People v. Campbell

131 Cal. Rptr. 2d 221, 106 Cal. App. 4th 808
CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal
DecidedMay 21, 2003
DocketH023299
StatusPublished
Cited by4 cases

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People v. Campbell, 131 Cal. Rptr. 2d 221, 106 Cal. App. 4th 808 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003).

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131 Cal.Rptr.2d 221 (2003)
106 Cal.App.4th 808

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
Kenneth Lawrence CAMPBELL, Defendant and Appellant.

No. H023299.

Court of Appeal, Sixth District.

February 28, 2003.
Review Granted May 21, 2003.

*223 Hilda Scheib, Law Offices of Hilda Scheib (Under appointment by the Court of Appeal), San Francisco, Attorney for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Catherine A. Rivlin, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Attorneys for Plaintiff and Respondent.

*222 WUNDERLICH, J.

I. Introduction

This case involves Proposition 36, an initiative measure passed in the November 2000 general election that enacted the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (hereafter the Act). In general, the Act mandates drug treatment, rather than incarceration, for defendants, probationers, and parolees who commit qualifying offenses or violate qualifying conditions of probation or parole. (Prop. 36, § 1; see Historical and Statutory Notes, 51 West's Ann. Pen.Code (2003 supp.) foll. § 1210, p. 221.)

In this case, we hold that when a probationer commits both qualifying and nonqualifying offenses or probation violations, the Act does not apply.

II. Statement of the Case

In 1999, defendant Kenneth Lawrence Campbell was convicted of possessing heroin *224 and placed on probation. In July 2001, the court revoked probation, finding defendant not amenable to drug treatment, and sentenced him to prison. On appeal from the judgment, defendant claims that in basing the revocation on nonamenability, the court violated a statutory provision of Proposition 36. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

III. Background

In November 1999, defendant pleaded guilty to possession of heroin, and the court placed him on probation for three years. In March 2001, the Santa Clara County Probation Department filed a petition to modify defendant's probation, alleging that he had failed to report, regularly used marijuana, and failed to complete a drug-counseling program. Thereafter, when defendant did not appear at the probation hearing, the court summarily revoked probation and issued a bench warrant. Defendant was arrested in April 2001. In June 2001, the Probation Department amended its petition, adding an allegation that defendant had recently been convicted of driving under the influence (DUI). (Veh.Code, § 23152, subd. (a).)

On July 1, 2001, the Act became effective. (Prop. 36, § 8; see Historical and Statutory Notes, 51 West's Ann. Pen.Code (2003 supp.) foll. § 1210, p. 221.) Thereafter, on July 9, 2001, defendant's probation hearing was held. At that time, defense counsel argued for continued probation under the Act because defendant was not violent or dangerous and all of his probation violations were all drug related. The prosecutor opposed continuing probation. She noted that defendant had a history of chronic substance abuse, he had previously failed drug treatment, and he had recently been convicted of DUI. Under the circumstances, she argued that defendant was not amenable to further drug treatment. Defense counsel pointed out, however, that under the Act, amenability was not an issue because the alleged violations of probation were defendant's first. The court responded, "Well, if the person is not amenable to treatment, he's not going to go Prop. 36."

After argument, the court found all of the alleged violations true and that defendant was not amenable to treatment. It revoked probation and imposed a 16-month prison term for the underlying conviction for possessing heroin.

IV. Overview of Proposition 36

Uncodified sections of Proposition 36 explain the purpose of the Act. Section 2 states, "The People of the State of California hereby find and declare all of the following: [¶] (a) Substance abuse treatment is a proven public safety and health measure. Nonviolent, drug-dependent criminal offenders who receive drug treatment are much less likely to abuse drugs and commit future crimes, and are likelier to live healthier, more stable and more productive lives. [¶] (b) Community safety and health are promoted, and taxpayer dollars are saved, when nonviolent persons convicted of drug possession or drug use are provided appropriate community-based treatment instead of incarceration. [¶] (c) In 1996, Arizona voters by a 2-1 margin passed the Drug Medicalization, Prevention, and Control Act, which diverted nonviolent drug offenders into drug treatment and education services rather than incarceration. According to a Report Card prepared by the Arizona Supreme Court, the Arizona law: is `resulting in safer communities and more substance abusing probationers in recovery,' has already saved state taxpayers millions of dollars, and is helping more than 75 percent of program participants to remain drug free." (Prop. 36, § 2; see Historical and Statutory *225 Notes, 51 West's Ann. Pen.Code, supra, foll. § 1210, p. 207.)[1]

Section 3 states that the purpose and intent of the Act are "(a) To divert from incarceration into community-based substance abuse treatment programs nonviolent defendants, probationers and parolees charged with simple drug possession or drug use offenses; [¶] (b) To halt the wasteful expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars each year on the incarceration — and reincarceration — of nonviolent drug users who would be better served by community-based treatment; and [¶] (c) To enhance public safety by reducing drug-related crime and preserving jails and prison cells for serious and violent offenders, and to improve public health by reducing drug abuse and drug dependence through proven and effective drug treatment strategies." (Prop. 36, § 3; see Historical and Statutory Notes, 51 West's Ann. Pen.Code, supra, foll. § 1210, p. 207.)

Proposition 36 added Penal Code sections 1210, 1210.1, and 3063.1,[2] and Health and Safety Code sections 11999.4 through 11999.13. Generally, section 1210 defines certain terms used in the Act, section 1210.1 deals with newly convicted nonviolent drug offenders and those on probation for nonviolent drug possession offenses, and section 3063.1 deals with parolees.[3]

Section 1210.1, subdivision (a) provides that, except as set forth in subdivision (b), "any person convicted of a nonviolent drug possession offense shall receive probation" for mandatory drug treatment. (Italics added.) Section 1210.1, subdivision (b) excludes those defendants who, in addition to such a drug conviction, (1) have committed serious or violent offenses within the last five years; (2) are convicted in the same proceeding of a felony or misdemeanor not related to the use of drugs; (3) possessed or were under the influence of a specified drug while using a firearm; (4) refuse drug treatment as a condition of probation; or (5) have twice failed drug treatment as a condition of probation and been found not to be amenable to drug treatment. (§ 1210.1, subd. (b)(1)-(5).)

Section 1210.1, subdivision (e) governs violations and the revocation of probation. It has separate provisions for those who were placed on probation under the Act (§ 1210.1, subd. (e)(2) & (e)(3)(A), (B), & (C) and those who were already on probation for "a nonviolent drug possession offense" when the Act became effective (§ 1210.1, subd. (e)(3)(D), (E) & (F)).[4]

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