P. v. Williams
Joseph Todd Williams was charged with grand theft (Pen. Code, 487, subd. (a)), burglary (Pen. Code, 459), defrauding an innkeeper by nonpayment of more than $400 (Pen. Code 537, subd. (a)(2)) and the unlawful taking and driving of a vehicle (Veh. Code, 10851, subd. (a)). He pleaded guilty to all but the burglary charge in exchange for its dismissal. The court placed Williams on three years of formal probation, with a 365-day jail term (121 days total credits), required that he sign a Fourth Amendment waiver for warrantless searches of computers in his personal possession, and ordered him to pay restitution fines. Williams challenges the restrictions placed on his computer use as impermissibly broad and vague. He also complains that the court's clarification of the restrictions was not placed in the probation order. As to the latter issue, the Attorney General agrees the probation order modified to reflect the court's clarification.
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