P. v. Contreras CA4/1
After cutting his ex-girlfriend with a knife, Christopher Contreras pled guilty to assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury involving domestic violence (Pen. Code , §§ 245, subd. (a)(4), 1203.097). The superior court suspended imposing sentence and placed Contreras on three years’ formal probation.
On appeal, Contreras challenges several conditions of his probation. One (condition 6n) requires that he submit his cell phone to warrantless search. Based on In re Ricardo P. (2019) 7 Cal.5th 1113, 1122 (Ricardo P.), we conclude the cell phone search condition is invalid. But we reject on forfeiture grounds his other challenges to conditions requiring (1) that he submit other electronic devices to search; and (2) that he participate in “treatment, therapy, counseling, or other course of conduct as suggested by validated assessments tests.”
The trial court also imposed various fees and assessments.
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