Policy or Training Materials
2021.02.01_Alameda County_Probation Retroactivty and the Williamson Rule.pdf
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Alameda County
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Office of the Alameda District Attorney
Summary
This document is a training resource from Alameda County authored by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. This 13-page "Points and Authorities" document accompanies a "weekly video surveillance of criminal law" prepared for CLE purposes. It outlines the principles and application of retroactive probation adjustments; and the Williamson Rule related to the difference between a general and more specific statute, and determining under which statute conduct should be charged. This document is from February 1, 2021 and was produced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2022 in response to a July 23, 2021 PRA request.