P. v. Ragsdale CA5
Natalie Nicole Ragsdale appeals from the denial of a petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.18, which is part of the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act (Proposition 47). Enacted by voter initiative in November 2014, Proposition 47 reduced certain drug-related and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Section 1170.18 provides a mechanism by which a person with a prior felony conviction for an offense that is now classified as a misdemeanor under statutes added or amended by Proposition 47 can petition to have their conviction designated as a misdemeanor and be resentenced accordingly. (§ 1170.18, subds. (a), (f).)
The trial court denied Ragsdale’s petition on grounds that her prior convictions, including those for second degree commercial burglary and vehicle taking, were not subject to the resentencing provisions of Proposition 47.
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