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Filed 8/25/15 In re D.G. CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                     (Sacramento)
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In re D.G., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court                                         C077543
Law.

THE PEOPLE,                                                                      (Super. Ct. No. JV131260)

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.

D.G.,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         This case comes to us pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436 (Wende)
and In re Kevin S. (2003) 113 Cal. App. 4th 97 (Kevin S.). Having reviewed the record as
required by Wende and Kevin S., we affirm the judgment.
                                                 BACKGROUND
         D.G. (the minor), who was declared a dependent of the court in 1998 after
suffering severe neglect by her mother, first came under the supervision of the

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Sacramento County Probation Department (the Department) in April 2010, when the
Department filed a Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition alleging the minor
created a disturbance in a public school.1 The trial court converted the case from
dependency to delinquency in August 2012 and declared the minor a ward of the court.
Between April 2010 and September 2014 the Department filed multiple additional
petitions and violations of probation. The allegations increased in seriousness, including
charges of battery, attempted carjacking, and robbery. The minor repeatedly ran away
from placements. The juvenile court also removed her from a foster home placement in
April 2014 because she committed verbal assaults and vandalism in the home, and from a
group home placement for assaulting a staff member. While placed at juvenile hall, she
had numerous incident reports of disrespect, noncompliance, and threatening harm to
herself or others.
        On September 2, 2014, the Department filed a section 777 petition alleging a
violation of probation by assaulting a supervisor at the group home, Stevie Powell. On
June 3, 2014, the minor had been at the home for about 24 hours when she was informed
she would not be allowed to go home for 30 days. Her mother-in-law and daughter
would be allowed to visit her. She became angry and started yelling, so Powell let her
speak with her mother-in-law on the phone. The minor appeared to calm down, but then
began roaming around the house in a manner violative of the house rules. Powell advised
her to stop. The minor became angry again and yelled at and threatened Powell, other
minors in the home, and staff. She then mentioned a knife and threatened a specific
child. Powell stepped in her way and the minor pushed her out of the way. Powell called
law enforcement. The minor denied saying the word “knife.” She claimed Powell
initiated the yelling and pushed her repeatedly.

1   Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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         On September 23, 2014, following the contested dispositional hearing, the juvenile
court found the violation of probation allegations true. The court ordered the minor to a
“Level ‘B’ ” placement in Colorado and awarded her 103 days of custody credit. The
minor appealed from the September 23, 2014, order.
                                       DISCUSSION
         We appointed counsel to represent the minor on appeal. Counsel filed an opening
brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests this court to review the record and
determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (Wende, supra, 25 Cal. 3d
436; Kevin S., supra, 113 Cal. App. 4th 97.) The minor was advised by counsel of the
right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief.
More than 30 days have elapsed, and we have received no communication from the
minor.
         Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no arguable error
that would result in a disposition more favorable to the minor.
                                      DISPOSITION
         The judgment is affirmed.

                                                             RAYE               , P. J.

We concur:

            HULL             , J.

            BUTZ             , J.

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