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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Tyrone

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Tyrone: I was enrolled in the Prop 36 program for the state as a diversion from prison for a drug possession charge. I was on my final day of the 18 month program when I used drugs. I was sent to my probation officer's office by the drug treatment program to report to her.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Tyrone: When I reported to my probation officer's office, I was sternly counseled about my failure of the Prop 36 program, threatened to be shipped to prison to do the suspended sentence associated with my case and I was taken into custody right there on the spot. I was given no calculation as regards the time I would be staying in jail. She drove me, handcuffed, directly to the LCDF then and there.

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Tyrone: Obviously, I knew the judge in my case very well, having met with him on a monthly basis over the 18 months of the Prop 36 program. I remember the somber attitude of the people in whose care I was in, as well as the determination of the DA to send me to state prison for 5+ years. I was scared and had no hired representation. ( I was represented by a court-appointed attorney)

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Tyrone: I was originally charged with transportation of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), illegal possession of syringes without a prescription, and possession of a controlled substance (11377HS).

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