People v. Johnson, 211 Cal.App.4th 252, 149 Cal.Rptr.3d 482 (4th Dist. Nov. 20, 2012) (There are three situations in which a defendant may be entitled to a dismissal of his or her conviction: (a) where the defendant has fulfilled the conditions of probation for the entire probationary period; (b) where the defendant has been discharged before the termination of the period of probation; or, (c) in any case in which a court, in its discretion and the interests of justice, determines he should be granted relief. ( Id. at p. 587, 164 Cal.Rptr. 475; see also People v. Field (1995) 31 Cal.App.4th 1778, 1787, 37 Cal.Rptr.2d 803.) The court is required to grant relief if the petitioner comes under either of the first two situations. (Butler, at p. 587, 164 Cal.Rptr. 475.)).

 

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