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FACTS

The probation department filed a petition to revoke Ball’s probation under the postrelease community supervision (PCS) program (Pen. Code, § 3455; all statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted). The petition alleged Ball had been convicted of receiving stolen property (§ 496, subd. (a)) in October 2009 (Super Ct. Orange County, 2009, No. 07WF2768) and sentenced to three years in prison. He received his release to community supervision in February 2012. The petition alleged he missed appointments with his probation officer on May 2, May 16, June 20, and August 21, 2012, tested positive for amphetamines on August 8, and failed to provide a valid current address. On February 4, 2013, Huntington Beach Police arrested Ball, and found him in possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a)) and drug paraphernalia (Health & Saf. Code, § 11364.1, subd. (a)), which resulted in the filing of a new criminal case (Super Ct. Orange County, 2013, No. 13WF0369). Ball pleaded guilty to nonviolent drug possession offenses in the new case, which qualified him for a drug treatment program under Proposition 36. The court placed Ball on…