P. v. Ritchie
On June 23, 2014, defendant and appellant Thomas Michael Ritchie pleaded nolo contendere to second degree robbery. (Pen. Code, § 211.)[1] Imposition of sentence was suspended, and defendant was placed on formal probation for a period of four years with various terms and conditions.
On February 26, 2015, probation was revoked. On June 4, 2015, defendant stipulated to a violation of probation. The trial court found defendant in violation of probation. Probation was revoked and then reinstated, and defendant was ordered to engage in drug counseling.
On December 16, 2015, defendant was arrested. His probation was revoked. At the probation revocation hearing on January 14, 2016, defendant admitted a violation of probation for failure to complete drug counseling. The trial court again revoked probation and sentenced defendant to the low term of two years in state prison. He was awarded 172 days of presentence custody credit.
Defendant timely appeals, arguing that the trial
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