California Supreme Court
Mar. 3, 2020
State Supreme Court reverses appellate panel on Proposition 47 identity theft issue
In a case out of Ventura County, justices ruled felony identity theft can’t be reduced to misdemeanor shoplifting as lower courts held.
In a reversal that further clarifies the system-shaking Proposition 47, the state Supreme Court on Monday held that a felony identity theft conviction can't be reduced to a misdemeanor akin to shoplifting under the 2014 voter-approved law.
The unanimous opinion is a victory for Ventura County District Attorney Gregory D. Totten, who appealed after a trial judge reduced a man's felony jury convictions for misusing personal identifying...
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