Legal Opinion
Leandro Andrade v. Attorney General of the State of California Ernest B. Roe, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2001No. 99-55691PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge PAEZ; Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Judge SNEED
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Leandro Andrade was convicted in the Superior Court of California of two counts of petty theft for shoplifting a total of nine videotapes from two K-Mart stores. California generally treats such offenses as misdemeanors, each punishable by up to six months in county jail and up to a $1,000 fíne. However, because An-drade had been convicted of several prior offenses — all non-violent — his petty thefts were first enhanced to felonies under California Penal Code § 666, and then enhanced again to…
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