California Court of Appeal

In view of the substantial likelihood that defendant will be deported, probation is not mandatory under Proposition 36, because it is impossible to condition such probation on defendant?s completion of a drug treatment program.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2003
• Published 04/14/2003

Judges

•  MARGULIES, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Ozro William Childs, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Santa Rosa, Attorney for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Acting Senior Assistant Attorney General, Moona Nandi, Acting Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Kelly M. Croxton, Deputy Attorney General, Attorneys for Plaintiff and Respondent.