Can a defendant who threatened his girlfriend with a shotgun during an argument receive a reduction in his sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lerma, B263789 (Cal. App. 2016):
who threatened his girlfriend with shotgun during argument was found to be armed and not entitled to resentencing]; People v. Elder, supra, 227 Cal.App.4th at p. 1317 [police found defendant outside his apartment and - inside - found a gun on cabinet shelf and a second gun in bedroom safe; defendant was found to be armed with a firearm and thus ineligible for resentencing].)
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