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BACKGROUND

At the time of his arrest on the charges leading to his revocation of probation and sentence to prison, Banks was on probation in three cases in Solano County as a result of no contest pleas entered to two charges in 2010, and another in 2012. In case no. 272161, he entered a no contest plea to a single felony count of false imprisonment in violation of Penal Code section 236. Other charges were dismissed. In case no. 276735, he entered a no contest plea to a single count of possession of a controlled substance in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11377, subdivision (a). Again, all other charges were dismissed. His guilty pleas and waiver of rights in each case appear to have been

1 knowledgeable and voluntary, and there was a factual basis for each plea. In each case the court suspended imposition of sentence when it ordered Banks to formal probation. In case no. 289229, Banks entered a no contest plea to a single count of possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony in violation of Penal Code section 12021, subdivision (a)(1). Other charges were dismissed. The plea also served as a basis for Banks’s admission to the revocation of…