105 Cal. App. 4th 676 - People v. Ormiston’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 11 Cal. 3d 59 - People v. Superior Court (On Tai Ho) · People ex rel. Lungren v. Superior Court · 21 Cal. 4th 86 - People v. Jefferson · 27 Cal. 4th 49 - People v. Avery · 13 Cal. 3d 149 - Morse v. Municipal Court
Most-quoted passages
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“authorize^] the courts to “divert” from the normal criminal process persons who are formally charged with first-time possession of drugs, have not yet gone to trial, and are found to be suitable for treatment and rehabilitation at the local level. The purpose of such legislation ... is two-fold. First, diversion permits the courts to identify the experimental or tentative user before he becomes deeply involved with drugs, to show' him the error of his ways by prompt exposure to educational and counseling programs in his own community, and to restore him to productive citizenship without the lasting stigma of a criminal conviction. Second, reliance on this quick and inexpensive method of disposition, when appropriate, reduces the clogging of the criminal justice system by drug abuse prosecutions and thus enables the courts to devote their limited time and resources to cases requiring full criminal processing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'Under ... section 1000 et seq., eligible drug offenders may be considered for a diversion program in lieu of criminal prosecution . [Citation.] ... [Citation.]' [Citation.] 'The deferred entry of judgment statutes ... provide that first time drug offenders who meet specified conditions "bypass the normal criminal process and enter a drug treatment program.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[Citation.]' [Citations.] Not only are criminal proceedings suspended, but 'the accused is required to enter a guilty plea, and formal judgment is deferred.' [Citations.] If diversion is successfully completed, the charges are dismissed and the defendant is spared 'the stigma of a criminal record.' [ 5 ] [Citations.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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