Legal Opinion

People v. Galindo

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided May 22, 2019No. A154509PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMargulies, J.

*662Defendant Sammuel Paul Galindo pled no contest to mayhem and admitted, among other things, two prior serious felony conviction allegations pursuant to a plea *555bargain. He now appeals from the trial court's imposition of a 19-year prison sentence pursuant to the negotiated plea. Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that his case must be remanded for resentencing under Senate Bill No. 1393 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) (Senate Bill 1393), which allows trial courts to decide whether to strike or dismiss prior serious felony convictions, a discretionary authority they lacked at the time defendant was…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. Superior Court (Romero)California Supreme Court · 1996
  2. People v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty.California Supreme Court · 2018
  3. People v. PanizzonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. People v. GiordanoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
  5. People v. Garcia, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. Williams, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  2. People v. Alexander, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  3. People v. AlexanderCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019
  4. People v. EllisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019
  5. People v. MatthewsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2020

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