When a defendant is discharged from probation after completing his probation term, does the probationary period formally end?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Sanborn, A159937 (Cal. App. 2020):

"During the probationary period, the court retains jurisdiction over the defendant [citations], and at any time during that period the court may, subject to statutory restrictions, modify the order suspending imposition or execution of sentence. ( 1203.3.)" (People v. Howard, supra, 16 Cal.4th at p. 1092.) But after a defendant is discharged from probation, the court has no jurisdiction. As the court explained in People v. Lewis (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 1949, 1955-1956, "termination of probation or discharge from probation following completion of the probation term formally end[s] the conditions of

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