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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: 3/23/2023 From Senate...

Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20232 min read
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9th Circuit Overturns Murder Conviction
Frank Gable v. Max Williams Docket: 19-35427, Opinion Date: September 29, 2022. Petitioner was convicted of the murder of an Oregon...

Nick Woodall
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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Gang Enhancements Reversed
People v. Renteria Court: Supreme Court of California, Docket: S266854, Opinion Date: August 25, 2022. The Supreme Court reversed the...

Nick Woodall
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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Gang Enhancements REVERSED
California v. Salgado Docket: G060656 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: August 18, 2022. Victor Salgado appealed a recall and...

Nick Woodall
Aug 19, 20222 min read
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AB 960 UPDATE
AB 960, Ting. Status: 7/27/2022, Set FOR Hearing ON 08-AUG-22 10 a.m. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: This bill would require the...

Nick Woodall
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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U.S Supreme Court Vacates Convictions & Applies First Step Act
USA v. Verne Merrell Docket: 20-30183, Opinion Date: June 10, 2022. In three defendants’ consolidated appeals, the Ninth Circuit (1)...

Nick Woodall
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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Court Misunderstood Its Discretion under PC 1385 in Refusing to Consider LADA New Policy
Nazir v. Super. Ct. Docket: B310806 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: June 2, 2022. Petitioner argued the trial court abused its...

Nick Woodall
Jun 4, 20222 min read
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REVERSED: Maximum Probation Term Served Under AB 1950
People v. Butler Docket: B313121 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: February 15, 2022. Butler pleaded no contest to unlawful...

Nick Woodall
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Prop. 47 Applies to Mail-Theft Convictions
People v. Chatman Docket: A151408A (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: January 31, 2022. Chatman was convicted of five counts of...

Nick Woodall
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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Murder Conviction Reversed: Illegal Search & Seizure Results
California v. Rorabaugh Docket: C090482 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: January 25, 2022. When executing a search warrant at...

Nick Woodall
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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9th Circuit Reverses District Court's Jury Instructional Error
United States v. Turchin Docket: 18-10464, Opinion Date: January 3, 2022. Based on his participation in a scheme to issue California...

Nick Woodall
Jan 5, 20222 min read
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California Supreme Court Approves Commutation Of Another Three-Strikes Sentence
12/22/2021—At the request of Governor Gavin Newsom, the Supreme Court today recommended clemency for Eric Cowan, allowing Newsom to...

Nick Woodall
Dec 23, 20212 min read
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Parolee Entitled to CDCR Written Report Before Trial Court's Ruling on Petition to Revoke Parole
People v. Williams Docket: A159914 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: November 23, 2021. Williams, convicted of murder in 1995 and...

Nick Woodall
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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