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P. v. Esquivel CA6
Opinion
Opinion
Premo, J.
BACKGROUND
Defendant persuaded a man to buy her a hamburger via entering her car and going through a restaurant’s drive-through window. When the man was in the car, defendant’s accomplice, who was hidden in the back seat, put the man in a choke hold, pressed a knife to the man’s neck, and robbed the man of his wallet. Defendant drove a car near a man to whom her accomplice had called out. When the man approached the car, the accomplice grabbed the man, pressed a knife to his stomach, and robbed the man of eight $1 bills. Defendant then drove away. In reporting to her probation officer, defendant attempted to falsify a urine sample by having a plastic baggie of urine hidden in her vagina and then tested positively for opiates and methamphetamine. For this, defendant admitted violating probation and the trial court ordered defendant committed to the Department of Corrections (CDC) for diagnosis and recommendations. The CDC recommended placement in a structured residential treatment facility for defendant’s mental health and substance abuse needs. The trial court then revoked probation, reinstated probation, and ordered defendant transferred to a residential treatment facility.…