People v. Carl N.

Opinion

NARES, J.

Carl N., a ward of the juvenile court, who was bom in 1988 and has a long history of juvenile delinquency (including vandalism, gang activity, drug abuse, a felony assault, and multiple violations of probation) and repeated failure to benefit from less restrictive commitments, appeals an order committing him to the California Youth Authority (CYA) 1 after he admitted he had again violated probation. Carl contends file court abused its discretion because there was no evidence demonstrating that he would likely benefit from a CYA commitment or that the commitment would meet his…