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Illegal Search & Seizure Conviction Reversed
California v. Gyorgy Docket: G061567 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: July 14, 2023. After the truck defendant-appellant Joseph...

Nick Woodall
Jul 15, 20231 min read
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AB 1310 Gets New Amendments To Stay Alive
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 14, 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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AB 958 UPDATE: Amendments Have Weakened Bill
AB 958, as amended, Santiago. Prisons: visitation. An act to amend Sections 2600, 2601, and 6400 of, and to add Sections 2601.5, 6403,...

Nick Woodall
Jul 13, 20232 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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REVERSED: Murder Conviction Lacks Finding of Personal Use of Knife
People v. Arnold Docket: B321031 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: July 11, 2023. Defendant was convicted of second-degree...

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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AB 1226 UPDATE
AB 1226, as amended, Haney. Corrections: Placement of incarcerated persons. An act to repeal and add Section 5068 of the Penal Code,...

Nick Woodall
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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Murder Conviction Reversed -- SB 1437
People v. Madrigal Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: H046577 (Sixth Appellate District), Opinion Date: July 6, 2023. Madrigal...

Nick Woodall
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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Felony Probation Revocation Reversed
People v. Jackson Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: A164649 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: July 6, 2023. In January...

Nick Woodall
Jul 10, 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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Gang Enhancements Reversed
California v. Fletcher Docket: E077553 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: June 30, 2023. After a joint trial, defendants and...

Nick Woodall
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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Concurrent Terms Illegal Under Federal Law
Lora v. United States Docket: 22-49, Opinion Date: June 16, 2023. A federal court imposing multiple prison sentences typically has...

Nick Woodall
Jun 30, 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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Full Resentencing Ordered on Court's Error
California v. Codinha Docket: D080633 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: June 26, 2023. Joseph Codinha appealed an order...

Nick Woodall
Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Commissioners Cite Posse Solutions in Grant
Deputy Commissioner Shinaver: And, I do see that you also participated, this looks like something you did on your own. I was pretty...

Nick Woodall
Jun 26, 20231 min read
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Strike Sentence Vacated
California v. Farias Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: C094195 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: June 15, 2023....

Nick Woodall
Jun 17, 20232 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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