Is there any case law where criminal charges have been reduced from misdemeanors to felonies?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Coleman, B213483, No. TA095664 (Cal. App. 2010):
The judgment as to the gang enhancement findings, which elevated the misdemeanors committed in counts 4 and 6 to felonies, must be reversed. Retrial of these allegations is barred. (People v. Lewis (2008) 43 Cal.4th 415, 509.)
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