California Assembly Bill 484 Relating To Crimes: Probation; To Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Certain Drug Offenses

On October 9, 2019, the California Assembly published Assembly Bill Number 484 regarding the shortening of sentences for certain drug offenses. The bill would make the 180-day confinement condition on probation permissive, rather than mandatory, under the circumstance that a person is convicted furnishing or transporting a controlled substance relating to the sale of cocaine, cocaine hydrochloride, or heroin, or phencyclidine . . .