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WHAT IS JUDICIAL DIVERSION?
WHAT IS JUDICIAL DIVERSION?

Per California Penal Code section 1001.95, at the judge’s discretion, and over the objection of a prosecuting agency, a judge can offer diversion to a defendant on most but not all misdemeanor offenses. Judicial diversion cannot be offered to a defendant if the defendant has ...

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