P. v. Smith
Defendant pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana for sale. The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and granted three years' probation. It later revoked probation and imposed a sentence of two years in state prison because appellant failed to pay $270 in restitution, left the state without permission and was arrested in Nevada for cocaine trafficking. Appellant challenges the order revoking probation and imposing the prison sentence because, he contends, the term of his probation was improperly extended. He further contends the trial court erred when it required him to provide a DNA sample because the statute imposing that requirement was enacted by voter initiative after the date of his 2002 conviction and is not retroactive. Court affirmed.
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