People v. Holiday CA1/2

BACKGROUND

On July 16, 2019, Holiday pleaded no contest to four counts of first- degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459)1, in connection with incidents in which he entered the apartments of residents of the complex where he worked, took items of clothing, and masturbated. On September 5, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence, placed Holiday on five years’ formal probation, and ordered that he “participate in and complete the SAFER program,” a three-year sex offender treatment program.2 At a hearing on June 9, 2020, defense counsel stated that Holiday would be making just over $1,100 a month once his social security payments started again, and indicated that with respect to SAFER, he “has been trying to participate, but because of his limited assets and finances, he’s not able to actually continue to keep paying SAFER. He wants to participate in the program, but he’s wondering how he can do that if he’s not actually able to pay their fees. He was hoping that there might be an alternative through the probation department, if the probation department can assist him in making those fines and fees or helping him lower the fines and fees and/or helping him pay for the SAFER…