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People v. Hoffman

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 5, 2015No. B261945PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

GILBERT, P. J.

Erin Anne Hoffman appeals an order denying a petition to recall her sentence for seven felony forgery convictions and for resentencing to misdemeanors pursuant to Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act (Act). (Pen. Code, §§ 1170.18, 473.) The trial court reasoned that the aggregate value of the forged checks took Hoffman “outside the spirit” of Proposition 47. We reverse. The spirit of Proposition 47 is confined to its specific language.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Hoffman, a 19-year-old heroin addict with borderline personality disorder, took a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. HarveyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. K.R. v. Superior Court of Sacramento Cnty.California Supreme Court · 2017
  2. People v. Burns, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  3. People v. SalmorinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  4. People v. HallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. People v. DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016

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