In what circumstances will the court impose a lesser sentence on a defendant who was convicted of assault with intent to murder and possession of an assault weapon, but who also has firearms enhancements?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Macias, F075223 (Cal. App. 2019):
Furthermore, the court made no express statement indicating it would not have exercised its discretion to impose a lesser sentence if it had the discretion to do so. In fact, it appears the court imposed the firearm enhancements simply as a matter of course. This is different than in People v. Gutierrez (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1894, where the trial
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