Anglin

A jury found appellant guilty of having received stolen property in violation of section 496 of the Penal Code. Execution of judgment was suspended and appellant was admitted to probation. He appeals from the order of probation.

On the afternoon of December 8, 1969, appellant was arrested at his apartment for disturbing the peace. At the time of his arrest, appellant had been on parole from the California Youth Authority two and one-half years, and was living alone in an apartment for which the Youth Authority was paying the rent. As a result of the arrest, appellant’s parole officer placed a “parole hold” on him.

On the day after appellant’s arrest and while he was held in custody, the parole officer went to appellant’s apartment for the purpose of removing some of appellant’s valuable personal property for safekeeping. The parole officer knew, based on complaints and conversations with appellant’s landlord, that appellant was going to be evicted from the apartment because of disturbances caused by appellant and a number of his friends who were frequently there. The parole officer was let into the apartment by the manager.

In the course of collecting appellant’s…