Does the matter need to be remanded to allow the trial court to specify the basis for both a reduction and a sentence enhancement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mitchell, D071658 (Cal. App. 2017):
the court was empowered to impose sentence enhancements) whether the matter should be remanded to allow the trial court to specify the basis for imposing both enhancements (People v. Scott (1994) 9 Cal.4th 331, 352-356). However, counsel presents no argument for reversal on these issues.
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