People v. Espinoza
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
Sixty-year-old Jose Serrano Espinoza, a career criminal, appeals from an order requiring postrelease community supervision (hereafter PRCS; Pen. Code, § 3451, subd. (a).)1 He was originally sentenced in 1999 *638as a “Three Striker” to 25 years to life. He was “realigned,” sentenced to seven years four months in state prison and was awarded credit for 5,690 days served. (§ 1170.126.) Although appellant’s custody credits exceed the new sentence, sections 3451 and 1170, subdivision (h)(6) require that persons sentenced on or after October 1, 2011, participate in PRCS. We affirm the…
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