P. v. Lawson
Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3052, a defendant who has been convicted of a violent felony (Pen. Code, 667.5, subd. (c)(21)) is not eligible to be committed to a state rehabilitative facility for drug treatment. In this case, Court hold that a court lacks discretion under Penal Code section 1385 to dismiss a violent felony allegation in order to commit a defendant to the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC).
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