Beckley v. Aaron N.

Opinion

KANE, J.

Defendant appeals from an order of the juvenile court committing him to the Youth Authority for violation of section 602, subdivision (j), and sections 664 and 488 of the Penal Code of California.

By a petition filed on November 14, 1975, appellant, then 16 years old, was charged with burglary in violation of Penal Code, section 459. Prior to his arrest, appellant had already acquired a lengthy record showing repeated violations of law and court orders, and erratic and disruptive behavior, and had been adjudged a ward of the court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, 1…