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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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SB 81 UPDATE
SB 81, as amended, Skinner. Parole hearings. Status: 5/31/2023 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to the Assembly....

Nick Woodall
Jun 1, 20233 min read
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REVERSED: Prosecutor's Excusal of Jurors Illegal
California v. Jaime Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: C096022 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: May 19, 2023....

Nick Woodall
May 26, 20233 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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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
May 19, 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
May 19, 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: 5/18/2023 From committee: Do...

Nick Woodall
May 19, 20232 min read
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AB 958 - Prison Visiting Rights Bill Update
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
May 19, 20232 min read
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Foreign Prior Cannot Support Three Strikes
People v. Hiller Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: A165126 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: May 9, 2023. Based on a...

Nick Woodall
May 18, 20232 min read
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5-STAR Client Review
Dear Nick, I hope this letter finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for the effort and care you put...

Nick Woodall
May 17, 20231 min read
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Gang Enhancements Vacated
Mendoza v. Super. Ct. Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: F084354 (Fifth Appellate District), Opinion Date: May 3, 2023....

Nick Woodall
May 9, 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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Posse Client Review on Parole Grant
Parole Grant & 5-Star Review! We hired Nick in October of 2021 to help out my brother who has been incarcerated since 1999. The courses...

Nick Woodall
May 7, 20232 min read
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Another Grant for Posse Solutions Client
Congratulations to Posse Solutions Client Hutton Miller on receiving a grant of parole! Here are excerpts from the parole board hearing...

Nick Woodall
May 7, 20232 min read
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Congratulations to Posse Solutions Student Jerry Moreno!
Here’s what BPH Commissioners are saying about us when granting parole to our clients and students: Deputy Commissioner Blake: Okay, how...

Nick Woodall
May 1, 20232 min read
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Upper Term Plea Deal Remanded - SB 567
People v. Fox Docket: A165462 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: April 20, 2023. In 2015, after his co-defendant stole a camera...

Nick Woodall
Apr 23, 20232 min read
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Firearm & Gang Enhancements Impermissible
California v. Ramos Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: D074429 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: April 13, 2023. In a...

Nick Woodall
Apr 15, 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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