What are the consequences if the Attorney General's office identifies a series of sentencing "defects" in the sentencing of a defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rosas, 10 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 15, 119 Cal.Rptr.3d 74, 191 Cal.App.4th 107, 2010 Daily Journal D.A.R. 19 (Cal. App. 2010):
This is the second appeal in this case. The first one resulted in a remand to the trial court for resentencing because the Attorney General's office itself identified no less than 11 separate sentencing "defects"
[119 Cal.Rptr.3d 76]
the first time around. (See People v. Rosas (June 24, 2009, G040153) [nonpub. opn.] (slip opn. at p. 9) [2009 WL 1805564 at pp. 1-2] ( Rosas ).)[119 Cal.Rptr.3d 76]
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