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Resentencing Schedule Set for Another Convicted Murderer Seeking to Have Murder Conviction Vacated

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|Date: September 07, 2021
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Resentencing Schedule Set for Another Convicted Murderer Seeking to Have Murder Conviction Vacated

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA - Pao Thao—convicted of murder, torture, a couple counts of kidnappin ...

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA - Pao Thao—convicted of murder, torture, a couple counts of kidnapping, and intimidating a witness in 1998—has been in Yolo County Superior Court since March in an ...

September 07, 2021
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Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling on Post-Conviction Relief Under SB 1437

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2021
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Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling on Post-Conviction Relief Under SB 1437

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - In most states, people who did not actu ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - In most states, people who did not actually take part in a killing of an individual and may have very little to do with the actual cri ...

July 27, 2021
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Prosecution, Judge Get Defensive over Discovery Requests in 5-Year-Old Davidson Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2021
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Prosecution, Judge Get Defensive over Discovery Requests in 5-Year-Old Davidson Case

By David M. Greenwald Vanguard Executive Editor SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA - It’s a case that has much notoriet ...

By David M. Greenwald Vanguard Executive Editor SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA - It’s a case that has much notoriety, going forward to the appellate courts on the issue of SB 1437, a law that modifies the state ...

July 26, 2021
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Man’s Murder Conviction Vacated for Crime Committed Nearly 40 Years Ago

Posted by Savannah Dewberry
|Date: July 24, 2021
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Man’s Murder Conviction Vacated for Crime Committed Nearly 40 Years Ago

By Savannah Dewberry OAKLAND, CA – Defendant Gary Daniels was only 17 years old when he was convicted of ...

By Savannah Dewberry OAKLAND, CA – Defendant Gary Daniels was only 17 years old when he was convicted of felony murder, and nearly 40 years later that conviction was vacated here in Alameda County Sup ...

July 24, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 115: Donald Watson’s New Lease on Life Through SB 1437

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 115: Donald Watson’s New Lease on Life Through SB 1437

Donald Watson was convicted of felony murder but thanks to SB 1437, the law by Nancy Skinner that allows ...

Donald Watson was convicted of felony murder but thanks to SB 1437, the law by Nancy Skinner that allows people convicted of murder who were not the actual killer or major participants to petition for ...

July 12, 2021
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Bill That Would Reform Felony Murder Special Circumstance Law in California Moves Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2021
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Bill That Would Reform Felony Murder Special Circumstance Law in California Moves Forward

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – In California one can face life without parole (LWOP) if one is co ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – In California one can face life without parole (LWOP) if one is convicted of murder with special circumstances, even if the person did not kill anyone nor intend ...

May 25, 2021
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Judge Requests Additional Briefing After Hearing of West Sacramento Murderer Seeking Parole

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 19, 2021
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Judge Requests Additional Briefing After Hearing of West Sacramento Murderer Seeking Parole

By Ankita Joshi WOODLAND, CA – Kenneth Ray Buffer, convicted of murder in 1995, was denied parole on Marc ...

By Ankita Joshi WOODLAND, CA – Kenneth Ray Buffer, convicted of murder in 1995, was denied parole on March 12, 2016, and he’s now appealing that decision here in Yolo County Superior Court. Private de ...

March 19, 2021
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My View: Reisig Finds Himself on the Wrong Side of History and the Law Yet Again

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2021
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My View: Reisig Finds Himself on the Wrong Side of History and the Law Yet Again

By David M. Greenwald The big news in the criminal justice circles this week was the unanimous California ...

By David M. Greenwald The big news in the criminal justice circles this week was the unanimous California Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutionality of SB 1391. This legislation coupl ...

February 27, 2021
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Defendant in 2008 Gang Homicide Loses Resentencing Bid Even Though He Didn’t Participate in Murder

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 19, 2021
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Defendant in 2008 Gang Homicide Loses Resentencing Bid Even Though He Didn’t Participate in Murder

By Macy Lu SACRAMENTO – In an appeal decision rendered this past week—but related to a sentence made near ...

By Macy Lu SACRAMENTO – In an appeal decision rendered this past week—but related to a sentence made nearly 13 years ago—Judge Kevin J. McCormick ruled that defendant Jaime Torres should still be sent ...

January 19, 2021
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Man Writes Vanguard about His Fight for Relief under SB 1437, for Murder He Did Not Commit

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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
| by David Greenwald

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SB 1437 Invoked in Petition to Vacate 2008 Sacramento Gang Murder Conviction

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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
| by David Greenwald

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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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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
| by David Greenwald

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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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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