People v. Burroughs

133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 820, 108 Cal. App. 4th 728
CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal
DecidedJuly 23, 2003
DocketD039544
StatusPublished

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People v. Burroughs, 133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 820, 108 Cal. App. 4th 728 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003).

Opinion

133 Cal.Rptr.2d 820 (2003)
108 Cal.App.4th 728

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
Christopher BURROUGHS, Defendant and Appellant.

No. D039544.

Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One.

May 13, 2003.
Review Granted July 23, 2003.

*822 Laurel Nelson Smith, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Peter Quon, Jr., and Erika Hiramatsu, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Certified for Partial Publication.[1]

*821 Mcdonald, J.

Christopher Burroughs appeals a judgment entered after he pleaded guilty to one count of robbery (Pen.Code, § 211).[2] After the trial court had twice revoked Burroughs's probation, it ordered execution of his three-year prison sentence. On appeal Burroughs contends: (1) the trial court erred by denying him credits toward his prison term for time spent at a residential alcohol counseling program; (2) the trial court erred by denying him credits toward his prison term under section 4019 for time spent in the county jail and under section 2900.5 for time spent at a courtordered residential treatment facility because he did not knowingly and intelligently waive those credits; and (3) he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We reverse the trial court's denials of credits toward his prison term and remand for further proceedings to determine whether Burroughs is entitled to credits for time spent at a residential alcohol counseling program and to award Burroughs appropriate section 4019 and section 2900.5 credits; in all other respects, we affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On July 20, 1999, Burroughs robbed a McDonald's restaurant. On September 30 Burroughs pleaded guilty to one count of robbery (§ 211) pursuant to a plea agreement that provided the maximum prison term imposed for the robbery would be the middle term of three years.[3]

On January 19, 2000, the trial court imposed a sentence of three years in prison, but suspended its execution and granted Burroughs probation for four years, committing him to the custody of the sheriff for 365 days with credit for actual custody served of 184 days. One condition of his probation was that he attend and successfully *823 complete an alcohol counseling program as directed by his probation officer. Another condition of his probation was that he totally abstain from the use of alcohol. Burroughs waived all past and future section 4019 credits.

On July 18, 2001, Burroughs admitted violating the conditions of his probation by consuming alcohol. The trial court revoked his probation and then reinstated it with a modified condition of probation that he complete a long-term residential treatment program as directed by the probation department. He waived all credits while in that treatment program.

On January 30, 2002, Burroughs admitted violating the conditions of his probation. The trial court revoked his probation and ordered execution of its previously imposed sentence of three years in prison with credit for actual custody served of 376 days.

Burroughs filed a notice of appeal.

DISCUSSION

I

Credit for Time Spent in Alcohol Counseling Program

Burroughs contends the trial court erred by not awarding him section 2900.5 credit toward his three-year prison term for time spent before revocation of his probation on July 18, 2001, in a Salvation Army alcohol counseling or treatment program he contends his probation officer directed him to attend.

A

At the January 19, 2000 hearing, the trial court suspended execution of the three-year prison term it imposed and granted Burroughs probation on the condition, inter alia, that he "[a]ttend and successfully complete [an] alcohol counseling program [as] directed by the P.O. [i.e., probation officer]."[4] According to a supplemental probation report, "[o]n 10-11-00, [Burroughs] entered the Salvation Army Drug and Alcohol Program. He completed a six[-]month Program, and was discharged on 04-16-01."

At the July 18, 2001 probation revocation hearing, Burroughs inquired whether he would receive credit for the time he spent in the Salvation Army program:

"I wanted to ask one question. I was in the Salvation Army several months. It was court-ordered that I[go] to a drug program. I went there. I graduated [from] the program. Now, should something go wrong, would I be given credits for those [days], for the time I spent there?"

The probation officer stated: "Apparently, ... [Burroughs] did spend time at Salvation Army; however, residential treatment was not a condition of probation at [that] time." The trial court stated: "So you do not get credit." The probation officer restated the court's decision: "So [Burroughs] does not, according to policy, get credits for that [time]."

B

Section 2900.5, subdivision (a) provides:

"In all felony and misdemeanor convictions, either by plea or by verdict, when *824 the defendant has been in custody, including, but not limited to, any time spent in a jail, camp, work furlough facility, halfway house, rehabilitation facility, hospital, prison, juvenile detention facility, or similar residential institution, all days of custody of the defendant, including days served as a condition of probation in compliance with a court order, and including days credited to the period of confinement pursuant to Section 4019, shall be credited upon his or her term of imprisonment ...." (Italics added.)

A trial court has the duty on sentencing a defendant to determine the total number of days to be credited a defendant under section 2900.5 for time spent in custody before sentencing. (§ 2900.5, subd. (d).) "Courts have given the term `custody' as used in section 2900.5 a liberal interpretation. [Citation.] [For example, a] defendant is entitled to credit if he is released on his own recognizance on condition he remain in a custodial setting. [Citations.]" (People v. Darnell (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 806, 809, 274 Cal.Rptr. 110.) People v. Ambrose (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 1917, 9 Cal. Rptr.2d 812 stated:

"The term `in custody' as used in section 2900.5, subdivision (a) has never been precisely defined. People v. Reinertson (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 320, 326, 223 Cal. Rptr. 670 ... concluded: `It is clear from the words of the statute and [from] judicial decisions that, for purposes of credit, `custody' is to be broadly defined. [Citations.] ... The courts [that] have considered the question generally focus on such factors as the extent freedom of movement is restricted, regulations governing visitation, rules regarding personal appearance, and the rigidity of the program's daily schedule. [Citation.] [II] While no hard and fast rule can be derived from the cases, the concept of custody generally connotes a facility rather than a home. It includes some aspect of regulation of behavior. It also includes supervision in a structured life style.' [Citation.]" (Ambrose, supra, at pp.1921-1922, 9 Cal.Rptr.2d 812.)

"The question of whether a particular facility should be regarded as sufficiently restrictive as to amount to custody constitutes a factual question

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