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Remand for Compassionate Release Motion
United States v. Aruda Docket: 20-10245, Opinion Date: April 8, 2021.The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's order denying...
Nick Woodall
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Supreme Court Approves Governor’s Request To Commute Robbery Sentence
03/30/2021--The Supreme Court today recommended that Governor Gavin Newsom commute Benjamin Guerra‘s 2006, 24-year sentence for robbery...
Nick Woodall
Mar 31, 20211 min read
Hearing On Cost Of Jail/Prison Phone Calls
Notice Of Public Participation Hearings In Rulemaking 20-10-002 Regarding The Costs Of Calling From Prisons And Jails In California....
Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Prejudicial Error In Giving Jury Instruction
People v. Southard Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: A157236 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 24, 2021. On...
Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
No Contest Plea Not A Bar To SB 1437 Relief
People v. Rivera Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: A158284 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 19, 2021. Rivera...
Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Reversed: Trial Court Denied Mental Health Diversion
People v. Moine Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: B303013 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 24, 2021. After a...
Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Trial Court Erred By Denying Untimely Request For Mental Health Diversion
California v. Curry Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: C090409 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 22, 2021....
Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
One-Year Enhancements Unauthorized
California v. Andahl Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: C090707 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 19, 2021....
Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Conditioning Freedom On Ability To Afford Bail: UNCONSTITUTIONAL
In re Humphrey Court: Supreme Court of California, Docket: S247278, Opinion Date: March 25, 2021. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment...
Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Supreme Court Approves Two Pardons, After 11-Month Wait
03/24/2021--The Supreme Court today recommended pardons for Jeffrey Hunerlach and John Nolen, Jr. It’s been 11 months since Governor...
Nick Woodall
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Governor Newsom Requests Supreme Court To Allow Seven More Clemency Grants
03/18/2021--Under the state constitution, at least four Supreme Court justices must recommend clemency before the Governor can pardon, or...
Nick Woodall
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Arguments on the California Supreme Court April 2020 Schedule
03/18/2021--April will mark the one-year anniversary of the court’s first remote arguments. Like 2020’s April calendar and all calendars...
Nick Woodall
Mar 18, 20212 min read
California Supreme Court Won’t Transfer Cases From 3rd District
03/18/2021—The California Supreme Court issued its order denying the request of appellate attorney Jon Eisenberg and former Court of...
Nick Woodall
Mar 18, 20211 min read
Legislature Considers LWOP Relief for Youth Offenders
SB 481, as amended, Senator Durazo. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST. Existing law provides a punishment of imprisonment for life without the...
Nick Woodall
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Police Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity
Rice v. Morehouse Court: US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Docket: 18-35459, Opinion Date: March 8, 2021. The Ninth Circuit...
Nick Woodall
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Sentence Violates Proscription Against Multiple Punshiments for Single Act
People v. Washington Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: B296437 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 9, 2021....
Nick Woodall
Mar 12, 20211 min read
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Another SB 1437 Resentencing Case
The court granted review in another case interpreting a provision added by 2018’s Senate Bill No. 1437 that allows resentencing of some...
Nick Woodall
Mar 11, 20211 min read
March Madness!
Posse Solutions is happy to extend a special 10% discount on all of our products at www.possesolutions.com It is only for this weekend!...
Nick Woodall
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Push To Expand 1170.95 Felony/Murder Relief
SB 300, as introduced by Senator Dave Cortese. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST: (1) Existing law defines murder as the unlawful killing of a...
Nick Woodall
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Credit Earning Expansion For Rehabilitative Programming
AB 292, as introduced, Assembly Member Stone. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST: The California Constitution, as amended by Proposition 57 at...
Nick Woodall
Mar 4, 20211 min read
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