What is the effect of section 1170.18 of the California Penal Code on shoplifting?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dursma, B280498 (Cal. App. 2017):
In 2014, the electorate passed Proposition 47, codified in relevant part as section 1170.18, which reduced penalties for certain theft and drug offenses by amending existing statutes. Proposition 47 also added several new provisions to the Penal Code, including section 459.5, which created the crime of shoplifting. (See People v. Gonzales (2017) 2 Cal.5th 858, 863.)
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