People v. P. I.

Opinion

WHITE, P. J.

P. I.appeals after the juvenile court referee sustained a supplemental Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition and committed him to the California Youth Authority.1 P. I. contends: (1) the referee’s order sustaining the petition is not supported by substantial evidence; and (2) the referee lacked authority to conduct the dispositional phase of the hearing. We affirm.

Facts

P. I. was charged in the supplemental section 602 petition with assault with a firearm and enhancements for firearm use and infliction of great bodily injury. (Pen. Code, §§ 245, subd. (a)(2),…