California Courts of Appeal
Sep. 17, 2016
Prop. 47 petitioners lose on resentencing ruling
In a ruling that may bode ill for Proposition 47 petitioners, the 4th District Court of Appeal has ruled that judges who resentence felonies to misdemeanors under the measure can also revisit the original sentence and impose a harsher punishment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a ruling that may bode ill for Proposition 47 petitioners, the 4th District Court of Appeal has ruled that judges who resentence felonies to misdemeanors under the measure can also revisit the original sentence and impose a harsher punishment.
Though misdemeanors are not subject to review under a Prop. 47 petition, the appellate panel held Wednesday that a judge could indeed resentence a...
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