People v. Leanna W.

Opinion

RUSHING, P. J.

Leanna W. appeals an order of the juvenile court in which she was found to have committed first degree burglary and vandalism of her grandmother’s home, asserting there is not substantial evidence to support the court’s finding that the allegations were true. The case arises out of Leanna’s hosting a going-away party at her grandmother’s home while her grandmother was away.

At the time of the party, Leanna, a 17-year-old ward, had recently run away from her juvenile placement. Her grandmother, Ms. R, purchased Leanna a one-way bus ticket to Montana, where Leanna’s mother…