California Court of Appeal

Defendant, who failed to appear for his sentencing hearing, is not entitled to disposition under Proposition 36, because he was "convicted," as that term is used in the act, before its effective date.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/06/2003
• Published 03/06/2003

Judges

• MOSK, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Jonathan B. Steiner and Richard L. Fitzer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Marc J. Nolan, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Lance E. Winters, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.