Opinion
S271877
03-27-2023
PEOPLE v. BROWN (DAJAH)
H048462 Sixth Appellate District
Opinion filed: Judgment reversed
The Court of Appeal's decision is reversed. The trial court's judgment, finding defendant guilty of the charge, is affirmed. While this appeal was pending, the Legislature decriminalized the act of loitering for purposes of prostitution, the offense of which defendant was convicted. (See Stats. 2022, ch. 86 (Sen. Bill No. 357), § 4, effective Jan. 1, 2023.) In doing so, the Legislature provided a mechanism for those previously convicted of that offense to request resentencing or dismissal and sealing of their case, as applicable. (See § 653.29.) Nothing we say here prohibits defendant from seeking that relief.
Majority Opinion by Corrigan, J.
-- joined by Guerrero, C. J., Kruger, and Jenkins, JJ.
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Groban, J.
-- joined by Liu and Evans, JJ.