People v. Martinez

Filed 8/31/20 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B303086 (Super. Ct. No. 2017032341) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Ventura County) v. BALTAZAR DIAZ MARTINEZ, Defendant and Appellant. This case involves the intersection of the Criminal Justice Realignment Act and the retroactive application of ameliorative statutes pursuant to In re Estrada (1965)

63 Cal.2d 740

(Estrada). Under the Realignment Act, a trial court has discretion to impose a “split sentence” consisting of a term in county jail…