Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
Johnson Waiver
Please tell me what a johnson waiver is my friend is incarcerated on a new case and he is sending me letters asking me to look up what a johnson waiver is he thinks that it is a way for the courts to trick you into getting more time. And the Public Defender that he has is not help at all.
Asked on 12/03/08, 10:55 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
George Moschopoulos
The Law Office of George Moschopoulos
Re: Johnson Waiver
The case you want which defines this is People v. Johnson (2002) 28 C4th 1050.
Basically, this means a defendant can waive his credits for time served at sentencing in exchange for accepting the maximum sentence on a lesser charge.
Best of Luck!
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Answered on 12/04/08, 3:44 pm
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