Government,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 5, 2017
State high court affirms broad discretion for judges in resentencing cases
By a 4-3 vote, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that Proposition 47 does not affect judges’ broad discretion to deny resentencing defendants under the state’s Three Strikes Reform law to less prison time if they pose “an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.”
By a 4-3 vote, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that Proposition 47 does not affect judges’ broad discretion to deny resentencing defendants under the state’s Three Strikes Reform law to less prison time if they pose “an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.”
The decision drew a sharply-worded dissent by Justice Goodwin H. Liu. “Today’s decision crosses the line from statutory interpretation to judicial legislation,” he ...
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