California · Penal Code
PEN §1203.09: (a) Notwithstanding any other law, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, a person who commits or attempts to commit one or more of the
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This statute prohibits probation and sentence suspension for serious crimes—including murder, robbery, kidnapping, rape, and burglary—when committed against elderly or disabled persons with infliction of great bodily injury.
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