P. v. Ringo CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Penal Code section 1001.36 gives the court discretion to postpone a criminal prosecution to allow the defendant to receive mental health treatment, provided the defendant satisfies certain statutory criteria.1 The trial court denied Cary Martin Ringo’s motion for mental health diversion under section 1001.36, finding he failed to meet one of those criteria: that the defendant “not pose an unreasonable risk of danger to publ
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