P. v. Bandy
Defendant Matthew Bandy pled guilty in case No. SF00-351 to possession of methamphetamine and admitted he had a prior prison term within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b).[1] The trial court sentenced defendant to the upper term of three years, plus one year for the enhancement. The court then suspended execution of defendants four-year state prison sentence and placed him on supervised probation for five years. After numerous violations of probation in case No. SF00-351, defendant was charged in case No. SF05-542A with unlawful possession of a billy club, with allegations that defendant had sustained five previous felony convictions within the meaning of section 1203, subdivision (e)(4). On appeal, defendant contends the trial court was required to hold a hearing to determine if he had willfully violated the terms of his conditional release. Court find no reversible error.
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