Is a probation judge permitted to prescribe conditions of probation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Friscia, 18 Cal.App.4th 834, 22 Cal.Rptr.2d 656 (Cal. App. 1993):
" 'Trial courts are granted broad discretion under Penal Code section 1203.1 to prescribe conditions of probation. [Citation.] However, this discretion is not boundless; the authority is wholly statutory, and the statute [18 Cal.App.4th 837] furnishes and limits the measure of authority which the court may exercise.' [Citation.]" (People v. Hernandez (1991) 226 Cal.App.3d 1374, 1378, 277 Cal.Rptr. 444.)
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