What are the implications of the amendments to section 4019 of the California Criminal Code when a defendant's appeal is still pending?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Ramos, C062833, CRF061216 (Cal. App. 2010):
The amendments to section 4019 apply to all appeals, including defendant's, pending as of January 25, 2010. (See In re Estrada (1965) 63 Cal.2d 740, 745 [amendment to statute lessening punishment for crime applies "to acts committed before its passage provided the judgment convicting the defendant of the act is not final"]; People v. Doganiere (1978) 86 Cal.App.3d 237; People v. Hunter (1977) 68 Cal.App.3d 389, 393.)
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