What is PC 273A(B)?

What is PC 273A(B)?​

PC 273a (b) Brief Summary: Penal Code 273a (b) addresses less serious situations where a person either endangers the safety of a child or inflicts, causes, or permits unjustifiable pain or mental suffering to a child. While not as serious as Penal Code 273a (a), this is still a serious charge with potentially serious consequences.

What is the penalty for PC 273d a?​

PC 273d (a) Punishment: Penal Code 273d (a) is punishable as either a felony or as a misdemeanor. Potential exposure for a felony conviction is two, four, or six years served in county jail. In contrast, a misdemeanor conviction carries a maximum sentence of up to a year in county jail.
Wobbler: Yes. PC 273a (a) is a wobbler. This means that PC 273a (a) may be charged as a felony or as a misdemeanor. Incarceration: Felony PC 273a (a) prison sentence range: 2, 4 or 6 years (if probation not granted).
What is the punishment for child endangerment under PC 273A?
Punishment under PC 273a depends on whether the risk to the child included death or “great bodily injury.” If there was no possibility of either, the offense is a California misdemeanor crime. Penalties for misdemeanor child endangerment can include:

What are common defenses to PC 273A crimes?
Common defenses to PC 273a crimes include: insufficient evidence, mistake of fact, emergency, statute of limitations, coerced confessions, illegal search and seizure, insanity, severe intoxication (except in connection with crimes that involve alcohol or drugs, such as DUI, Drunk in Public, etc.), self-defense, and more.

What are Good Conduct Credits for PC 273?​

Good Conduct Credits: If the defendant is convicted of PC 273a (a), or 273a (b), and he or she is sentenced to jail or prison (no grant of probation), the defendant may earn up to fifty percent (50%) credit off his or her sentence for good behavior while in custody (absent prior strike convictions).