Who is not eligible to participate in the Judicial Diversion Program?
A. A defendant is not eligible –without consent of the prosecutor-if he has been convicted of a violent felony within the last ten years. A defendant is not eligible –without consent of the prosecutor-if he has been previously adjudicated a second violent felony offender or a persistent violent felony offender. A defendant is not eligible–without consent of the prosecutor- if presently charged with a violent felony offense. A defendant is not eligible –without the consent of the prosecutor- if he has been convicted within ten years of a merit time ineligible offense or is presently charged with a merit time ineligible offense.
