Supreme Court of California

The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, which allows probation for criminal offenders who commit nonviolent drug possession offenses, does not violate equal protection laws under the federal and state Constitutions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/21/2005
• Published 03/21/2005

Judges

• CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jose R. Villarreal, Public Defender, and Seth Flagsberg, Deputy Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass and Gerald A. Engler, Assistant Attorneys General, Catherine A. Rivlin, William Kuimelis, Seth K. Schalit, Bridget Billeter and Jill M. Thayer, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent., David R. LaBahn;  George Kennedy, District Attorney (Santa Clara);  Bonnie M. Dumanis, District Attorney (San Diego), Anthony Lovett and James Valliant, Deputy District Attorneys, for California District Attorneys Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.