People v. Gower CA4/2

INTRODUCTION

A trial court found defendant and appellant Robert Gower in violation of the terms

of his parole. Defendant filed a timely appeal. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Defendant was convicted of a violation of Penal Code section 290.018(b) (failure

to register). He was released on parole after serving one year nine months of a two-year

eight-month sentence. On July 20, 2020, he was given a document entitled Special

Conditions of Parole, which he signed in the presence of his parole agent, Agent Q. One

of the conditions required defendant to have continuous Global Positioning System

(GPS) monitoring. Another condition provided, “You shall charge the GPS device at

least two times per day (every 12 hours) for at least one full hour each charging time.

You shall contact your parole agent immediately if and when the device vibrates and/or

makes and audible tone.”

A petition for revocation of parole was filed on November 29, 2021, alleging that

defendant failed to keep his GPS unit charged.

A parole revocation hearing was held on December 28, 2021. Defendant’s parole

agent, Agent Q., testified that defendant was required to keep his GPS monitor…