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Criminal

Oct. 4, 2012

Justices reject trial court's attempt to imprison parole violator

The 2nd District Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected a trial court’s attempt to send a probation violator to state prison.

By Henry Meier
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The 2nd District Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected a trial court's attempt to send a probation violator to state prison. The panel ruled in People v. Clytus, B236714 Cal. 2nd (2012) that the statutory language in the state's realignment legislation implemented in Oct. 2011 forces these offenders - unless they have committed a serious, sexual, or violent offense - to serve time in county jail even if they committed their initial cri...

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