People v. Hall CA3

Filed 9/8/21 P. v. Hall CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Placer) ----

THE PEOPLE, C093259

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No.

A-CR-0042409)

v.

JAMES EARL HALL,

Defendant and Appellant.

In 1998, defendant James Earl Hall pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and causing injury while driving under the influence of alcohol, and he stipulated to a term of 25 years to life in prison. In 2019, defendant filed a petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.91, subdivision (b)(1),1 which the trial court denied after finding the statute did not permit resentencing where, as here, the defendant agreed to a stipulated sentence. On appeal, defendant…