Opinion
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. No. MJ19773 Benny C. Osorio, Judge.
Jolene Larimore, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
BIGELOW, P. J.
We affirm the juvenile court’s order declaring appellant Aaron J. W. a ward of the court and placing him on probation for misdemeanor vandalism. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602; Pen. Code, § 594, subd. (a).)
FACTS
On February 19, 2010, Cynthia Montoya was pulling into a shopping center with her husband when she saw appellant kicking the water main box at a Wendy’s restaurant. She watched him kick the water main box until it broke open and began to flood the parking lot. Montoya and her husband followed appellant to the parking lot behind a Target store and watched him join a group of three or four young men who were skateboarding. They continued to watch him while they called the police and informed Wendy’s restaurant that the water main had been broken. When appellant began to leave with his friends shortly before the police arrived, Montoya and her husband stopped them and told them to wait for the police.
At trial, Montoya testified that she was 100 percent sure that she had correctly identified the perpetrator because she maintained constant visual contact of appellant and he was the only one of the four who wore glasses. The defense presented testimony from appellant and his friend who both testified that they met in front of a Barnes & Nobles bookstore that afternoon. The bookstore was in the same shopping center as the Wendy’s restaurant. They skated to the Antelope Valley Mall, where they stayed for about an hour. They then met up with two other friends and drove back to Barnes & Nobles. They skated at the nearby Target parking lot for another hour before they encountered Montoya and her husband as they were leaving.
Because appellant was a minor, he was charged on August 3, 2010, with misdemeanor vandalism in violation of Penal Code, section 594, subdivision (a) in a petition under the Welfare and Institutions Code, section 602. The juvenile court sustained the petition and found the allegations to be true beyond a reasonable doubt. Appellant was declared a ward of the court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 and placed at his parents’ home on probation by order dated October 28, 2010. Appellant was further ordered to:
“1. Obey all laws and orders of the probation officer and of any court.
“2. Obey all instructions and order of parents, guardians, teachers and school officials.
“3. Report to the probation officer as directed.
“4. Notify the probation officer before changing address, school, school schedule or place of employment.
“9. Attend a school program approved by the probation officer. Maintain satisfactory grades, attendance and citizenship. Promptly notify the probation officer of every absence.
“13. Do not be out of the residence between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except with parental consent.
“25. Submit your person, residence or property under your control to search and seizure at any time of the day or night by any law enforcement officer with or without a warrant.
“8. Perform 40 hours of work under the supervision of the probation officer.
“28. Make reparation on all related losses as determined by the probation officer including the service charges authorized by 276, subdivision (c) of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
“28A. Make restitution to the restitution fund in the amount of $50.
“29. Do no drive a motor vehicle unless licensed and insured as required by law.
“36. Participate in a program of counseling with or without a parent.
“40. Attend an orientation at probation which is offered twice a month basically just to orient you to make sure you understand what the conditions of probation are.
“41. Participate in after school and weekend tutorial, vocational and recreational activities as directed by the probation officer.”
DISCUSSION
Appellant filed his appeal on November 24, 2010, and we appointed counsel to represent him on appeal. Appellant’s counsel filed an opening brief on April 22, 2011, which raised no issues. We directed counsel to send the record and a copy of her opening brief to appellant immediately and notified appellant that he could submit a brief or letter providing any grounds of appeal which he wished us to consider. We have not received any correspondence from appellant. We have independently reviewed the record submitted for this appeal, and are satisfied that appointed counsel has fulfilled her duty, and that no arguable issues exist. (See People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.)
DISPOSITION
The juvenile court order dated October 28, 2010, is affirmed.
We concur: RUBIN, J, FLIER, J.