People v. Barros

*1584Opinion

BRUINIERS, J.

Proposition 361 outlines “ ‘an alternative sentencing scheme’ ” for persons convicted of certain drug offenses and mandates probation in lieu of incarceration for most nonviolent drug offenders. (People v. Canty (2004) 32 Cal.4th 1266, 1275 [14 Cal.Rptr.3d 1, 90 P.3d 1168] (Canty); see Pen. Code, § 1210.1, subd. (a).)2 This mandate does not apply, however, to a “defendant who, in addition to one or more nonviolent drug possession offenses, has been convicted in the same proceeding of a misdemeanor not related to the use of drugs or any felony.” (§ 1210.1, subd. (b)(2)…