People v. Hill CA4/2

BACKGROUND

In connection with his Marsden motion, Hill related the following background.

After serving a term in prison for his conviction for one or more sexual offenses, Hill was

released on parole in 2008. He was released without being evaluated as a possible

sexually violent predator, or SVP. Shortly thereafter, he was convicted of cultivating

marijuana and served another term in prison. He was released on parole in 2009

following service of that sentence.

Hill violated his parole three times and was returned to custody each time. He said

that the first violation, for living within 2,000 feet of a park, was “bogus.” He was

sleeping in a motor home, which he had parked less than 2,000 yards from a site which

was labeled “Boulder Park” on Google maps. However, although the site had been

dedicated to the city or county as a park, as of the date of the violation it had not yet been

developed into a park. He was unable to obtain evidence of that fact before the parole

violation hearing, however, and the court found him in violation of his parole. At the

Marsden hearing, Quintino confirmed that the site was merely designated as a future park

and was not yet…