Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Apr. 12, 2019
State high court tweaks Proposition 47
The state Supreme Court issued a written opinion Thursday that upheld retroactive reductions for non-violent crimes and specified types of felony theft and nontheft offenses that are eligible to be retroactively downgraded to misdemeanors.
The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld retroactive reductions for non-violent crimes and specified types of felony theft and non-theft offenses that are eligible to be retroactively downgraded to misdemeanors.
Caleb Mason of Brown, White & Osborn LLP, who specializes in criminal law, said the decision effectively means a person convicted of a theft is eligible to have their felony downgraded to a misdemeanor. However, he sa...
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