Legal Opinion

People v. Espinoza

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 27, 2014No. B251596PublishedCited by 32 opinions

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…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. Superior Court (Romero)California Supreme Court · 1996
  2. California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. People v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  4. People v. FloydCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Unzueta v. Ocean View School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. People v. GutierrezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  2. People v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
  3. People v. FloresCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. People v. Steward, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  5. People v. TubbsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014

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