Can a section of the Penal Code be amended to make it easier for a defendant to escape prosecution under the Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. McKinley, F074599 (Cal. App. 2017):
The trial court's decision to permit the amendment is not to be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion. (People v. Bolden, supra, 44 Cal.App.4th at p. 716.) No such abuse of discretion has been shown.
The judgment is affirmed.
Footnotes:
*. Before Gomes, Acting P.J., Franson, J. and Pea, J.
1. References to code sections are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified.
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