California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, A145291 (Cal. App. 2016):
As the People v. Tran court aptly noted under comparable circumstances, "[a] convicted defendant is not entitled to the benefits of section 17(b) as a matter of right. Rather, a reduction under section 17(b) is an act of leniency by the trial court, one that 'may be granted by the court to a seemingly deserving defendant, whereby he [or she]
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