P. v. Williams CA2/1
In 2016, Patrick D. Williams was on parole for a conviction for a robbery that involved the battery of a female victim. Among his parole conditions were that he complete a batterers program, not engage in conduct prohibited by law, and immediately inform his parole agent of his arrest for any felony or misdemeanor. He was advised that prohibited conduct might cause his parole to be revoked with or without a criminal conviction.
On September 20, 2016, Williams was arguing with Lawala Hawkins outside their car when Los Angeles Police Officers arrived. The officers arrested Williams after Hawkins alleged he hit her.
After Hawkins reported Williams’s arrest to his parole agent, the Division of Adult Parole Operations of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DAPO) filed a petition for revocation of his parole, alleging he violated the terms and conditions of parole when he (1) failed to inform DAPO of his criminal arrest; (2) engaged in criminal conduct; an
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