Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2013-07-24 23:02:58.886462+00
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Filed 7/24/13 In re B.L. CA2/3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                     SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                DIVISION THREE

In re B. L., a Person Coming Under the                                   B241285
Juvenile Court Law.
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THE PEOPLE,                                                              (Los Angeles County
                                                                         Super. Ct. No. FJ49457)
         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.

B. L.,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County,
Robert J. Totten, Juvenile Court Referee. Modified and, as modified, affirmed with
directions.
         Susan L. Ferguson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
         Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney
General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Lawrence M. Daniels and Esther
P. Kim, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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       B. L., a minor, appeals from the order of wardship (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602)
entered following a determination he committed second degree robbery (Pen. Code,
§ 211). The court ordered appellant placed in the custody of his parents and specified a
maximum term of physical confinement of five years. We modify the order of wardship
and, as so modified, affirm it with directions.
                                  FACTUAL SUMMARY
       The facts concerning the above robbery are not pertinent to this appeal. Suffice it
to say that on August 27, 2011, appellant committed a strong-arm robbery of Maria
Solorio in Los Angeles County.
                                           ISSUE
       Appellant claims the trial court erred by specifying a maximum term of physical
confinement.
                                       DISCUSSION
The Trial Court Erroneously Specified a Maximum Term of Physical Confinement.
       The reporter’s transcript of the April 9, 2012 dispositional hearing in this case
reflects the court declared appellant a ward of the court. The court then stated, “[t]his
offense is a felony, maximum confinement time is five years. Care, custody, control of
the minor is placed with his parents under the supervision of probation.”
       Appellant claims the trial court erroneously specified a maximum term of physical
confinement. We agree. The specification was error because the court did not order
appellant removed from the physical custody of his parents; instead, the court ordered
that care, custody, and control of appellant be placed with his parents under the
supervision of probation. (In re Matthew A. (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 537, 539, 541-542;
In re Ali A. (2006) 139 Cal.App.4th 569, 571.) We will modify the judgment by striking
the court’s specification of a maximum term of physical confinement. (In re Matthew A.,
at pp. 541-542.)

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       We note the April 9, 2012 minute order has two checked boxes indicating
“[c]ustody of minor is taken from the parents or guardians” and “[m]inor is placed in the
care, custody and control of the Probation Officer,” respectively. These entries conflict
with the reporter’s transcript which, as mentioned, reflects “[c]are, custody, control of the
minor is placed with his parents under the supervision of probation.” The reporter’s
transcript controls. (In re P.A. (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 23, 30, fn. 4.) The minute order
also has a checked box indicating “[m]inor may not be held in physical confinement for a
period to exceed 5 yrs . . . .” The three above quoted minute order entries are erroneous
and the trial court must correct the minute order by deleting them. (Cf. People v.
Solorzano (1978) 84 Cal.App.3d 413, 415, 417.)
                                      DISPOSITION
       The order of wardship is modified by striking the court’s order specifying a
maximum term of physical confinement of five years and, as so modified, the order of
wardship is affirmed. The trial court is directed to correct its April 9, 2012 minute order
consistent with this opinion.

       NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

                                                  KITCHING, J.

We concur:

              KLEIN, P. J.                                      CROSKEY, J.

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