Perspective
Sep. 21, 2016
Voters were tricked into passing Proposition 47
It's good that the 4th District Court of Appeal has ruled that judges who resentence felonies to misdemeanors under Proposition 47 can also revisit the original sentence and impose a harsher punishment. By Marc Debbaudt
It's good that the 4th District Court of Appeal has ruled that judges who resentence felonies to misdemeanors under Proposition 47 can also revisit the original sentence and impose a harsher punishment. People v. Cortez, 2016 DJDAR 9562 (Sept. 14, 2016). Prop. 47 is the reckless law that reduced thefts and drugs possessions from felonies to misdemeanors. All law abiding people lose because of Prop 47, but instead of writing about that, the rec...
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