P. v. Hart CA2/6
The People appeal a trial court order finding that the court lacked jurisdiction to decide alleged probation violations by defendant Joel Robert Hart. Hart was convicted of violating Penal Code section 273.5, subdivision (a) and was placed on probation for five years.
We conclude, among other things, that the retroactive application of Assembly Bill No. 1950 (Assem. Bill No. 1950) that shortened probation terms does not divest the trial court of jurisdiction to decide whether Hart committed probation violations occurring during the period when he was on probation. We reverse.
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