California Supreme Court
Jul. 26, 2017
Court gives judges more leeway in resentencing
A unanimous court ruled that judges could consider the facts underlying charges, even when those charges have been dismissed, when evaluating a Proposition 36 petition for sentence reduction.
As California looks to reduced criminal charges and sentences, two recent state Supreme Court decisions have clarified that inmates convicted of “three strikes” will not receive the same leniency.
On the heels of a decision giving judges greater discretion to refuse to reduce sentences for such convicts, the high court on Monday unanimously gave judges greater leeway to refuse resentencing based on facts underlying dismissed charge...
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