There is an eligibility process for drug court. It's up to the judge in drug court to determine if she's eligible.

(Proposition 66 and the Reform Three Strikes Act) are like apples and oranges.

(Cooley) feels that Three Strikes should only be used for the most serious and violent felons.

The petty theft charge is a result of him taking a cab and stiffing the cab driver. He took a cab from Santa Barbara to Malibu and then didn't pay.

We agreed to allow her to go into drug diversion.

She's not charged with anything. She just happens to be a witness in this case.