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Defendant in Pro Per

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
INSERT YOUR NAME (ALL CAPS),
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DECLARATION OF DEFENDANT [INSERT YOUR NAME] IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO REDUCE FELONY TO MISDEMEANOR
Date: (leave blank clerk will give you a date)
Time: (leave blank clerk will give you time)
Dept: (leave blank clerk will give you dept.)
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I [INSERT YOUR NAME], declare as follows:

1. I am the defendant in the above-referenced case.

2. In this case, on _____, [INSERT DATE OF CONVICTION] I was convicted of a violation of ______Code section ______. [INSERT CODE NAME AND SECTION NUMBER OF ALL OF THE OFFENSES YOU WERE CONVICTED OF] (For example: Penal Code section 459, Health and Safety Code section 11379, etc.) As a result of my conviction I was placed on probation.

3. Since my conviction, the following facts have arisen to justify my application for reduction: [INSERT FACTS JUSTIFYING REDUCTION TO A MISDEMEANOR. For example, describe any terms of your probation that you have completed—have you fully served your jail time, paid all of your fines, or completed all of the classes and hours of community service you were required complete? If you have copies of any certificates for completing classes or receipts for paying your fines, make photocopies of them write “Exhibit A” on the bottom, and staple it to the end of this declaration. If you attach any documents, be sure to include the following sentence: A copy of the [certificates I received for attending my classes, receipts I have received for paying my fines, etc.] are attached hereto as Defendant’s Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference.

4. Additional facts that justify my application for reduction are: [In this paragraph, include any other information about your circumstances that is not related to your probation condition. For example, do you have a job, or will you have an easier time getting a job if your conviction is reduced to a misdemeanor? You may also wish to explain what you have learned while on probation/ how you have changed because of this experience and that you will not repeat the behavior that caused the probation.]

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on [INSERT DATE], at [INSERT CITY you were in when you signed this declaration].

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[TYPE YOUR NAME HERE]
Defendant in Pro Per

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DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO REDUCE FELONY TO MISDEMEANOR