People v. Taylor CA1/5

BACKGROUND

In September 2013, appellant pled no contest to threatening a witness. (Pen. Code, § 140, subd. (a).)1 The court suspended imposition of sentence and placed him on

1 All undesignated section references are to the Penal Code.

1 formal probation for three years. One of the conditions of his probation was that he obey all laws. Appellant was subsequently rearrested and a revocation hearing was held in May 2014. Brandee Robinson, appellant’s San Francisco probation officer, testified to the following.2 On January 2, 2014, Robinson was at a ticket machine at the Civic Center BART station. Appellant came up from behind her and stood very close to her. He asked why she had not returned his calls. Robinson testified appellant had left her a message saying he would report to the office the next day. Robinson told appellant she had received his message and he should come to her office the next day. Appellant continued to talk to Robinson, telling her he wanted her to replace his clothes. Robinson explained at the hearing that when appellant was originally released, probation provided him with a room at a hotel. In October 2013, Robinson checked this room because he had not…