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JULY 28, 2021

The California Supreme Court held Monday that prisoners are entitled to a lawyer before a trial court can consider their record of conviction in determining whether the prisoners may challenge their murder convictions for killings committed by others. The new law in question was California Senate Bill No.

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At the Lectern

JUNE 29, 2023

Resentencing prima facie case. Reyes , one of many cases concerning possible resentencing under Senate Bill 1437 (more about today’s Reyes decision later [ update : here ]), the court agreed to take on yet another SB 1437 case, People v. Criminal case grant-and-holds. 22 challenge. COVID insurance.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Supreme Court today barely denied review in In re Banks , with Justices Goodwin Liu, Leondra Kruger, and Kelli Evans voting to grant and send the case to the Court of Appeal for issuance of an order to show cause on a pro per’s habeas corpus petition seeking relief under the California Racial Justice Act ( here and here ).

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At the Lectern

MAY 19, 2022

The court issued writs of review in California-American Water Company v. Faial , apparently to decide just how retroactive is Assembly Bill 1950 , 2020 legislation that shortened the maximum probation time for many felonies to two years. Water rates. Public Utilities Commission and Golden State Water Company v.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Assuring that “[t]he Goddess of justice is not wearing a black armband today weeping for the California Constitution,” a 2-1 Second District, Division Six, published opinion said “[i]t is our Constitutional obligation to affirm a judgment, where a more favorable outcome will not result upon reversal.” 29; see also Cal.

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