Prop 47 Felony Reduction Clinic July 25th

Join Time for Change Foundation this Saturday, July 25, 2015

from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Reduce the following felonies to misdemeanors:

- Receiving Stolen Property ($950 or less)

- Simple Drug Possession ($950 or less)

- Petty Theft/Grand Theft ($950 or less)

- Writing a Bad Check ($950 or less)

- Forgery/Fraud ($950 or less)

- Shoplifting ($950 or less)

Jerry Brown vetoes bill to make some drug crimes 'wobblers'

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation Saturday that that would have given local prosecutors discretion when deciding whether a person charged with possessing a small amount of illegal drugs should be charged with a felony or a misdemeanor.

Under Senate Bill 649, by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, possession of cocaine, heroin and other specified drugs would have been downgraded to the status of methamphetamine, Ecstasy or hashish, "wobblers" treated as felonies or misdemeanors depending on the circumstances.

Brown said in his veto message that state officials dealing with prison crowding in California are preparing "to examine in detail California's criminal justice system, including the current sentencing structure."

The Democratic governor said that "will be the appropriate time to evaluate our existing drug laws."

Supporters of the Leno bill had said it would reduce recidivism by eliminating some employment barriers resulting from a felony record. The California District Attorneys Association opposed the measure.

PHOTO CREDIT: A police officers conducts a traffic stop in Lincoln on Wednesday, September 29, 2010. The Sacramento Bee/Randall Benton

via http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/

Legislature sending Jerry Brown bill making drug possession a 'wobbler'

The California Legislature is sending Gov. Jerry Browna bill to change drug sentencing laws in the state.

Under Senate Bill 649, local prosecutors would have discretion to decide whether a person charged with possessing a small amount of illegal drugs should be charged with a felony or a misdemeanor.

"It gives district attorneys more authority than they have today," said Sen. Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat who wrote the bill.

The Senate passed the bill today on a concurrence vote of 23-13. It now heads to the governor for consideration.

PHOTO: Sen. Mark Leno in 2011. The Sacramento Bee/Hector Amezcua.

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/09/legislature-sending-jerry-brown-bill-making-drug-possession-a-wobbler.html#storylink=cpy