People v. Patton

Defendant Kayvon Patton pleaded guilty to grand theft of personal property ( Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (a) )1 and was sentenced to three years of formal probation. Among the conditions of probation was a condition subjecting his electronic devices to warrantless search. Patton challenges this condition as unreasonable under People v. Lent (1975) 15 Cal.3d 481, 124 Cal.Rptr. 905, 541 P.2d 545 ( Lent ) and unconstitutionally overbroad.

At the outset, we reject the People's contention that Patton's appeal should be dismissed because he failed to obtain a certificate of probable cause. (See §…