Adair

The trial court denied defendant and appellant Ronald James Adair’s (1) petition for certificate of rehabilitation and pardon (Pen. Code, § 4852.01), and (2) motion for reconsideration of the denial of his petition for certificate of rehabilitation and pardon. Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion because the timelines set forth in section 4852.03, which provide when people convicted of different crimes may be granted a certificate of rehabilitation and pardon, violate principles of equal protection. We affirm the judgment.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1980, defendant was convicted of first degree burglary (§ 459) and granted probation. The conviction was expunged in 2012. (§ 1203.4.) In 1984, defendant was convicted of (1) annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18 (former § 647a); (2) soliciting a person to engage in lewd conduct (§ 647, subd. (a)); and (3) soliciting an act of prostitution (§ 647, subd. (b)). Defendant was granted probation, which he completed in 1987. In 1994, defendant was convicted of stalking, including violation of a restraining order. (§ 646.9, subd. (b).) Defendant was sentenced to prison. Defendant was released on…