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Four-case October calendar will be heard in Fresno

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Most calendars are conducted in San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Sacramento. The case was originally on the June calendar, but there was a last-minute continuance. The Supreme Court today announced it will hear just four arguments in October. The hearings will be at a special session in Fresno. The court granted review in October 2022.

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Felony-murder opinion filing tomorrow

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It will be the first decision in an October calendar case. Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in People v. Briefs here ; oral argument video here.) Opinions in the other three October cases are expected by January 4. All of the cases had a Court of Appeal justice sitting pro tem.

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Seven cases on the late-May calendar

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The Supreme Court has announced a seven-case late-May calendar. Like all calendars since April 2020 , and for the foreseeable future, May’s arguments will be remote and based in San Francisco. (See May is the only month with two oral argument sessions. See here , here , here , and here.) The court granted review in March 2020.

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Five cases on the January calendar include (at least) one with an adequately percolated issue

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The Supreme Court has announced its January calendar, the first one to be presided over by Patricia Guerrero, who will be sworn in as Chief Justice days before the arguments. merge with the charged homicide and cannot be the basis for a second degree felony-murder instruction.” There will be five cases heard. Chun (2009) 45 Cal.4th

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Murder resentencing opinion filing Monday

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This will be the last opinion in the three cases argued on the September calendar. 1437 , 2018 legislation that allows resentencing of some defendants convicted of felony murder or murder under a natural-and-probable-consequences theory. On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in People v.

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Murder resentencing opinion filing tomorrow

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This will be the last opinion for cases argued on the April calendar. Reyes is another case concerning possible resentencing under Senate Bill 1437 , which limited criminal liability for felony murder or murder under the natural-and-probable-consequences doctrine. Briefs here ; oral argument video here.)

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Opinion filing tomorrow on retroactivity of law limiting a sentence enhancement

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By contrast, there has been no decision yet in any case argued on the April calendar. The change in the law at issue is Senate Bill 136 , which, in 2019, restricted what had been a generally applicable enhancement for prior felony prison and jail terms to one that is now imposed only for those terms served for sexually violent offenses.

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