Broad

People v. Broad

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165 Cal. App. 3d 882·1985 Cal. App. LEXIS 1776·211 Cal. Rptr. 679
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 19, 1985A027107California572 words

Opinion

Opinion

King, J.

In this case we hold that time spent in a residential drug rehabilitation program as a condition of probation does not qualify for good conduct credits upon revocation of probation.

Richard G. Broad appeals from a judgment of imprisonment for entering a motor vehicle with intent to commit larceny. (Pen. Code, § 459.) We affirm the judgment.

On October 6, 1982, Broad pleaded guilty to the charged offense. The court sentenced him to the upper term of three years’ imprisonment, but suspended execution of the sentence and placed him on three years’ probation. One of the conditions of probation was that Broad spend nine months to one year in a residential drug rehabilitation program.

On March 19, 1984, Broad was arrested as a suspect in a burglary. He consented to revocation of his probation, and on April 24, 1984, the court lifted the suspension of the three-year sentence. The court granted credit against the sentence for time spent in county jail and for time spent in the rehabilitation program, and also granted good conduct credits for time spent in county jail, but denied conduct credits for time spent in the rehabilitation program.

Broad contends that he should have…

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