People v. Guzman
Annotate this CaseGuzman, charged with arranging a meeting with a minor for the purpose of committing a sexual offense and attempting to commit a lewd act with a minor under the age of 14, based on evidence from an undercover “sting” operation, pleaded guilty to felony sex offense with an agreement that the court would dismiss count 2. Guzman acknowledged that he would be required to register as a sex offender and be subject to the SAFER conditions, which were incorporated into the terms of his probation and required that Guzman: “Submit to warrantless search and seizure.” The California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) went into effect while Guzman was on probation, precluding a government entity from accessing “electronic device information by means of physical interaction or electronic communication with the electronic device” unless a statutory exception applies, including obtaining the “the specific consent of the authorized possessor of the device” or, if the authorized possessor is subject to an electronic device search as an unambiguous condition of probation. Guzman’s probation officer moved “for a modification of probation.” The court of appeal affirmed the modification, rejecting arguments that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to order the modification because no new circumstances existed and that the electronic search probation condition violated Guzman's constitutional right to privacy.
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