California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lightle, C077831 (Cal. App. 2015):
We agree with the result in People v. Noyan, supra, 232 Cal.App.4th 657. The procedure set forth in section 1170.18 applies to a "person currently serving a sentence for a conviction . . . of a felony or felonies who would have been guilty of a misdemeanor under the act . . . ." Defendant is such a person. The act clearly states the manner in which any adjustment in his sentence is to be accomplished. Defendant is limited to the
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statutory remedy of petitioning the trial court for recall of sentence when the judgment is final.
The judgment is affirmed.
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