Is there any case law where the exercise of discretion in sentencing a defendant for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs was abused?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Preyer, 164 Cal.App.3d 568, 210 Cal.Rptr. 807 (Cal. App. 1985):

Nor is abuse of discretion demonstrated merely by characterizing the exercise of discretion as routine. For example, if 97 percent of all defendants convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs are not (or are) sentenced to jail, that does not establish an abuse of discretion regarding a particular appellant, regardless of whether he is part of the 97 percent or the 3 percent. Abuse of discretion must be demonstrated based on the facts of the particular case being reviewed, and not on a statistical label. (See People v. Jasper, supra, 33 Cal.3d 931, 935, 191 Cal.Rptr. 648, 663 P.2d 206.)

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