People v. Strong

*Supp. 3Opinion

CODY, J.

Appellant, Thomas Allen Strong, appeals from the trial court’s denial of drug treatment probation under the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000, commonly referred to as Proposition 36. Appellant contends he did not refuse drug treatment probation despite his admission of failing to comply with any of the terms of his deferred entry of judgment program and, therefore, the court did not have discretion to deny him Proposition 36 probation. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

Facts and Proceedings

On March 25, 2003, the district attorney’s office filed a…