People v. Rafael C. (In re Rafael C.)

*1290Rafael C. (Minor) appeals from an order of the juvenile court sustaining a petition filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602.1 The petition arose from an incident at Minor's high school in which a firearm was discovered on campus. School administrators suspected Minor's involvement, and in the course of questioning him, they seized and searched his cell phone. Interspersed with the text messages on the phone were a number of digital images, including a photograph of Minor holding what appeared to be the firearm found on campus. When the prosecution sought to use these…