Is a grant of probation an act of clemency in lieu of punishment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gordon, E068521 (Cal. App. 2018):
A grant of probation is an act of clemency in lieu of punishment. (People v. Moran (2016) 1 Cal.5th 398, 402 (Moran).) Probation is a privilege, and not a right. A court has broad discretion to impose "reasonable conditions, as it may determine are
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