California · Penal Code

PEN §999g: The selection criteria set forth in Section 999e shall be adhered to for each career criminal case unless, in the reasonable exercise of prosecutor’s discretion, extraordinary circumstances require th

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Prosecutors must follow selection criteria in Section 999e for career criminal cases, unless extraordinary circumstances and prosecutorial discretion justify departing from those policies.

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The selection criteria set forth in Section 999e shall be adhered to for each career criminal case unless, in the reasonable exercise of prosecutor’s discretion, extraordinary circumstances require the departure from such policies in order to promote the general purposes and intent of this chapter.

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