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.
I can see why its a "wobbler". I can see the good and bad things that can come out of this bill being passed. I am not sure which way I lean more, but the more information that comes with this story the more I will decide.
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