Opinion
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
Super. Ct. No. 2003039305, Ventura County.
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING.
THE COURT:
It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on February 4, 2008, be modified as follows:
1. On page 3, after the fourth full paragraph, add the following text:
Merrick argues that the terms of probation, attendance at programs, was ordered by the court, not the probation department. He claims that the probation department merely monitored Merrick's compliance with the court's probation order. Therefore he could not be in violation of a directive of the probation department. This is an unreasonably narrow view of the authority of the probation department. The probation officer is more than a clerk who notes a probationer's activities. The probation officer directs the probationer to comply with the court's order. Thus, any treatment program ordered by the court is necessarily designated and monitored by the probation department.
Merrick also argues on petition for rehearing that our assertion that drug use, alcohol abuse and domestic violence are sufficiently related is not supported by the evidence. But it is well supported by experience and common sense.
There is no change in the judgment.
Appellant's petition for rehearing is denied.