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PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. S211670.

58 Cal.4th 1415 (2014)

324 P.3d 827

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JAMES RUSSELL SCOTT, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

May 19, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler , Assistant Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan and Bridget Billeter , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Dallas Sacher , under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Laura Burgardt , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J. —

In 2011, the Legislature enacted and amended the Criminal Justice Realignment Act of 2011 addressing public safety (Stats. 2011, ch. 15, § 1; Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess. 2011-2012, ch. 12, § 1 (the Realignment Act or the Act)). As relevant here, the Realignment Act significantly changes the punishment for some felony convictions. Under the terms of the Act, low-level felony offenders who have neither...

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