I dissent. The declaration requirement in juvenile "wobbler" cases (Welf. Inst. Code, § 702 ) was enacted in order to facilitate determination of the limits on any present or future commitment to physical confinement. Where the record explicitly reflects the court's commitment of a juvenile to the maximum felony term of confinement on a wobbler offense, the limits are clearly determinable and there is no risk of confusion in subsequent adjudica…
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