What is the range of sentencing options available to the sentencing court in cases involving convictions of a felony and a misdemeanor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castro, H039283 (Cal. App. 2014):
To address convictions of a felony and a misdemeanor, a sentencing court's options range from imposing a jail term for the misdemeanor consecutive to a prison term for the felony (e.g., People v. Erdelen (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 86, 91-92) to granting probation in both cases. Here, the plea agreement precluded a prison sentence and
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