People v. Crowder CA3

BACKGROUND

Because the facts of defendant’s numerous offenses are not relevant to the issues he raises on appeal, we provide only a brief factual background. The El Dorado County Case In April 2015, defendant was charged in El Dorado County with manufacturing a controlled substance other than PCP (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379.6, subd. (a); count 1), possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) (id., § 11377, subd. (a); count 2), and possession of drug paraphernalia (id., § 11364; count 3). In June 2015, defendant pleaded no contest to count 1 in exchange for a suspended sentence and three years formal probation with various terms and conditions. The court immediately sentenced him pursuant to the plea agreement, imposed fees and fines, including a $60 criminal justice administrative fee under section 1205 and a $250 probation supervision fee under section 1203.1, and dismissed the remaining counts. Defendant was 22 years old at the time he committed count 1. Defendant subsequently admitted violating probation on multiple occasions; his probation was revoked and reinstated on modified terms with additional jail time. After finding two probation violations in July 2016,…