Can a defendant change his sentence once execution of the sentence has begun?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Washington, A158292 (Cal. App. 2019):
We discern no error in the trial court's reasoning. Ordinarily, a trial court lacks jurisdiction to alter a defendant's sentence once execution of the sentence has begun. (People v. Karaman (1992) 4 Cal.4th 335, 344.) Section 1170, subdivision (d)(1)
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