People v. Wardlow-Smith CA1/2

BACKGROUND

On July 29, 2022, the Del Norte County District Attorney filed an amended felony complaint charging Wardlow-Smith with carjacking (Pen. Code1, § 215, subd. (a)) (count 1); vehicle theft (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)) (count 2); and second degree robbery (§ 211) (count 3).2 On August 15, Wardlow-Smith pleaded guilty to felony carjacking (count 1) and misdemeanor burglary in an unrelated case (count 1 in No. CRF229432). On September 22, the trial court sentenced Wardlow-Smith to 120 days in county jail and placed her on three years of formal probation. On February 6, 2023, the probation department petitioned to revoke Wardlow-Smith’s probation, alleging that she had failed to: (1) check in with the probation department within one day of her release from custody on November 15, 2022; (2) check in with probation in December 2022; (3) check in with probation in January 2023; (4) report for a mental health assessment within two business days of her release from custody; and (5) report to the alcohol and other drugs program within two business days of her release from custody. On March 7, the district attorney filed a petition to revoke probation containing six allegations…