Frierson

People v. Frierson

Good Law
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 20, 2016B260774California721 words

Opinion

Opinion

DISCUSSION

Section 1170.126, enacted by Proposition 36, provides in subdivision (e)(2), that an inmate is eligible for resentencing if his or her current sentence was not imposed for an offense appearing in (among other provisions) section 667, subdivision (e)(2)(C)(ii); where, during commission of the offense, defendant “intended to cause great bodily injury to another person.” On appeal defendant argues that while he wrote the letters we have discussed, they do not show he intended to inflict great bodily injury on his wife. He reasons that the basis of the trial court’s ruling was the fact of defendant’s conviction for stalking, a crime that does not require intent to carry out the threatened acts. It is true that the conviction was based on defendant’s threats. In determining an inmate’s eligibility for recall and resentencing under Proposition 36, the trial court may examine all relevant, reliable and admissible material in the record to determine the existence of a disqualifying factor. (People v. Blakely (2014) 225 Cal.App.4th 1042, 1048, 1051; and see People v. Guererro (1988) 44 Cal.3d 343, 355.) That is what the trial court did in this case. It is reasonable to infer,…

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