People v. Pennington

Opinion

DeCRISTOFORO, J.

This appeal raises two issues. First, must the trial court give reasons for sentencing a terminated probationer to prison when no sentence has previously been imposed? Second, do the reasons for revoking probation satisfy this obligation? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

Facts

On January 11, 1988, defendant pled guilty to possession of cocaine. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350.) Imposition of sentence was suspended and defendant was placed on formal probation for three years. On August 10, 1988, defendant admitted violating several conditions of probation by…