People v. Almanza

Filed 4/9/18; Opinion Following Rehearing; Repost of Correct Version CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION * IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B270903 (Super. Ct. No. BA425421-02) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County) v. OPINION FOLLOWING REHEARING CHRISTIAN ALMANZA, Defendant and Appellant. When the retroactive application of a statute gives a trial court discretion to reconsider imposing a lower sentence than one previously imposed, it is customary for an appellate court to remand the case to the trial…