P. v. Copeland
Defendant Anthony Milar Copeland appeals from the judgment of conviction entered after the trial court revoked his grant of probation and sentenced him to state prison.
On May 23, 2006, defendant stood charged with seven felonies (four counts of second degree burglary, one count each of grand theft, forgery, and being an accessory), one misdemeanor, and four prior conviction enhancement allegations. On that day, defendant entered into a negotiated disposition with the prosecution under which he agreed to enter a plea of no contest to the accessory charge, in exchange for dismissal of all other charges and enhancementswith waivers pursuant to People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754and an understanding that there would be no initial state prison sentence. On June 27, 2006, the court suspended imposition of sentence and admitted defendant to three years probation upon specified conditions, one of which was that defendant serve 180 days in the county jail. Two months later, defendant admitted that he violated the conditions of his probation. The court reinstated his probation after adding 90 additional days in county jail, but the court warned defendant, any violations of probation, youre going to prison.
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