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Criminal

Jul. 23, 2003

Prop. 36 Authors Meant What They Said

SAN FRANCISCO - Drug users are eligible for treatment instead of jail time under Proposition 36 only if they were sentenced after the date the ballot initiative took effect, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Drug users are eligible for treatment instead of jail time under Proposition 36 only if they were sentenced after the date the ballot initiative took effect, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
        By a 6-1 vote, the high court held ...

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