Is a probation condition that prohibits a defendant from attending "any court proceeding" enforceable?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Italiano, H037303 (Cal. App. 2012):
In People v. Leon (2010) 181 Cal.App.4th 943 (Leon), the trial court imposed a probation condition that prohibited the defendant from appearing at " 'any court proceeding' " unless he was a party, subpoenaed as a witness, or had the permission of probation. (Id. at p. 952.) On appeal, the defendant argued that the probation condition
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