People v. Rivera

Opinion

MARQUEZ, J.

On November 4, 2014, the voters enacted Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act (hereafter Proposition 47), which went into effect the next day. (Cal. Const., art. II, § 10, subd. (a).) In this case, and in the companion case of People v. Lynall (2015) 233 Cal.App.4th 1102 [183 Cal.Rptr.3d 129], we review questions regarding the effect of Proposition 47 on appellate jurisdiction. Here we determine which court — the Court of Appeal or the appellate division of the superior court — has jurisdiction over an appeal from a case in which the defendant was originally…