Sentencing Law and Policy: Two notable end-of-year state supreme court rulings for criminal defendants on sentencing matters
In November 2016, the California electorate approved Proposition 57, the Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016. The initiative amended the California Constitution to provide, in relevant part, that “[a]ny person convicted of a nonviolent felony offense and sentenced to state prison shall be eligible for parole consideration after completing the full term for his or her primary offense.” (Cal. Const., art. I, § 32, subd. (a)(1) (article I, section 32(a)(1)).) The initiative also directed the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the Department) to “adopt regulations i...
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