People v. McFarland CA1/3

background and recommendations regarding her sentence. The report noted defendant was placed in child protective services custody after she was born; that she started smoking marijuana at a young age; and that she used methamphetamine on a regular basis starting at the age of 20. While acknowledging that defendant could benefit from treatment for her addiction to marijuana, the report observed she failed to make recovery a priority in the past. The report also identified defendant’s bipolar disorder diagnosis, for which she takes medication and attends monthly psychiatric visits. But she was not in therapy and did not participate in any counseling. Defendant expressed no real responsibility for her past and current criminal conduct. At the time the report was drafted, defendant expressed no interest in attending a substance abuse program, and her probation officer stated she was not an appropriate candidate for probation services. As relevant here, defendant moved to strike her prior 2009 felony conviction under People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero), citing her difficulties with methamphetamine addiction. The trial court carefully reviewed the probation…