People v. Gower CA4/2
Opinion
Opinion
INTRODUCTION
A trial court found that defendant and appellant Robert Gower violated his parole
by failing to report to his assigned parole agent and failing to wear a Global Positioning
System (GPS) device.
1 Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal. We affirm.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1996, defendant was convicted of committing a lewd and lascivious act upon a
child under the age of 14. As a result, he was required to register as a sex offender. On
August 23, 2016, he was convicted of a violation of Penal Code1 290.018, subdivision (b)
(willfully violating the sex offender registration requirements under section 290) and was
sentenced to serve two years eight months in state prison. After serving one year nine
months of his sentence, he was released on parole on May 12, 2018.
Defendant signed a Notice of Conditions of Parole and Special Conditions of
Parole, acknowledging that he was required to participate in GPS monitoring and that he
was required to report to his parole agent within one business day of being released from
custody. He was subsequently found in violation of his parole and served time in custody
multiple times.