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Jury Instruction Error Not Harmless, Murder Conviction Reversed
People v. Schuller Court: Supreme Court of California, Docket: S272237, Opinion Date: August 17, 2023. The Supreme Court reversed the...

Nick Woodall
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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SF NEW DA Denied Withdrawal Of Previous DA's Resentencing Motion
People v. Vaesau Docket: A165925 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: August 4, 2023. Based on events that occurred in 1991, when he...

Nick Woodall
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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AB 1310 UPDATE: If Signed Into Law Will Become Automatically Applied
AB 1310, as amended, McKinnor. Sentencing: recall and resentencing. An act to add Section 1385.2 to the Penal Code, relating to...

Nick Woodall
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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REMAND: Firearm Enhancement Finding Not Harmless
California v. Butler Docket: E078235 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 28, 2023. In November 2021, a jury convicted...

Nick Woodall
Mar 29, 20231 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
Mar 26, 20232 min read
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Trial Court Ordered to Hear CDCR Recommendation to Recall Sentence
People v. Pierce Docket: B322890 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: February 28, 2023. Appellant appealed an order denying a...

Nick Woodall
Mar 1, 20231 min read
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DA's Challenge to Petitioner's Relief Denied
People v. Bartholomew Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: B316314 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: November 28, 2022....

Nick Woodall
Dec 7, 20221 min read
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Prima Facie Claim for Resentencing Established in 1170.95 Case
People v. Flores Docket: F080584 (Fifth Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 29, 2022. The Court of Appeal agreed with petitioner that he established a prima facie claim for resentencing relief pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.95. Therefore, the trial court erred in denying the petition without issuing an order to show cause or holding an evidentiary hearing. In this case, neither the charge nor the plea excludes petitioner from resentencing eligibility as a matter of

Nick Woodall
Mar 30, 20221 min read
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