People v. Shooter CA1/2

BACKGROUND

On September 1, 2022, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint charging Shooter with a single felony count of bringing fentanyl into a jail facility in violation of Penal Code1 section 4573, subdivision (a). On November 8, 2022, Shooter entered a no contest plea in exchange for two years of formal probation and 180 days in the county jail or release to

1 All further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 an inpatient drug treatment program “if/when bed space becomes available.”2 The court sentenced Shooter in accordance with the plea agreement on December 6, 2022, meaning Shooter’s probation would expire by December 6, 2024. The conditions of probation required Shooter to report to the probation department “within 2 working days of release from treatment” and “obey all laws.” On December 9, 2022, Shooter was released to a treatment facility; he later overdosed and was hospitalized. Shooter “subsequently absconded after being placed at a detox facility.” Unable to contact or locate Shooter, the probation officer recommended that “probation be summarily revoked and a no-bail bench warrant be issued.” On February 6, 2023, the…