California Court of Appeal

Forgery of a prescription in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11368 does not meet the statutory definition of a "nonviolent drug possession offense" as required for treatment under Proposition 36.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/22/2005
• Published 03/22/2005

Judges

• NICHOLSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Rita L. Swenor, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, John G. McLean, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.