What is the difference between a criminal conviction and a prison sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Martin, 237 Cal.Rptr.3d 504, 26 Cal.App.5th 825 (Cal. App. 2018):
state prison is imposed, the offense remains a felony; if a misdemeanor sentence is imposed, the offense is thereafter deemed a misdemeanor. [Citations.]" [Citation.]" ( People v. Tran (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 877, 885, 195 Cal.Rptr.3d 638.)
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