Filed 2/6/26
Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three
The Rule of People v. J.C. is that the firearm prohibition under Penal Code section 29820, subdivision (b), does not apply to minors adjudicated as juvenile court wards for brandishing an imitation firearm under Penal Code section 417.4, under circumstances where section 417.4 is not among the statutorily enumerated offenses in section 29805 that trigger the firearm ban.
5/26/26
Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six
The Rule of In re N.S. is that a juvenile court lacks authority to commit a ward to a Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) when the most recent offense by date of commission is not listed in section 707, subdivision (b), under circumstances where the juvenile has been adjudicated for multiple offenses committed on different dates and only a non-most-recent offense qualifies under section 707, subdivision (b).