People v. Hall
Annotate this CaseSinclair was walking in Oakland when a man later identified as Hall began following her, then demanded her purse. When Sinclair did not respond, Hall pushed her into a parked car and said, “Let go of your purse, bitch.” Sinclair felt and saw a knife on her abdomen. Hall said that he would stab her if she didn‘t give up the purse, ripped the purse from her shoulder, and ran away. A police officer found Hall running down the street with Sinclair‘s purse. Hall, who had 10 prior felony convictions, including two serious and violent felonies, pleaded no contest to a lesser included offense, grand theft from a person (Penal Code 487(c)) for an agreed sentence five years in prison. In 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, which reduced most possessory drug offenses and thefts of property valued at less than $950 to misdemeanors. Hall filed a petition to reduce his felony conviction to a misdemeanor. The state argued that Hall‘s resentencing would violate the plea bargain and present an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety. The court of appeal affirmed denial of Hall‘s petition on the ground he presented an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.
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