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Parole Hearing Transcripts Are Not Part of Record of Conviction in S.B. 1437 Hearings

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|Date: October 01, 2019
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Parole Hearing Transcripts Are Not Part of Record of Conviction in S.B. 1437 Hearings

By Stephen Liebb San Francisco Judge Brendan P. Conroy presided over a hearing under California’s new S.B ...

By Stephen Liebb San Francisco Judge Brendan P. Conroy presided over a hearing under California’s new S.B. 1437 law. The law changed who could be charged with murder if someone died while a felony was ...

October 01, 2019
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Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights

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|Date: September 17, 2019
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Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights

The San Diego District Attorney’s office last spring began inserting language into plea agreements demand ...

The San Diego District Attorney’s office last spring began inserting language into plea agreements demanding that defendants, when pleading guilty, to give up “all future potential benefits of any leg ...

September 17, 2019
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Two Men Re-Sentenced and Released Under SB 1437

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|Date: August 20, 2019
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Two Men Re-Sentenced and Released Under SB 1437

San Francisco – On Monday Judge John K. Stewart formally re-sentenced Emmitt Lewis and Michael Wilson to ...

San Francisco – On Monday Judge John K. Stewart formally re-sentenced Emmitt Lewis and Michael Wilson to time-served and two years of parole, one week after granting their petition under the SB 1437, ...

August 20, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch Episode 7 – Freeing the Innocent Under SB 1437

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|Date: August 20, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch Episode 7 – Freeing the Innocent Under SB 1437

Emmitt Lewis and Michael Wilson, who were convicted of first degree murder stemming from a 2003 robbery t ...

Emmitt Lewis and Michael Wilson, who were convicted of first degree murder stemming from a 2003 robbery that turned into a car chase, became the first people in San Francisco, and among the first in t ...

August 20, 2019
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SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released Upon Re-Sentencing

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|Date: August 13, 2019
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SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released Upon Re-Sentencing

San Francisco - In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a San Francisco County Judge John K. Ste ...

San Francisco - In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a San Francisco County Judge John K. Stewart ruled that the prosecution had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt, during an evidentiary ...

August 13, 2019
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SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released upon Re-Sentencing

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|Date: August 13, 2019
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SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released upon Re-Sentencing

San Francisco - In what is believed to be the first of its kind, San Francisco County Judge John K. Stewa ...

San Francisco - In what is believed to be the first of its kind, San Francisco County Judge John K. Stewart ruled that the prosecution had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt, during an evidentiary h ...

August 13, 2019
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Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing

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|Date: August 08, 2019
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Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing

By Ehsan Sadeghi San Francisco - San Francisco’s first evidentiary hearing under California’s new felony- ...

By Ehsan Sadeghi San Francisco - San Francisco’s first evidentiary hearing under California’s new felony-murder law continued for a second day, with the accident reconstruction expert testifying befor ...

August 08, 2019
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Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law

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|Date: August 06, 2019
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Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law

by Nabil Sirur San Francisco – Will a San Francisco judge throw out 13-year-old murder convictions under ...

by Nabil Sirur San Francisco – Will a San Francisco judge throw out 13-year-old murder convictions under the recently passed SB 1437 law that eliminates the felony murder in cases where the individual ...

August 06, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Reform of Felony Murder Rule Critical To Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: July 22, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Reform of Felony Murder Rule Critical To Criminal Justice Reform

By Nancy Skinner and Joel Anderson In January, California ended a decades-old legal doctrine that put num ...

By Nancy Skinner and Joel Anderson In January, California ended a decades-old legal doctrine that put numerous people behind bars for murders they did not commit. Yet six months after the new state la ...

July 22, 2019
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AG’s Office Argues SB 1437 is Constitutional in Opposition Brief in Appellate Case

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|Date: July 15, 2019
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AG’s Office Argues SB 1437 is Constitutional in Opposition Brief in Appellate Case

Across the state there has been a battle over the constitutionality of SB 1437. The bill became law on J ...

Across the state there has been a battle over the constitutionality of SB 1437. The bill became law on January 1, and it eliminates the possibility of charging people with first degree murder in crim ...

July 15, 2019
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Commentary: California Repeals the Felony Murder Rule

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|Date: October 24, 2018
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Commentary: California Repeals the Felony Murder Rule

This week Neko Wilson became the first person released from prison under reforms to the felony murder rul ...

This week Neko Wilson became the first person released from prison under reforms to the felony murder rule law. As reported by Fresno TV, the new state law compelled the prosecution to drop the murde ...

October 24, 2018
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City Releases 10 More Draft Maps ahead of Next Week’s Hearing

Sac Rally Targets Company Days after State Bans Private Prisons and Detention Centers; Davis Rabbi Leads Service

Wrongful Convictions & Restorative Justice: What’s the Connection?

Homeless Man’s Request of Child’s Attendance Record Turns into a School Lockdown

Defendant Allegedly Leaves Scene Shirtless after an Altercation in a Vehicle

Schilling Robotics Plans to Leave Davis, Open New Facility in Port of West Sacramento

Garamendi Supports Trump Impeachment Inquiry at Packed Davis Townhall

Judge Returns Quickly with Final Ruling in Favor of City on Nishi

Man Acquitted of 2 Counts and Guilty of 6 Counts In Domestic Violence Case

All Counts in Burglary Case Go to Trial

Parole Hearing Transcripts Are Not Part of Record of Conviction in S.B. 1437 Hearings

Parole Hearing Transcripts Are Not Part of Record of Conviction in S.B. 1437 Hearings

Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights

Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights

Two Men Re-Sentenced and Released Under SB 1437

Two Men Re-Sentenced and Released Under SB 1437

Vanguard Court Watch Episode 7 – Freeing the Innocent Under SB 1437

Vanguard Court Watch Episode 7 – Freeing the Innocent Under SB 1437

SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released Upon Re-Sentencing

SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released Upon Re-Sentencing

SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released upon Re-Sentencing

SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released upon Re-Sentencing

Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing

Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing

Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law

Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law

Guest Commentary: Reform of Felony Murder Rule Critical To Criminal Justice Reform

Guest Commentary: Reform of Felony Murder Rule Critical To Criminal Justice Reform

AG’s Office Argues SB 1437 is Constitutional in Opposition Brief in Appellate Case

AG’s Office Argues SB 1437 is Constitutional in Opposition Brief in Appellate Case

Commentary: California Repeals the Felony Murder Rule

Commentary: California Repeals the Felony Murder Rule

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