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People v. Ruff

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided February 10, 2016No. F068131PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDetjen, J.

*938INTRODUCTION

James Tilton Ruff (defendant) stands convicted, following a jury trial, of second *706degree robbery. (Pen. Code, § 212.5, subd. (c) ; see id. , § 211.)1 He was found to have served multiple prior prison terms. (§ 667.5, subd. (b).) On September 18, 2013, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the robbery, plus a consecutive one-year term for two of the enhancements, for a total of seven years.2

On November 4, 2014, voters enacted Proposition 47, "the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act" (Proposition 47 or the Act), which went into effect the next day. (People v. Rivera (2015) 233…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. People v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  3. People v. CoronadoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. RiveraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. People v. CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. AbdallahCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  2. People v. Williams, California Court of Appeal, 2nd District2016
  3. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2017
  4. People v. DiazCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2017
  5. People v. AbdallahCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016

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