Legal Opinion
People v. Perez
California Supreme Court
Decided May 7, 2018No. S238354PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiu, J.
*1059 Under the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 (Proposition 36), an inmate who has been sentenced under the "Three Strikes" law for a nonserious, nonviolent felony may petition the trial court for resentencing. ( Pen. Code, § 1170.126, subd. (f), added by Prop. 36, as approved by voters, Gen. Elec. (Nov. 6, 2012); all statutory references are to the Penal Code.) Upon receiving such a petition, the trial court "shall determine whether the petitioner satisfies the criteria" as listed in the statute. ( Ibid. ) If the criteria are met, "the petitioner shall be resentenced ... unless the court, in…
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