People v. Taylor CA1/2

BACKGROUND

On August 26, 2011, Taylor was convicted for possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350, subd. (a)) in San Mateo County and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. On February 9, 2013, Taylor was released on PRCS. On September 11, 2013, Taylor was arrested for receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, § 496, subd. (a)),1 and he served 30 days in custody for violating PRCS. On February 6, 2014, the San Francisco Adult Probation Department, Taylor’s supervising agency, petitioned for revocation of Taylor’s PRCS pursuant to section 3455. A declaration from the probation department stated that Taylor had been arrested for alleged violations of section 245, subdivision (a)(4) (assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury), section 422 (threat of violence that will result in death or great bodily injury), section 594, subdivision (b)(1) (vandalism), and Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a) (taking a vehicle without consent of the owner). At a contested revocation hearing on February 21, 2014, the prosecutor commenced her case by playing recordings of two 911 calls placed by Cusanda Howard on February 2, 2014. In the second call,…