Does the Court have authority to impose a lesser sentence on a defendant who is convicted of assault and assault?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, E070437 (Cal. App. 2019):

authority to impose a lesser sentence in such a case. [Citation.]" (People v. Bolian (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 1415, 1420-1421 (Bolian), italics omitted.)

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