People v. Denman

Opinion

BERNSTEIN, J.

In 1979 the Legislature enacted a statutory scheme1 (“special proceedings in cases involving domestic violence”) embodied in Penal Code2 sections 1000.6 to 1000.11, inclusive,3 which provides for the *Supp. 42diversion of certain misdemeanor defendants charged with crimes involving *Supp. 43“domestic violence.”4 For the most part, these statutes run parallel to the statutes which comprise the better-known statutory scheme for diversion of defendants charged with minor drug violations (“special proceedings in narcotics and drug abuse cases;” §§ 1000-1000.3, 1000.5).

The…