Nielsen

BACKGROUND

In March 2022, in case No. 23CR02511, defendant suffered convictions for evading an officer with willful or wanton disregard (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a)) and driving or taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless

otherwise indicated.

1 (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (e)). He was sent to prison and was released on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) in May 2023. In September 2023, in case No. 23CR01950, defendant pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor violation of willfully inflicting corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon his spouse (§ 273.5, subd. (a)). The court placed him on formal probation for three years. In October 2023, in case No. 23CR02514, defendant was charged by information with unauthorized taking or driving a vehicle with qualifying priors (Veh. Code, §§ 10851, subd. (a), 666.5, subd. (a) (count 1)); misdemeanor unlawfully operating a vehicle without an interlock device while his driving privileges were restricted (Veh. Code, § 23247, subd. (e) (count 2)); and misdemeanor driving when his license was suspended or revoked for a driving-under-the-influence offense (Veh.…