People v. Grimes CA2/4

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 23, 2026B336757ACalifornia679 words

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background because our opinion is unpublished and the parties are familiar with the facts of the case and its procedural history. (People v. Garcia (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 847, 851 [unpublished opinion merely reviewing correctness of trial court’s decision “does not merit extensive factual or legal statement”].) Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal. 4th 497.

2 Grimes asserts that that the trial court erred in resentencing him on count 1. He contends that following the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 (Prop. 36, as approved by voters, Gen. Elec. (Nov. 6, 2012)) (Reform Act), corporal injury of a spouse, which under the circumstances was not a serious or violent felony under the Penal Code, should not be sentenced as a strike offense. The People concede this point under the circumstances of this case. In an opinion filed June 17, 2025, a different panel of this division followed published case law holding that resentencing to apply Reform Act changes was not authorized in the context of resentencing under section 1172.75. (People v. Grimes (June 17, 2025, B336757) [nonpub. opn.].) Grimes…

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