Woodland, CA – On Monday, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig announced the arrest of several Yolo County residents under the newly enacted Proposition 36—although it was unclear whether the charging would have been any different under the previous law.
A transient in Yolo County was charged with Yolo County’s first Proposition 36 felony possession of drugs under the newly-enacted proposition.
The 48-year-old man was charged with a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11395, possession of a hard drug with two or more priors; a violation of Penal Code section 602(o), Trespass; and a violation of Penal Code section 647(h), Prowling. It was further alleged that he had a prior strike conviction. He was also charged with a violation of parole…