Blogs from 2018

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  Dec 28, 2018 Governor Jerry Brown Announced that he has Granted 143 Pardons and 131 Commutations
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  Dec 27, 2018 Client Sentenced to Los Angeles County Sentenced Offender Drug Court (“SODC”) – Originally Facing Approximately Four Years in State Prison!
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  Dec 26, 2018 Set to Take Effect January 1, 2019 – New Gun Control Laws Passed in California: AB-3129 & SB-1100
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  Dec 21, 2018 Misdemeanor Health and Safety Code section 11377 (“Possessing a Controlled Substance, to wit Methamphetamine”) Charge Dismissed in the Interests of Justice
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  Dec 19, 2018 Penal Code Section 1203.4a: Expungement Relief for Cases in Which Probation was not Granted!
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  Dec 17, 2018 Federal Criminal Justice Reform Bill – The First Step Act (H.R. 5682) – Aimed at Reducing Recidivism and Reforming Federal Sentencing Laws
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  Dec 14, 2018 Post-Conviction Relief: 1980 Health & Safety Code section 11360 Controlled Substance Offense – Vacated per Penal Code section 1016.5 & Dismissed per Penal Code section 1382
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  Dec 13, 2018 Los Angeles County Drug Program for Defendants with Felony Non-Violent Offenses Facing State Prison Commitments! Sentenced Offender Drug Court (“SODC”)!
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  Dec 12, 2018 Potential Halt to SB-10 Bail Reform Law Set to Go in Effect Next October! Coalition of Bail Industry Groups Submitted Enough Signatures for a Statewide Referendum for 2020!