P. v. Bentley
In two separate cases, Judy Elizabeth Bentley entered negotiated guilty pleas to possession of methamphetamine for sale in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11378 and to one count of forgery of an altered access card in violation of Penal Code section 484i, subdivision (b). As part of the plea bargain, Bentley was to be placed on probation for three years, serve a stipulated term of 365 days in jail and have other pending charges against her dismissed. The trial court sentenced Bentley in accordance with the terms of the plea bargain, but also imposed as a condition of probation that Bentley have no contact with Calvin Delathouwer, her codefendant in the forgery case. At the time of sentencing, Bentley was engaged to marry Delathouwer.
Bentley appeals, contending the no contact condition of probation order was an abuse of discretion and cannot withstand constitutional scrutiny.
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