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In re Amber G.

California Court of Appeals, Second District, Eighth Division
Aug 7, 2007
No. B194860 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 7, 2007)

Opinion


In re AMBER G., A Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AMBER G., Defendant and Appellant. B194860 California Court of Appeal, Second District, Eighth Division August 7, 2007

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Charles Scarlett, Judge. Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. JJ13345

Ann Krausz, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

BOLAND, J.

Amber G. appeals from the juvenile court’s order sustaining two petitions pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602. That order was made following the juvenile court’s finding appellant committed the crimes of attempted robbery and grand theft.

In the events giving rise to the first petition, appellant and three other girls approached three women, in succession, at or near a bus stop. In each of the first two incidents, they surrounded the victim, demanded money, grabbed the victim’s purse, removed money from the purse, and fled to a nearby 98 Cents store. One of the girls also reached inside the second woman’s pockets. In the third incident, the victim screamed and a man came to her assistance. The girls fled to the 98 Cents store. An employee of a McDonald’s restaurant across the street who had observed the girls committing the crimes told two police officers who came into the restaurant to eat. All four girls were apprehended quickly and the McDonald’s employee identified them. The court found the attempted second degree robbery allegation true and declared the offense a felony. It declared appellant a ward of the court. Disposition was continued pending adjudication of the second petition.

The second petition stemmed from an incident predating the bus stop robberies. Appellant ripped a necklace from the neck of one of her middle school classmates and ran away. The court found the grand theft allegation true and declared the offense to be a felony. It placed appellant in a camp-community placement for six months and set three years as her maximum confinement time.

We appointed counsel to represent appellant on appeal. After examination of the record, counsel filed an opening brief raising no issues and asking this court to independently review the record. On June 8, 2007 we advised appellant she had 30 days within which to personally submit any contentions or issues she wished us to consider. To date, we have received no response.

We have examined the entire record and are satisfied appellant’s attorney has fully complied with her responsibilities and that no arguable issue exists. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441.)

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

We concur: COOPER, P. J., RUBIN, J.


Summaries of

In re Amber G.

California Court of Appeals, Second District, Eighth Division
Aug 7, 2007
No. B194860 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 7, 2007)
Case details for

In re Amber G.

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AMBER G., Defendant and Appellant.

Court:California Court of Appeals, Second District, Eighth Division

Date published: Aug 7, 2007

Citations

No. B194860 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 7, 2007)