Redmond O'Neal Remanded to Jail by Los Angeles County Judge for Violating Drug Court Probation
Last April O'Neal plead to two drug related cases, one involving felony possession of heroin and methamphetamine and the other involving felony possession of methamphetamine in exchange for an opportunity to take part in one of California's drug diversion programs. Had O'Neal finished the drug diversion program without any violations, the pending drug possession charges against him would have been dismissed.
When it comes to alternative sentencing for defendants convicted of drug possession California has been very progressive over the last ten years or so. In California, alternative sentencing for drug offenders also known as drug diversion falls under two main programs. One known as PC-1000 or Deferred Entry of Judgment (DEJ) and the other known as Prop. 36.
