Court Opinion

ID: 9633717
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 11:57:41.193983+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:08:40.655266
License: Public Domain

MOSK,J.
—I concur in the well-reasoned opinion of Justice Baxter.
However, I would add a caveat. Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (d), authorizes the trial court to resentence a defendant in the “same manner” as if the defendant has not previously been sentenced. Not only is the court limited to no greater sentence than that originally imposed, but one additional factor must be stressed.
The “same manner” requires resentencing within the statutory period specified in Penal Code section 1191, that is, 28 days. Thus the trial court *466may recall its sentence within 120 days of the date of the commitment, and then must resentence the defendant within 28 days thereafter. The court is not permitted to delay the proceedings indefinitely. The entire process may take no more than a total of 148 days.
Of course, as the majority opinion declares, a defendant may waive time for sentencing or resentencing. Since there was a waiver in this instance, no time problem arises and the trial court has not acted in excess of its jurisdiction.