People v. Superior Court of San Bernardino County

Opinion

MILLER, J.

Real party in interest Thomas Robert Ward (hereinafter defendant or Ward) was convicted of being a felon/addict in possession of a firearm (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)) 1 in February 2012 and was sentenced to two years in state prison. As a nonviolent offender, following his release from prison on January 10, 2013, he was placed under “community supervision” rather than parole. 2 (§ 3451.)

Pursuant to section 3456, subdivision (a)(1), the period of postrelease community service cannot exceed three years. However, if the offender has been on postrelease supervision for a…