California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanders, C083038 (Cal. App. 2020):
Defendant Kisha Donnette Sanders appeals a judgment entered following her no contest plea to possession of paper and a printer or other thing for the purpose of counterfeiting bank notes or bills (Pen. Code, 480, subd. (a)) and grant of felony probation for a term of five years. Defendant challenges the electronic search provision found in specific condition of probation No. 5, arguing it is invalid under People v. Lent (1975) 15 Cal.3d 481 (Lent) and overbroad in violation of the United States Constitution. We concur that the condition is overbroad and accordingly will strike it to allow the trial
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court to craft a new electronic search provision that is more narrowly tailored to the state's legitimate interests.
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