P. v. Wills CA4/3
Penal Code section 1203.2a contains jurisdictional time limits for sentencing a criminal defendant after he has been committed to prison for another offense while on probation. The idea behind the statute is to afford the defendant the opportunity to obtain concurrent sentences in his two cases. In this case, appellant was deprived of that opportunity because his probationary court in Orange County failed to act in a timely manner after learning he was incarcerated in Los Angeles for a new offense. Recognizing that, the Orange County court refrained from imposing a previously stayed prison term and simply reinstated appellant on probation. Appellant contends the court lacked the jurisdiction even to do that, but we disagree and affirm the court’s decision.
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