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Kill Zone Theory Instruction Reversed
People v. Mumin Court: Supreme Court of California, Docket: S271049, Opinion Date: August 17, 2023. The Supreme Court affirmed in part...

Nick Woodall
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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AB 1310 Update
AB 1310, as amended, McKinnor. Sentencing: recall and resentencing. An act to add Section 1385.2 to the Penal Code, relating to...

Nick Woodall
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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Posse Solutions Client Review
On behalf of myself, my husband, and our family, we want to thank Nick Woodall and his team at Posse Solutions, for the outstanding...

Nick Woodall
Aug 4, 20232 min read
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AB 600 UPDATE
AB 600, as amended, Ting. Criminal procedure: resentencing. An act to amend Section 1172.1 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal...

Nick Woodall
Jul 13, 20232 min read
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Cal. Supreme Court Approves Clemency Including LWOP
The Supreme Court today granted Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for permission to commute the life-without-parole sentence of Carlos Cano...

Nick Woodall
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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REMANDED: Middle Term Sentence Consideration Required
People v. Gaines Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: F083168 (Fifth Appellate District), Opinion Date: July 5, 2023. Defendants...

Nick Woodall
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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9th Circuit Remands Cocaine Base Conviction
USA v. Jerramey Roper Court: US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Docket: 22-30021, Opinion Date: July 6, 2023. In 2013, Defendant...

Nick Woodall
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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Gang Murder Special Circumstance Reversed
People v. Campbell Docket: A162472 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: June 30, 2023. Anthony drove the car in which four...

Nick Woodall
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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Supreme Court Reverses SB 1437 Denial
People v. Reyes Court: Supreme Court of California, Docket: S270723, Opinion Date: June 29, 2023. The Supreme Court reversed the judgment...

Nick Woodall
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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LWOP Commutations Approved
6/14/2023--The Supreme Court today approved Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for recommendations to commute the life without parole...

Nick Woodall
Jun 14, 20232 min read
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SB 94 UPDATE
SB 94, as amended, Cortese. An act to add Section 1172.5 to the Penal Code, relating to sentencing. Status: 5/25/2023 In Assembly. Read...

Nick Woodall
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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REVERSED: Prosecutorial Misconduct
Colin Dickey v. Ron Davis Docket: 19-99009, Opinion Date: May 31, 2023. Petitioner was sentenced to death in 1991 after a California...

Nick Woodall
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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Supreme Court Interprets New Law: Requires Reversal of Gang Enhancement
5/25/2023—In People v. Cooper, S273134, the Supreme Court today holds it was not harmless error to instruct a jury on law concerning...

Nick Woodall
May 26, 20232 min read
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Another 5-Star Client Review
I highly recommend Nick Woodall's services at Posse Solutions. He's been beyond great, very kind, responsive, and extremely helpful. He...

Nick Woodall
May 24, 20231 min read
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SB 94 Update
SB 94, as amended, Cortese. An act to add Section 1172.5 to the Penal Code, relating to sentencing. Status: 5/18/2023 From committee: Do...

Nick Woodall
May 19, 20232 min read
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REMANDED: Changes in Use of Firearms Law
California v. Bocanegra Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: C095234 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: April 28, 2023....

Nick Woodall
May 9, 20232 min read
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Newsom seeks LWOP sentence commutation that the Supreme Court blocked in 2018
4/7/2023—Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday asked for Supreme Court approval to grant clemency to six people, including a second attempt to...

Nick Woodall
Apr 11, 20232 min read
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Murder Conviction Vacated-Harmless Error
In re Ferrell Docket: S265798, Opinion Date: April 6, 2023. A gambling dispute incited a fistfight between gang subsets. Witnesses later...

Nick Woodall
Apr 11, 20232 min read
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AB 1523 UPDATE
AB 1523, as introduced, McKinnor. Youth offender parole hearings. An act to amend Section 3051 of the Penal Code, relating to parole....

Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20233 min read
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REVERSED: Failure to Advise of Immigration Consquences
People v. Villalba Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: B318353 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 22, 2023....

Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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