Legal Opinion
People v. Mendoza
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 6, 2009No. H032314PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
In this appeal by the People, this court must resolve the following question. Does the superior court have authority, while a defendant is still on probation, to reduce a county jail term imposed as a condition of probation when the defendant has already served the term? For reasons set forth in this opinion we determine that the superior court does not have such authority. Accordingly, we reverse the superior court’s order.
Facts and Procedural History
On January 11, 2006, respondent Francisco Guadalupe Mendoza pleaded no contest to one count of felony grand theft in exchange…
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