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Man Writes Vanguard about His Fight for Relief under SB 1437, for Murder He Did Not Commit

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|Date: January 13, 2021
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Man Writes Vanguard about His Fight for Relief under SB 1437, for Murder He Did Not Commit

By Linh Nguyen EL DORADO COUNTY – In 2016, Tevarez Lopez was arrested as an accomplice in the death of a ...

By Linh Nguyen EL DORADO COUNTY – In 2016, Tevarez Lopez was arrested as an accomplice in the death of a man in a marijuana deal—but two years later, SB 1437 was passed into California’s constitutiona ...

January 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: A Letter from an Innocent Man Wrongly Incarcerated

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|Date: December 21, 2020
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Guest Commentary: A Letter from an Innocent Man Wrongly Incarcerated

By Tevarez Lopez Greetings and blessings. First and foremost I hope that this supplication for help, succ ...

By Tevarez Lopez Greetings and blessings. First and foremost I hope that this supplication for help, succor, grace and mercy has found you in the best of spirits. My name is Tevarez Richard Lopez but ...

December 21, 2020
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CA Supreme Court Rules SB 1437 Allows Relief for Defendant Who “Aided and Abetted” in Crime Resulting in Murder

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|Date: December 18, 2020
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CA Supreme Court Rules SB 1437 Allows Relief for Defendant Who “Aided and Abetted” in Crime Resulting in Murder

By Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court Thursday reversed a Court of Appeal’s deci ...

By Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court Thursday reversed a Court of Appeal’s decision relating to Senate Bill 1437, ruling that a defendant convicted for second-degree murder u ...

December 18, 2020
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Neko Wilson: A 17-Year Testament to the Flaws of U.S. Criminal Justice System

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|Date: December 04, 2020
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Neko Wilson: A 17-Year Testament to the Flaws of U.S. Criminal Justice System

By Layla Mustafa NAVAJO COUNTY, AZ – After having spent almost the entirety of his adult life fighting th ...

By Layla Mustafa NAVAJO COUNTY, AZ – After having spent almost the entirety of his adult life fighting the criminal justice system, Neko Wilson finally departed the Navajo County Detention Center as a ...

December 04, 2020
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Brief Filed on SB 1437 Alleges Courts Failing to Appoint Counsel and Summarily Denying Resentencing Petitions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2020
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Brief Filed on SB 1437 Alleges Courts Failing to Appoint Counsel and Summarily Denying Resentencing Petitions

By Julian Verdon and Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – A law that was supposed to allow people convicted of ...

By Julian Verdon and Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – A law that was supposed to allow people convicted of felony murder to have their sentencing reconsidered has been misapplied by the courts, the auth ...

November 17, 2020
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SB 1437 Invoked in Petition to Vacate 2008 Sacramento Gang Murder Conviction

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|Date: September 23, 2020
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SB 1437 Invoked in Petition to Vacate 2008 Sacramento Gang Murder Conviction

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO – A petition to vacate the first-degree murder conviction of Jose Gonzales for ...

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO – A petition to vacate the first-degree murder conviction of Jose Gonzales for the 2008 Memorial Day murder of Jose Guerrero was brought before Judge Kevin McCormick in Sacr ...

September 23, 2020
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Men Convicted in 2002 Halloween Homicide Denied Petition for Resentencing

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|Date: September 02, 2020
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Men Convicted in 2002 Halloween Homicide Denied Petition for Resentencing

By Sarah Abbott and David Greenwald WOODLAND – Two men convicted in the 2002 murders of Eric Folsom and R ...

By Sarah Abbott and David Greenwald WOODLAND – Two men convicted in the 2002 murders of Eric Folsom and Robert Stepper appeared in Yolo County Court, in an effort to be resentenced under SB 1437 and P ...

September 02, 2020
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Will Court Grant Evidentiary Hearing in 2002 Halloween Homicide Case?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2020
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Will Court Grant Evidentiary Hearing in 2002 Halloween Homicide Case?

by David M. Greenwald WOODLAND - Many believe that three men who were ultimately convicted in the 2002 Ha ...

by David M. Greenwald WOODLAND - Many believe that three men who were ultimately convicted in the 2002 Halloween murders of Robert Stepper and Eric Folsom were in the wrong place at the wrong time, an ...

August 24, 2020
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SF Public Defender’s Brother Could Soon be Released from Jail After 11 Years, Following Arizona Court of Appeals Ruling

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|Date: July 01, 2020
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SF Public Defender’s Brother Could Soon be Released from Jail After 11 Years, Following Arizona Court of Appeals Ruling

By Nikki Suzani ARIZONA – The brother of San Francisco Public Defender Jacque Wilson could well soon be r ...

By Nikki Suzani ARIZONA – The brother of San Francisco Public Defender Jacque Wilson could well soon be released from jail – after more than 11 years of incarceration of being held without bail follow ...

July 01, 2020
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Appellate Court Again Declares SB 1437 Constitutional, Accepts Appellant’s Petition to Appeal Conviction

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|Date: June 29, 2020
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Appellate Court Again Declares SB 1437 Constitutional, Accepts Appellant’s Petition to Appeal Conviction

By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SANTA CLARA – The Sixth Appellate Court has accepted the petition of appellant Malik A ...

By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SANTA CLARA – The Sixth Appellate Court has accepted the petition of appellant Malik Alaybue to vacate his murder and attempted murder convictions, concluding that “Senate bill 1437 ...

June 29, 2020
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Court Holds That SB 1437 Does Not Apply to Attempted Murder Convictions

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|Date: May 29, 2020
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Court Holds That SB 1437 Does Not Apply to Attempted Murder Convictions

By Dominique Kato A California Appellate Court held that the SB 1437, which amended the felony murder rul ...

By Dominique Kato A California Appellate Court held that the SB 1437, which amended the felony murder rule and the natural and probable consequences doctrine, does not apply to attempted murder, while ...

May 29, 2020
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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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Court Upholds SB 1437 Constitutionality after Orange County DA Denied Petition Review

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: March 19, 2020
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Court Upholds SB 1437 Constitutionality after Orange County DA Denied Petition Review

By Danielle Silva California - The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, upheld the Senate Bil ...

By Danielle Silva California - The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, upheld the Senate Bill 1437 constitutionality opinions from Division One of the same district, deciding that a man c ...

March 19, 2020
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Man’s Attempted Murder Conviction Overturned in Appellate Court under SB 1437 Decision

Posted by Danielle Silva
|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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