Does the Court of Appeal have authority to order the correction of abstracts of judgment in a case where the abstracts do not accurately reflect the sentencing of a defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Butler, E052573 (Cal. App. 2012):
Appellate courts have authority to order the correction of abstracts of judgment if the abstracts do not accurately reflect the oral judgments of sentencing. (People v. Mitchell (2001) 26 Cal.4th 181, 185.)
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