May 28, 2003

Many Proposition 36 Questions Are Unresolved by High Court

Focus Column - Criminal Law - By Alex Ricciardulli - The application of Proposition 36 often means that a defendant will get time served, probation and drug treatment instead of a lengthy prison sentence. With so much riding on the statute's applicability, it behooves every judge, prosecutor and defense attorney handling criminal cases to be familiar with the status of Proposition 36 litigation.