California · Penal Code

PEN §1203.075: (a) Notwithstanding any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, nor shall a finding bringing the defendant within this section

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This statute prohibits probation, sentence suspension, or dismissal for defendants who inflict great bodily injury while committing serious crimes including murder, robbery, kidnapping, rape, and other violent offenses.

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, nor shall a finding bringing the defendant within this section be stricken pursuant to Section 1385 for, any person who personally inflicts great bodily injury, as defined in Section 12022.7, on the person of another in the commission or attempted commission of any of the following crimes: (1) Murder. (2) Robbery, in violation of Section 211. (3) Kidnapping, in violation of Section 207, 209, or 209.5. (4) Lewd or lascivious act, in violation of Section 288. (5) Burglary of the first degree, as defined in Section 460. (6) Rape, in violation of Section 261, 264.1, or former Section 262. (7) Assault with intent to commit a specified sexual offense, in violation of Section 220. (8) Escape, in violation of Section 4530 or 4532. (9) Sexual penetration, in violation of Section 289 or 264.1. (10) Sodomy, in violation of Section 286. (11) Oral copulation, in violation of Section 287 or former Section 288a. (12) Carjacking, in violation of Section 215. (13) Continuous sexual abuse of a child, in violation of Section 288.5. (14) Aggravated sexual assault of a child, in violation of Section 269. (b) The existence of any fact that would make a person ineligible for probation under subdivision (a) shall be alleged in the accusatory pleading, and either admitted by the defendant in open court, or found to be true by the trier of fact.

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