O'CONNELL
People v. O'CONNELL
Opinion
Opinion
Morrison, J.
Joshua Mark O’Connell was convicted of several drug offenses and referred to a drug treatment program. The trial court terminated appellant from the program after he failed to attend any sessions. In this appeal we reject appellant’s claim that his termination was based on inadmissible hearsay. We will remand the case, however, because the court ordered appellant to pay for the costs of probation supervision without inquiring into his ability to pay.
Facts and Proceedings
Appellant was charged by complaint with one count of possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a)), and one count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia (Health & Saf. Code, § 11364).
Appellant pleaded guilty to both counts on July 31, 2001. Appellant was placed on probation for three years on condition he participate in the deferred entry of judgment program, which required, inter alia, that he attend drug counseling sessions.
On January 8, 2002, appellant’s probation officer filed a report requesting that appellant show cause why he should not be terminated from the deferred entry of judgment program due to too many absences. Attached to the report was an…