P. v. Anderson
Filed 8/30/06 P. v. Anderson CA1/5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FIVE
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TROY ANDERSON, Defendant and Appellant. |
A110477
(San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. 2116593)
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Troy Anderson appeals from an order revoking his probation and sentencing him to four years in prison. Anderson's principal contention on appeal is that his due process rights were violated because the People's motion to revoke his probation did not provide him with sufficient written notice of the charges against him. He also contends that he was entitled to a separate written statement of the trial court's reasons for revoking his probation and that the trial court should have released to him the complaining witness's psychiatric records.
We conclude that the documents attached to the People's motion to revoke provided Anderson with constitutionally adequate notice of the charges against him. We further conclude that the written reporter's transcript of the trial court's ruling on the motion to revoke satisfies the requirement that Anderson receive a written statement of reasons. Finally, we find no error in the trial court's refusal to release the complaining witness's confidential psychiatric records. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.
Factual and Procedural Background
Anderson was placed on probation on August 29, 2003, after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine base for sale and admitting one prior conviction. The terms of his probation required that he â€