People v. Silveira CA4/2

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Jeremiah Jacob Silveira was caught accessing and storing

child pornography. Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded no contest to one

count of possession of child pornography (Pen. Code,1 § 311.11, subd. (a)). In return,

defendant was placed on supervised probation for a period of 36 months on various terms

and conditions. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by modifying his

probationary terms and conditions after sentencing because there was no change in

circumstances to justify a modification. We disagree. We find a change in circumstances

and affirm the judgment.

II

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2

Following several months of investigation, in October 2020, officers searched

defendant’s electronic devices and found numerous photos and videos of child

pornography on his devices. The videos were of prepubescent females, appearing to be

under the age of 10, engaging in various sexual acts with adult males.

On November 3, 2020, a felony complaint was filed charging defendant with one

count of possession of child pornography (§ 311.11, subd. (a)).

All future statutory references are to the Penal Code…