People v. Young CA2/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 14, 2026B336400California3,574 words

Opinion

Opinion

Richardson, J.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Jerome William Young appeals the trial court’s order resentencing him pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1172.75 for convictions he suffered in 1990. Young’s original sentence was 15 years plus 7 to life. He has fully served the determinate term but remains incarcerated for the indeterminate term. As required by section 1172.75, the trial court struck Young’s one-year “prison prior” enhancement imposed pursuant to section 667.5, former subdivision (b), reducing his sentence to 14 years plus 7 to life. However, it declined to strike two other enhancements he asked the court to strike under section 1385. The court also did not strike, as Young did not ask it to strike, 14 additional enhancements that were either stayed or ran concurrently with his completed determinate term. On appeal, Young contends the trial court should have stricken all of the 17 total enhancements. Additionally, he contends sentences for eight of his convictions, which he served concurrently with his completed determinate term, should have been stayed under section 654. We will order stayed those punishments barred by section 654. We will affirm the order in all other…

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