California · Penal Code

PEN §1170.13: Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 1170.

Civil

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This statute modifies sentencing rules for consecutive offenses under Section 139(b), requiring full middle-term sentences instead of one-third reductions for subordinate terms.

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Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 1170.1 which provides for the imposition of a subordinate term for a consecutive offense of one-third of the middle term of imprisonment, if a person is convicted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 139, the subordinate term for each consecutive offense shall consist of the full middle term.

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