The Continual Abuse of the Term "Felon" Jerry Brown Vetoes California "Defelonization" Bill by Phillip Smith , October 15, 2013, 07:10pm Posted in: Alternatives to Incarceration Defelonization Law Enforcement News Feature Public Opinion Spending Priorities State & Local Executive Branches State & Local Legislatures California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) Saturday vetoed a bill that would have allowed prosecutors or judges to charge simple drug possession as a misdemeanor instead of a felony. The bill would have made drug possession a "wobbler," meaning it could be charged either way, based on judicial or prosecutorial discretion. overcrowded California prison (supremecourtus.gov) Some 10,000 people are convicted of drug possession felonies each year in California, and experts estimated that, under the bill, 15% to 30% of them would have been charged instead with misdemeanors. The exact number...
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