California Court of Appeal

The trial court erred in its determination that a nonviolent defendant was ineligible for probation pursuant to Proposition 36, which provides a comprehensive scheme requiring probation for persons convicted of nonviolent drug possession offenses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2002
• Published 10/23/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Tonja R. Torres, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Holley A. Hoffman and Marvin E. Mizell, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.