Demurrer Felony Laws 
At the Lectern
JANUARY 12, 2023
The prosecution acted under a Los Angeles County District Attorney directive to not contest certain resentencing petitions in felony-murder cases. Division One said, “as with any other stipulation, the court must make its own determination of whether the matter to which the parties have stipulated is consistent with the law.”
At the Lectern
JUNE 29, 2023
The 2018 legislation limited criminal liability for felony murder or murder under the natural-and-probable-consequences doctrine and allowed defendants convicted under those theories to seek resentencing. Division Three held policy exclusions defeated the claim as a matter of law. The court made a similar order two weeks ago.
At the Lectern
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
” The trial court had dismissed the action on demurrer, ruling that one superior court cannot direct a writ of mandamus to another superior court. Murder resentencing. The court will also hear People v.
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