What is a reasonable condition of probation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hodgkin, 194 Cal.App.3d 795, 239 Cal.Rptr. 831 (Cal. App. 1987):
" '[A] reasonable condition of probation is not only fit and appropriate to the end in view but it must be a reasonable means to that end. Reasonable means are moderate, not excessive, not extreme, not demanding too much, well-balanced. [Citation.]' [Citation.]" (People v. Beach (1983) 147 Cal.App.3d 612, 620-621, 195 Cal.Rptr. 381, fn. omitted.)
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