People v. Bradford

Cynthia Wood was convicted by plea of guilty to 10 counts of forgery and, in another case, by plea of guilty to 1 count of receiving stolen property with an admission that she had been released on bail or on her own recognizance at the time of the commission of the latter offense. (Pen. Code, §§ 470, 496, subd. (a), 12022.1.) In each case, she was placed on probation after sentence was imposed and execution of judgment was suspended. She subsequently moved for reduction of the felony convictions to misdemeanors. The motion was denied. She appeals from the denial of her motion. We hold that the trial court properly determined that section 17, subdivision (b)(3), precludes the court from reducing felonies to misdemeanors where a prison sentence has been imposed before probation was granted.