People v. Villanueva CA5

facts is that [defendant] brought in a minimum of four—it looks like five actual bindles of drugs. The ones that were found consisted of 89.1 grams of marijuana, with an in-prison value somewhere between 17 thousand and 35 thousand [dollars]. She was able to pass on one bindle, if I read the report correctly, to her brother, who was an inmate.

“The factors that are applicable in this case regarding sentence include her early plea and admission of guilt, her lack of criminal record. On the other hand, the probation officer notes that there’s no remorse shown by the defendant.

“While perhaps on—outside the institution 89 grams of marijuana would not be that valuable, within the institution they do have a high value, and that is taken into consideration.

“She was an active participant. This crime did require substantial planning and some professionalism. Basically she’s engaged in the trafficking of drugs into prison. It’s not an impulsive crime. In thinking through the various steps that would have necessarily had to be taken, she had to acquire or purchase the drugs, after communications with the inmate to arrange for this smuggling, transport them to Kings County, package them,…