Probation condition imposed after conviction for second degree robbery is reversed where a condition prohibiting defendant from attending any court hearing or being within 500 feet of any court in which he is neither a defendant nor under subpoena is overbroad and imposes unnecessary restrictions on his right to access the courts and government offices. 

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Appellate InformationAppeal from Superior Court of Ventura County. SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION SIXFiled: August 4, 2009

JudgesBefore GILBERT, P.J., YEGAN, J., COFFEE, J.Opinion by GILBERT, P.J.

CounselFor Plaintiff: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Julie A. Harris, Deputy Attorney General.

For Defendant: Duane A. Dammeyer, Public Defender, Michael C. McMahon, Chief Deputy

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