P. v. Case CA2/6
The People appeal the trial court’s order reducing Timothy Eugene Case’s nine felony convictions for identity theft under Penal Code section 530.5, subdivision (a) to misdemeanor shoplifting under section 459.5, subdivision (a). They argue that section 459.5, enacted as part of Proposition 47 (§ 1170.18), does not apply to section 530.5 identity theft offenses involving $950 or less, and that the trial court erred in reclassifying them as misdemeanors. We recently rejected this argument in People v. Jimenez (May 8, 2018, B283858) _ Cal.App.5th _ [2018 Cal.App. Lexis 410] (Jimenez). For the reasons set forth in that opinion, we affirm.
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