PEOPLE v. MAYA

No. S255371.

9 Cal.5th 239 (2020)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MISAEL VENCES MAYA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

April 9, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne C. Tobin , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Xavier Becerra , Attorney General, Michael J. Mongan , State Solicitor General, Gerald A. Engler , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Assistant Attorney General, Janill L. Richards , Principal Deputy State Solicitor General, Helen H. Hong , Deputy State Solicitor General, Shawn McGahey Webb , Noah P. Hill and Shezad H. Thakor , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

A person convicted of a misdemeanor is entitled to expungement of that conviction if, among other things, the person lives "an honest and upright life" during a specified period after judgment. (Pen. Code, § 1203.4a, subd. (a) (section 1203.4a(a)).) We hold that a person may live such a life even...

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