P. v. Maxwell
Defendant and appellant Demetrice James Maxwell was charged with possession of marijuana for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11359, count 1.) Pursuant to a plea agreement, count 1 was dismissed, and a new charge of possession of concentrated cannibis (Health & Saf. Code, § 11357, subd. (a), count 3) was added.[1] Defendant pled guilty to count 3, on the condition that he would be sentenced to three years in state prison, but the sentence would be suspended, and he would be placed on probation. On April 7, 2009, the court sentenced defendant to three years' probation (suspended), and specified that defendant was to serve 180 days in the San Bernardino County jail, with credit for 13 days served. Defendant was ordered to serve the balance of his sentence by participating in a weekend work release program, commencing no later than April 24, 2009.
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