SB 990, Hueso. Status: On 14-JUN-22 the following history action was applied: "From committee with author's amendments. Read second time...

Hemphill v. New York Docket: 20-637, Opinion Date: January 20, 2022. A stray 9-millimeter bullet killed a child after a Bronx street fight. Eyewitnesses described the shooter as wearing a blue shirt or sweater. Police officers determined Gilliam was involved and that Morris was at the scene. A search of Morris’ apartment revealed a 9-millimeter cartridge and .357-caliber bullets. Gilliam initially identified Morris as the shooter but subsequently said that Hemphill was the sh

In re Lisea Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: C093386 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: January 13, 2022. This case arose out of a confrontation between petitioner’s gang and a rival gang in which an innocent bystander was shot. Petitioner, the driver of the vehicle from which his fellow gang members fired several shots, was convicted of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, criminal street gang participation with gang and firearm enhancements, for which

In re Terraza Docket: E077170 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: January 12, 2022. The Acting Warden of the California Institute for Men petitioned a Superior Court for authorization to perform electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on inmate Rudy Terraza. Convicted of first-degree murder at age 17, Terraza was a 44-year-old with a history of mental illness. According to a prison psychiatrist, Terraza has a “schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type . . . characterized by audit

United States v. Jackson Docket: 20-35592, Opinion Date: January 3, 2022. Jackson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking in exchange for the government’s promise to recommend a sentencing range of 120–180 months’ imprisonment. Despite assuring the court during the plea colloquy that there was no “side agreement,” Jackson later argued that he relied on the government’s oral promise that it would not offer his codefendant (Young) a lesser sentence. Young was

California v. Ramirez Docket: E074402 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: December 9, 2021. Defendants Jamie Ramirez and Albert...

People v. Cervantes Docket: B308616 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: December 1, 2021. Cervantes was charged in connection with...