Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 31, 2018
Some felony enhancements can be stricken under Prop. 47, state Supreme Court rules
A 2014 ballot measure that reduced some nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors also requires the striking of felony sentencing enhancements from non-final judgments tied to a prior felony conviction if the prior was reduced, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
A 2014 ballot measure that reduced some nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors requires the striking of felony sentencing enhancements from non-final judgments tied to a prior felony conviction if the prior was reduced, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Proposition 47, or the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, reclassified many non-violent felonies as misdemeanors. It also created a resentencing mechanism for prisoners convicted of ...
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