People v. Field CA3

BACKGROUND

In February 2014, the District Attorney and the Probation Department each filed petitions seeking to revoke defendant’s probation. Both petitions alleged defendant was in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and was under the influence of drugs, all in

1 violation of his probation. Both also alleged that in March 2012, the trial court placed defendant on probation for three years after his convictions for battery of a peace officer (case No. 62-108934 -- the battery case) and receiving stolen property (case No. 62- 111438 -- the receiving case). On May 1, 2014, the Probation Department filed an amended petition to revoke defendant’s probation, adding three allegations each of burglary and conspiracy. The next day, the People charged defendant by complaint with three counts of residential burglary, one count of receiving stolen property, and three counts of felony vandalism in case No. 130108 (the current case). On July 18, 2014, defendant pleaded no contest to three counts of burglary and the trial court found him in violation of his probation in the battery and receiving cases based on his pleas. In exchange for his pleas, the remaining charges and another…