{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1170.15","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1170.15","heading":"","body":"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 of a felony, and of an additional felony that is a violation of Section 136.1 or 137 and that was committed against the victim of, or a witness or potential witness with respect to, or a person who was about to give material information pertaining to, the first felony, or of a felony violation of Section 653f that was committed to dissuade a witness or potential witness to the first felony, the subordinate term for each consecutive offense that is a felony described in this section shall consist of the full middle term of imprisonment for the felony for which a consecutive term of imprisonment is imposed, and shall include the full term prescribed for any enhancements imposed for being armed with or using a dangerous or deadly weapon or a firearm, or for inflicting great bodily injury.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 7. OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT [1065. - 1188.]","CHAPTER 4.5. Trial Court Sentencing [1170. - 1172.75.]","ARTICLE 1. Initial Sentencing [1170. - 1171.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"49ccb67cc920f9159fb9ab18c0b1a676ecced7516c91b3caa16c85853ebf853a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1170.13","next":"us-ca/pen-1170.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}