Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
how can I go about getting my husband who was sentenced to 25 yr doing 80% of his time for a $31.00 bottle of alcohol. they gave him that much time based on his priors but he was off parole. the called his case a wobbler so based on the new law that just passed how can I get him out or get a sentence modification done. The law that I am referring to is the prop G I think the one where they have to let non-violent offenders based on the budget. Do you think that he could have a chance under this law
Asked on 9/09/09, 8:57 pm
2 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman
Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman
It was actually called Proposition 5, and it was defeated at the polls by a margin of almost 2.4 million votes. Even if it had passed it would not have applied retroactively.
Answered on 9/10/09, 2:55 pm