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IN RE ANTHONY J.

No. A080758.

85 Cal.Rptr.2d 783 (1999)

72 Cal.App.4th 1326

In re ANTHONY J, a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. The People, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Anthony J, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

Review Denied September 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Richard Braucher, Richmond, First District Appellate Project, for Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George H. Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan, Supervising Deputy Attorney General and Seth K. Sehalit, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.

PARRILLI, J.

Under California law, "lynching" includes not only the notorious form of lynch mob behavior that aims to take vengeance on the victim, but also any participation in riotous conduct aimed at freeing a person from the custody of a peace officer. Accordingly, we conclude that a person who takes part in a riot leading to his escape from custody can be convicted of his own lynching.

Anthony J. appeals from a dispositional order committing him to the...

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