California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Medina-Quijas, A148465 (Cal. App. 2017):
Other courts have imposed a no-alcohol condition even when the defendant had no history of alcohol abuse. In People v. Smith (1983) 145 Cal.App.3d 1032 (Smith), the court concluded a no-alcohol condition was reasonably related to the defendant's conviction for PCP possession and to his future criminality because he had an "extensive involvement with drugs," was "emotionally unstable," and had "a poorly integrated personality." (Id. at pp. 1034, 1035.) The court recognized a "nexus between drug use and alcohol consumption," and noted that "the physical effects of alcohol are not conducive to controlled behavior." (Id. at p. 1035.) Smith upheld conditions of probation forbidding alcohol use and presence at alcohol-sale premises under the circumstances, concluding these conditions were "reasonably related to . . . future criminality." (Ibid.)
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