People v. Greenspon CA2/6

Filed 7/17/24 P. v. Greenspon CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B327814 (Super. Ct. No. 1011641) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Santa Barbara County)

v.

BENJAMIN JAMES GREENSPON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Benjamin Greenspon appeals from a postconviction “resentencing” hearing (Pen. Code, § 1172.75) which led the trial court to reduce appellant’s sentence by two years. This translated to appellant still having to serve five consecutive 25 year to life “Three Strikes” (125 years to life) sentences plus five years for a prior serious felony conviction. He contends that the trial court abused its discretion in not striking at least one of the Three Strike priors which was a…