Legal Opinion

In re Edwards

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided September 7, 2018No. B288086PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaker, Acting P. J.

Proposition 57, approved by California voters in 2016, added a provision to California's Constitution that reads: "Any person convicted of a nonviolent felony offense and sentenced to state prison shall be eligible for parole consideration after completing the full term for his or her primary offense." ( Cal. Const., art. I, § 32, subd. (a)(1) (hereafter section 32 (a)(1) ).) The newly added constitutional provision defines *676"the full term for the primary offense" as "the longest term of imprisonment imposed by the court for any offense, excluding the imposition of an enhancement, consecutive…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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3Cited by37 opinions

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