms and conditions. Minor appeals from the judgment. We find no error, and 

affirm the judgment with directions. 

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 

 In June 2014, minor’s father sent 14-year-old minor against his will to live in a 

group home in Baldwin Park. On June 9 or 10, 2014, the owner of the group home 

noticed her white Audi that had been parked in the parking lot of the group home was 

missing. The Audi was later recovered in Ontario, California, where minor’s father lived. 

 Minor’s father owned a 2004 Chevy Suburban. Around 11:45 p.m. on June 9, 

2014, minor’s father went to bed and had left his car keys on top of his wallet on the 

fireplace mantel in the living room. Between midnight and 4:45 a.m. on June 10, 2014, 

minor’s father’s car and keys went missing. Minor’s father noticed that a bathroom 

window facing the front yard of the house was open and its screen on the ground. Minor 

did not have a key to his parents’ house. 

 Between 4:45 and 5:00 a.m., father received a call from the director of the group 

home informing him that minor and a white Audi were missing. Minor’s father informed 

the director that the vehicle was parked in front of his house. 
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 Minor’s uncle owned a white Chevy Silverado in June 2014. Around 4:45 a.m., 

minor’s uncle noticed his car was missing. He later discovered that his kitchen window 

screen looked like someone had taken it off and placed it back. 

 Around 7:00 a.m. on June 10, 2014, minor’s father saw minor at the stop sign in 

front of his house driving his brother-in-law’s white Chevy Silverado. Minor’s father 

jumped into the passenger seat of his wife’s car, and he and his wife chased after minor 

while speaking with a 911 operator. They followed minor for about 20 to 30 minutes 

while minor sped down city streets, rolled through stop signs, and entered and exited the 

10 freeway. Minor continued to drive erratically until he lost control of the car and 

crashed into a 30-foot concrete sign. When minor’s father checked on minor following 

the crash, he found minor to be unconscious. Minor’s father also found his car keys as 

well as minor’s uncle’s car keys. Minor regained consciousness about five minutes later. 

Neither minor’s father nor minor’s uncle had given minor permission to take their 

vehicles. 

 After waiving his constitutional rights, minor admitted that he had taken the Audi 

from the group home without permission and driven it to his parents’ house. He also 

admitted to breaking into his parents’ house and taking his father’s car keys and vehicle 

and then driving to his uncle’s home in Rancho Cucamonga. He further admitted to 

breaking into his uncle’s home through the kitchen window and taking his uncle’s car 

keys and vehicle without permission. 
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 On June 11, 2014, a Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition was filed 

in Los Angeles County alleging that minor had committed two counts of felony grand 

auto theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (d)(1)) and one count of misdemeanor reckless driving 

(Veh. Code, § 23103, subd. (a)). 

 Following an adjudication hearing on July 2, 2014, the Los Angeles County 

Juvenile Court found true that minor committed two counts of unlawfully taking or 

driving a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), the lesser included offense of felony 

grand auto theft, and one count of misdemeanor reckless driving. The Los Angeles 

Juvenile Court thereafter transferred the matter to San Bernardino County Juvenile Court 

for the dispositional hearing. The San Bernardino County Juvenile Court accepted the 

transfer on July 14, 2014. 

 On August 1, 2014, the San Bernardino County Juvenile Court declared minor a 

ward of the court and placed him on probation on various terms and conditions in the 

custody of his parents. 

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DISCUSSION 

Minor appealed from the judgment, and we appointed counsel to represent him on 

appeal. After examination of the record, counsel has filed a brief under the authority of 

People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, 

setting forth a statement of the case, a summary of the facts and potential arguable issues, 

and requesting this court conduct an independent review of the record. 
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 We offered minor an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, and he has 

not done so. 

Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we have 

independently reviewed the record for potential error and find no arguable issues. 

 However, we note that the disposition order, a document entitled “Juvenile 

Detention Disposition Report” prepared by the San Bernardino County Juvenile Court 

clerk, incorrectly states minor admitted to the offenses of two counts of felony grand auto 

theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (d)(1)) and one count of misdemeanor reckless driving 

(Veh. Code, § 23103, subd. (a)). But in fact, minor neither admitted the allegations nor 

was it found true he committed two counts of felony grand auto theft. Rather, following 

an adjudication hearing, the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court found true that minor 

had committed two counts of unlawfully taking or driving a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, 

subd. (a)), as the lesser included offense of felony grand auto theft, and one count of 

misdemeanor reckless driving (Veh. Code, § 23103, subd. (a)). As such, we order a 

corrected disposition order. 

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DISPOSITION 

 The juvenile court is ordered to prepare a corrected disposition order (the Juvenile 

Detention Disposition Report) reflecting that the allegations of two counts of unlawfully 

taking or driving a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)) and one count of 

misdemeanor reckless driving (Veh. Code, § 23103, subd. (a)) were sustained. The 
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juvenile court shall thereafter forward a certified copy of the corrected disposition order 

to appropriate authorities. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed. 

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS 

RAMIREZ 

 P. J. 

We concur: 

McKINSTER 

 J. 

MILLER 

 J.