Are Bay Area Counties Reopening Marijuana Conviction Cases Under the New Laws?

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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“So, has it changed in the larger counties, such as Bay Area Counties, where there is more population?”

Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“Yes, it has. And the way it is significant, Alameda County and San Francisco County are leading the way. Santa Clara County may be joining. Alameda County and San Francisco County, now the District Attorneys office has pulled all the marijuana grow and possession cases, and revisited them. And it’s typically possession cases…..

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“Wait, wait a minute. Are you talking about ones that are currently before the court, or that have been convicted?”

Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“Conviction cases. They are pulling the conviction cases and looking at offering automatic expungement of those cases.”

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“How far back are they going?”

Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“I suspect they are going as far back as their database will allow them to find those cases.”

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“Oh my gosh, the people in state prison should be screaming in an uproar ‘look at me, look at me’.”

Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“And they may be coming out….I suspect that everyone in the state prison knows these changes before some of us attorneys do, because they’ve go their fingers on the pulse. I mean they’ve got people wanting to find a way for them to get out sooner rather than later. So those defendants in custody are now looking at opportunities to get out.”