Can a person serving a felony sentence for a crime that would now be a misdemeanor appeal their sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hasley, C083401 (Cal. App. 2019):
previously been designated as either felonies or wobblers (crimes that can be punished as either felonies or misdemeanors)." (People v. Rivera (2015) 233 Cal.App.4th 1085, 1091.) A person serving a felony sentence for a crime that would now be a misdemeanor under Proposition 47 can "petition for resentencing under the new, more lenient, provisions." (People v. Gonzales (2017) 2 Cal.5th 858, 863.)
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