P. v. Haynes
Defendant appeals from the imposition of drug- and alcohol-related conditions of probation following his guilty plea to a charge of felony failure to appear. In the underlying case in which defendant failed to appear, defendant was charged with receiving stolen property, possession of methamphetamine for sale, and transportation of methamphetamine. Defendant contends the court erred in including as conditions of his probation alcohol-related abstinence and testing requirements since there was no proof that alcohol was involved in his charged offenses, or that defendant had a problem with alcohol. Defendant also objects to a requirement that he undergo a drug and alcohol assessment to determine whether defendant should be ordered to participate in drug court. The court agreed that the drug and alcohol assessment condition, and related reservation of jurisdiction to order defendant into drug court, were unauthorized and must be stricken. In all other respects, court affirmed the judgment.
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