People v. Zuniga CA2/2

BACKGROUND

On February 19, 2019, defendant entered into a negotiated plea in two cases. It was agreed that he would be sentenced to a prison term of three years in case No. VA151442 and eight months in case No. VA150617. Both sentences would be suspended, and defendant would be placed on three years’ formal probation, with terms including jail time served and the completion of a one-year residential drug program. Defendant pled no contest in case No. VA151442 (bringing an illegal substance into a jail facility in violation of § 4573.5), and in case No. VA150617 defendant pled no contest to driving or taking a vehicle without consent (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)). The trial

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2 court sentenced defendant to the agreed terms in prison, and execution of sentence was suspended. Defendant was placed on formal probation for 36 months with the agreed upon conditions of probation. On August 18, 2020, defendant admitted that he had been arrested on a new charge, tested positive for methamphetamine, and had been discharged from the residential treatment program at the Los Angeles Transitional Center…