People v. Colbert

*598 In approving Proposition 47, the 2014 voter initiative that reclassified certain theft-related and drug-related felonies as misdemeanors, voters created a new misdemeanor offense called "shoplifting." ( Pen. Code, § 459.5.) Shoplifting is defined as the act of entering a commercial establishment with intent to steal property while the establishment is open during regular business hours, where the value of the property taken or intended to be taken is $950 or less-an act that had formerly been punishable as felony burglary. ( Ibid. ; see id. , § 459.) This case presents a question concerning…