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Marijuana Possession Conviction Occurring Before Current Offense Does Not Negate Eligibility for Deferred Entry of Judgment

By Walin & Klarich

Why Hiring an Experienced Criminal Defense Firm Can Assure You Are Given Access to All Available Court Programs Defendant, Oscar Armando Ochoa pled guilty to possessing cocaine after the trial court denied his motion to defer entry of judgment under penal code §1000. On appeal in California, Mr. Ochoa argued that the court erred in finding that his January 2006 conviction for possession of marijuana occurring more than two years before his current offense did not render him ineligible for deferred entry of judgment under penal code §1000. The prosecution took the position that he was ineligible presumably because he was precluded from satisfying the condition that he ?have no conviction for any offense involving controlled substances prior to the alleged commission of the charged offense...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on July 29, 2009 (boomark / email).