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P. v. Burns CA4/2
Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant and appellant Denise Louise Burns pled guilty to one count of receiving stolen property. (Pen. Code, § 496, subd. (a), count 2.) In exchange, a trial court dismissed a count of forgery. (§ 475, subd. (c), count 1.) Pursuant to the agreement, the court sentenced her to two years in state prison. Subsequently, California voters enacted Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, which among other things established a procedure for specified classes of offenders to have their felony convictions reduced to misdemeanors and be resentenced accordingly. (§ 1170.18.) Defendant filed a petition for resentencing, pursuant to section 1170.18. The trial court found her ineligible for relief and denied the petition. Defendant now appeals. We affirm.

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