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Court Reverses Denial of Petition for Release as SB 1437 Continues to Be Found Constitutional

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|Date: May 27, 2020
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Court Reverses Denial of Petition for Release as SB 1437 Continues to Be Found Constitutional

By Dominique Kato CALIFORNIA - The Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, reversed the trial court's ...

By Dominique Kato CALIFORNIA - The Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, reversed the trial court's denial of the defendant’s Penal Code section 1170.95 petition, a petition to dismiss a murder c ...

May 27, 2020
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Second District Court of Appeals Instructs Los Angeles County Superior Court to Continue Previously Denied Resentencing Petition

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|Date: May 05, 2020
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Second District Court of Appeals Instructs Los Angeles County Superior Court to Continue Previously Denied Resentencing Petition

By Linh Nguyen The California Second District Court of Appeal heard an appeal in which two defendants wer ...

By Linh Nguyen The California Second District Court of Appeal heard an appeal in which two defendants were denied resentencing under Senate Bill 1437 and section 1170.95 of the Penal Code for a gang-r ...

May 05, 2020
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Constitutionality of SB 1437 Reaffirmed in Second District Court of Appeal

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|Date: April 28, 2020
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Constitutionality of SB 1437 Reaffirmed in Second District Court of Appeal

By Linh Nguyen Despite the Ventura County District Attorney’s arguments that SB 1437 is unconstitutional ...

By Linh Nguyen Despite the Ventura County District Attorney’s arguments that SB 1437 is unconstitutional in that it conflicts with Propositions 7 and 115, the California Second District Court of Appea ...

April 28, 2020
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Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murders and Gross Vehicular Manslaughter Denied Petition for Resentencing

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|Date: April 23, 2020
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Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murders and Gross Vehicular Manslaughter Denied Petition for Resentencing

By Shellsea Lomeli KERN COUNTY, CA - The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the Kern ...

By Shellsea Lomeli KERN COUNTY, CA - The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the Kern County Superior Court, which denied the petition for resentencing of a man convicted of two co ...

April 23, 2020
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Man’s Attempted Murder Conviction Overturned in Appellate Court under SB 1437 Decision

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|Date: March 18, 2020
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Man’s Attempted Murder Conviction Overturned in Appellate Court under SB 1437 Decision

By Danielle Silva California - The Fifth Appellate Court overturned an attempted murder conviction under ...

By Danielle Silva California - The Fifth Appellate Court overturned an attempted murder conviction under another SB 1437 decision which eliminated “the natural and probable consequences doctrine [as] ...

March 18, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 51 – Lamoureux and SB 1437

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|Date: March 16, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 51 – Lamoureux and SB 1437

In November of 2019, the 4th District Court of Appeal in the cases of Lamoureux and Gooden ruled that SB ...

In November of 2019, the 4th District Court of Appeal in the cases of Lamoureux and Gooden ruled that SB 1437, Felony Murder Reform, was constitutional. SB 1437 redefines that law for felony-murder li ...

March 16, 2020
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Man Who Served 11 Years for Second-Degree Murder Will Be Released This May

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|Date: March 09, 2020
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Man Who Served 11 Years for Second-Degree Murder Will Be Released This May

By Alexandra Cline SAN FRANCISCO - With both the defendant’s family members and the victim’s dad present ...

By Alexandra Cline SAN FRANCISCO - With both the defendant’s family members and the victim’s dad present in the courtroom, sentencing was determined for Jonathan Johnston on Feb. 6, 2020, in the SF Ha ...

March 09, 2020
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Resentencing and Release Approved for Previously Convicted Felony Murderer

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|Date: February 27, 2020
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Resentencing and Release Approved for Previously Convicted Felony Murderer

By Alexandra Cline SAN FRANCISCO- On Feb. 21, 2020, at 850 Bryant St. in Department 25, a hearing was hel ...

By Alexandra Cline SAN FRANCISCO- On Feb. 21, 2020, at 850 Bryant St. in Department 25, a hearing was held for the resentencing of Wallace Ferguson, who was previously convicted of a felony murder in ...

February 27, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 44: Senator Nancy Skinner

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|Date: February 24, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 44: Senator Nancy Skinner

Senator Nancy Skinner has authored some of the most important criminal justice legislation in the state. ...

Senator Nancy Skinner has authored some of the most important criminal justice legislation in the state. Senator Skinner represents, among other places, Berkeley in the State Senate. Prior to her elec ...

February 24, 2020
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CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling

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|Date: February 20, 2020
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CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling

By Danielle Silva On Feb. 19, 2020, the California Supreme Court denied the depublication and review requ ...

By Danielle Silva On Feb. 19, 2020, the California Supreme Court denied the depublication and review requests for the Fourth District Appellate court decisions on two cases opinions that ruled Senate ...

February 20, 2020
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Sacramento Judge Admits He Doesn’t Like It, but Releases Woman from Murder Conviction

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|Date: February 14, 2020
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Sacramento Judge Admits He Doesn’t Like It, but Releases Woman from Murder Conviction

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raou ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raoul M. Thorbourne this past week really, really did not want to release Fitima Goodman, who had b ...

February 14, 2020
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SB 1437 Hearings in San Francisco

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|Date: February 11, 2020
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SB 1437 Hearings in San Francisco

Lifer to be re-sentenced after 33 years in prison; Re-sentencing denied to defendant in 1991 hostage taki ...

Lifer to be re-sentenced after 33 years in prison; Re-sentencing denied to defendant in 1991 hostage taking shoot-out By Stephen Yair Liebb SAN FRANCISCO - On Feb. 7, 2020, Thomas Keel, a man convic ...

February 11, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 39 – Tirpak Spends 25 Years Wrongly Imprisoned, Freed by SB 1437

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|Date: February 05, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 39 – Tirpak Spends 25 Years Wrongly Imprisoned, Freed by SB 1437

Early in 2019, Michael Tirpak became the third person released from prison under SB 1437. He had served t ...

Early in 2019, Michael Tirpak became the third person released from prison under SB 1437. He had served time in prison since 1996 following his conviction on first-degree murder. Prosecutors said he w ...

February 05, 2020
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Man to Be Freed after 45 Years Following Resentencing Under SB 1437

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|Date: February 03, 2020
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Man to Be Freed after 45 Years Following Resentencing Under SB 1437

On Wednesday Zachary Vanderhorst will be a free man for the first time since late 1974, when he was sente ...

On Wednesday Zachary Vanderhorst will be a free man for the first time since late 1974, when he was sentenced on December 31, 1974, just six weeks after being indicted for murder and other charges. Ju ...

February 03, 2020
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Judge Grants Re-Sentencing to Man in Prison Since 1974 Under SB 1437

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|Date: January 27, 2020
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Judge Grants Re-Sentencing to Man in Prison Since 1974 Under SB 1437

SAN FRANCISCO – He has been in custody since October 1974, but by next week he can finally be a free man ...

SAN FRANCISCO – He has been in custody since October 1974, but by next week he can finally be a free man after SF Superior Court Judge Brendan Conroy ruled that Zachary Vanderhorst did not act in reck ...

January 27, 2020
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My View: 1437 Exposes Just How Out of Step Yolo DA Actually Is

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|Date: January 25, 2020
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My View: 1437 Exposes Just How Out of Step Yolo DA Actually Is

It is a DA’s office that has long tried to claim the mantle of progressiveness, even though the DA was cl ...

It is a DA’s office that has long tried to claim the mantle of progressiveness, even though the DA was clearly outflanked and nearly defeated by a far more progressive alternative in 2018. Somehow bo ...

January 25, 2020
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Judge Rejects DA’s Attempt to Deny 1437 Hearing, Asks for Briefing on Prima Facie Showing

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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Judge Rejects DA’s Attempt to Deny 1437 Hearing, Asks for Briefing on Prima Facie Showing

Judge Paul Richardson rejected a request from Deputy DA Ryan Couzens to rule that the SB 1437 petitions f ...

Judge Paul Richardson rejected a request from Deputy DA Ryan Couzens to rule that the SB 1437 petitions for James Olague and Ernesto Arellano do not qualify for relief under the new felony murder law ...

January 24, 2020
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Judge Rules Man in Prison Since 1974 Not Actual Killer, Defers on Resentencing Under 1437

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|Date: January 21, 2020
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Judge Rules Man in Prison Since 1974 Not Actual Killer, Defers on Resentencing Under 1437

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge is not ready to rule just yet on whether Zachary Vanderhorst acted ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge is not ready to rule just yet on whether Zachary Vanderhorst acted with reckless indifference in his involvement in a 1974 robbery in which his co-defendant, Davi ...

January 21, 2020
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Attorney Discusses 1437 Process That Led to His Client Being Freed after Nearly 28 Years

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|Date: January 14, 2020
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Attorney Discusses 1437 Process That Led to His Client Being Freed after Nearly 28 Years

On Friday San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy granted a motion to resentence Anthony Scrivani, who had rec ...

On Friday San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy granted a motion to resentence Anthony Scrivani, who had received a life sentence in 1992 under the felony murder rule for his role in the robbery and murd ...

January 14, 2020
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Man to Be Freed Nearly 28 Years after 1992 Felony Murder Sentence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
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Man to Be Freed Nearly 28 Years after 1992 Felony Murder Sentence

SAN FRANCISCO - When San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy announced that he has granted the motion for re-s ...

SAN FRANCISCO - When San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy announced that he has granted the motion for re-sentencing under SB 1437, and gave Anthony Scrivani a new sentence of six years rather than the ...

January 13, 2020
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