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Leaked Documents Show Alameda DA Price Planning to Reduce Reliance on Sentencing Enhancements

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|Date: March 06, 2023
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Leaked Documents Show Alameda DA Price Planning to Reduce Reliance on Sentencing Enhancements

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - An internal and interim memo from Alameda DA Pamela ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - An internal and interim memo from Alameda DA Pamela Price sought comments on a new policy that aims to reduce “reliance on sentencing enhancements ...

March 06, 2023
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SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2023
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SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In what is believed to be the first motion of ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In what is believed to be the first motion of its kind to be granted an evidentiary hearing, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gor ...

February 28, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 180: Felony Murder Elimination Project

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|Date: December 26, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 180: Felony Murder Elimination Project

https://youtu.be/DQPb9B7lbv4 This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Joanne Scheer, whose son’s inca ...

https://youtu.be/DQPb9B7lbv4 This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Joanne Scheer, whose son’s incarceration on felony murder, special circumstances led her to create the Felony Murder Eliminati ...

December 26, 2022
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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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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

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|Date: April 08, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, ...

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, there are currently over 5,100 people in California sentenced to die in prison, at an average ...

April 08, 2021
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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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Murder Suspect Hodge’s Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for October 20

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 03, 2017
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Murder Suspect Hodge’s Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for October 20

By Novpreet Shoker This past Monday morning, Department 14 gathered to finalize a date for the preliminar ...

By Novpreet Shoker This past Monday morning, Department 14 gathered to finalize a date for the preliminary hearing of Robert William Hodges. Mr. Hodges is accused of the attempted murder of his wife a ...

October 03, 2017
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Another Freshman GOP Representative Appears to Have Lied About Her Past

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Meeting with a Lawyer Shortly after Arrest Improves Case Outcomes

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Innocence Project & Ethics Experts File Briefs Supporting OK Death Row Incarcerated Richard Glossip’s Innocence Case

Fired Sacramento City Cop Gets Sweet Deal for 2 Felonies – District Attorney Calls Judge Offer ‘Affront to Justice’

New York Man Who Spent Nearly 40 Years in Prison Maintaining Innocence Files New Motion Alleging Police Fabricated Murder Weapon Evidence

COURT WATCH: Motion to Quash Continued in Davis Serial Stabbing Case – Judge Waiting for Doctor’s Report before Proceeding

Leaked Documents Show Alameda DA Price Planning to Reduce Reliance on Sentencing Enhancements

Leaked Documents Show Alameda DA Price Planning to Reduce Reliance on Sentencing Enhancements

SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 180: Felony Murder Elimination Project

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 180: Felony Murder Elimination Project

Bill That Would Reform Felony Murder Special Circumstance Law in California Moves Forward

Bill That Would Reform Felony Murder Special Circumstance Law in California Moves Forward

California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

Will Court Grant Evidentiary Hearing in 2002 Halloween Homicide Case?

Will Court Grant Evidentiary Hearing in 2002 Halloween Homicide Case?

Murder Suspect Hodge’s Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for October 20

Murder Suspect Hodge’s Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for October 20

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