Does a magistrate have power to reduce a straight felony to a misdemeanor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Superior Court (Feinstein), 29 Cal.App.4th 323, 34 Cal.Rptr.2d 503 (Cal. App. 1994):
As these cases demonstrate, a magistrate has no power to reduce a straight felony to a misdemeanor. Section 17, subdivision (b) provides no such authority nor is that power found in any other statute. (See People v. Mendez, supra, 234 Cal.App.3d at
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[29 Cal.App.4th 331]
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