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How Can I Avoid Going to Jail in California?

By Steven Rodriguez

California recognizes that there are options to packing people into overcrowded state prisons. Not all crimes deserve a jail sentence and not all criminals deserve to go to jail. California has developed a number of alternative sentencing options to deliver appropriate punishment without jail time. The judge and prosecutor may consider an alternative sentence if: The defendant has not committed a serious crime and has not committed an offense that carries a mandatory sentence. The defendant has not committed numerous crimes. The defendant has not committed a serious felony and did not use a weapon. The defendant does not pose a risk to himself or the community. Judges and prosecutors are not required to consider alternative sentencing, but a skilled and knowledgeable criminal defense attorney can often construct the right alternative sentencing strategy that will convince them not to send a convicted defendant to jail...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on February 09, 2009 (boomark / email).