P. v. Williams CA2/1
In 1996, a jury convicted Mark Williams of receiving stolen property. (Pen. Code, § 496, subd. (a).) He was sentenced to a prison term of 25 years to life under the former “Three Strikes” law. (Pen. Code, §§ 667, 1170.12.) The conviction was upheld on appeal, but his sentence was later reduced to six years under Proposition 36, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012. (Pen. Code, § 1170.126.) Williams has completed his sentence.
On February 10, 2016, Williams filed a petition for recall and redesignation of his sentence pursuant to Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, which reduces certain nonserious and nonviolent crimes, such as low-level drug- and theft-related offenses, from felonies to misdemeanors. (People v. Contreras (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 868, 889-890.) Williams appeals from an order denying his petition.
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