P. v. Young CA2/1
On August 3, 1987, the People filed a felony complaint alleging that Young committed second degree robbery, in violation of section 211. According to the probation officer’s report concerning this offense, Young shoved the victim, grabbed her purse, and fled the scene. The report further claims that the value of the property Young took was approximately $200. On September 2, 1987, Young pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft, in violation of former section 487, subdivision 2. The trial court sentenced Young to the middle term of two years in state prison for this offense.
On May 7, 2021, Young filed an application under section 1170.18, wherein he sought an order designating his 1987 grand theft conviction as a misdemeanor pursuant to Proposition 47. On the application form, Young checked a box adjacent to the statement “[t]he amount in question is not more than $950.”
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