Case Results

Defendant was charged with violation CVC 23152(a) (DUI Drugs) and Health and Safety Code, Section 115502, Under the influence of drugs. (This latter sentence carries with is a minimum 90 day jail sentence) The defendant also had a prior DUI Conviction. The case was dismissed without trial.

The Defendant was charged in two separate cases on two different dates with the possession of a controlled substance for sale, to wit methamphetamine. His exposure in total was 3 years, 8 months. The Defendant entered a plea to both cases on the same day before different judges. The Defendant was placed on formal probation for 3 years and served a total actual time in custody of 68 days.

Defendant completed diversion PC 1000, and the case was dismissed.

The Defendant was charged with a violation of Health and Safety Code Section 11377(a) – Possession of Methamphetamine. He was also charged with the possession of a dope smoking instrument, and a trespassing/occupation of property as a squatter. Although the Defendant was exposed to three years state prison, we negotiated a disposition in which the Defendant entered a plea to the trespass and upon payment of $1,000 to the victim witness the case was terminated after Counts 1 and 2 were dismissed. The Defendant had no drug conviction and was therefore, not required to register as a narcotic defender.