Legal Opinion
People v. Cruz
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided October 3, 2017No. 2d Crim. No. B276571PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYegan, J.
*1108Juan Alexander Cruz, a three strikes offender, was sentenced to 26.5 years to life in state prison. He appeals a postjudgment order denying his petition to recall his sentence pursuant the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 (the Act), also known as Proposition 36. ( Pen. Code, § 1170.126, subd. (e)(2) ; People v. Estrada (2017) 3 Cal.5th 661, 665, 220 Cal.Rptr.3d 801, 399 P.3d 27.)1 The trial court found that appellant was ineligible for resentencing because he was armed with a knife during the commission of the felony offense. (§§ 1170.12, subd. (c)(2)(C)(iii); 1170.126, subd. (e)(2).) As we…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- People v. GuerreroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. WoodellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
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- People v. BradfordCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
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3Cited by17 opinions
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