THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALAN DAVID LERMAN, Defendant and Appellant.
No. A123901.
Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.
Filed March 26, 2010.
Received for posting May 14, 2010.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
McGUINESS, P.J.
Defendant Alan David Lerman pleaded guilty to one felony offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and three misdemeanor offenses of driving with a suspended or revoked license. The court suspended imposition of sentence and placed defendant on supervised probation for a term of three years. Over defendant's objection, the court imposed the following probationary condition: compliance with all directions of his mental health worker, including taking medications as directed. Defendant now renews his argument that the trial court should not have imposed the mental health condition. We affirm.
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