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THE PROBATION CONDITION PROHIBITING ASSOCIATION WITH GANGS WAS STRICKEN BECAUSE THE CONDITION WAS NOT RELEVANT TO THE UNDERLYING OFFENSE OR DEFENDANT’S REHABILITATION; THE ISSUE SURVIVES A WAIVER OF APPEAL AND A LACK OF PRESERVATION (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, striking a probation condition, determined the condition prohibiting defendant’s association with gangs was not related to defendant’s rehabilitation: The First Department noted that the issue survives a waiver of appeal and a lack of preservation:

Defendant’s appeal waiver does not foreclose her challenges to the legality of the conditions of her probation under Penal Law § 65.10(1) and do not require preservation … . …

… [T]he probation condition requiring defendant to “[r]efrain from wearing or displaying gang paraphernalia and having any association with a gang or members of a gang if directed by the Department of Probation” must be stricken because there is no evidence that defendant’s actions were connected to gang activity or that she had a history of gang membership, rendering this condition neither reasonably related to her rehabilitation nor necessary to ensure that she leads a law-abiding life ( … Penal Law § 65.10[1]). People v Johnson, 2026 NY Slip Op 00029, First Dept 1-6-25

Practice Point: The appellate courts are striking probation conditions not shown to be relevant to the underlying offense or criminal history.

Same issue and result in People v Seymore, 2026 NY Slip Op 00028, First Dept 1-6-25

 

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