People v. Rhodes CA1/1

BACKGROUND

In 2003, defendant was convicted of one count of forcible lewd acts with a child under the age of 14 (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (b)),2 two counts of oral copulation with a child under the age of 14 (former § 288a, subd. (c)(1)–(2)), and one count of forcibly inducing false testimony (§ 137, subd. (b)). The trial court sentenced him to 23 years in prison. In October 2021, defendant was released on parole subject to numerous conditions, including annual registration requirements under section 290. In April 2022, defendant was arrested in connection with a domestic violence incident involving his fiancée, C.F., and a new special condition— that he “keep . . . from having contact with [C.F.]”—was added to the conditions of his parole.3 Five months later, defendant violated the no- contact condition, among others, and was returned to custody for 135 days. In December 2022, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Department) provided defendant with an updated “Notice of Conditions of Parole,” notifying him of several new special conditions. (Boldface & some capitalization omitted.) Defendant signed the notice and initialed the box on

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