Gathering at the Santa Clara Jail, Legislators and Reformers Call for Systemic Change
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – Three state legislators joined Prisoner’s United, Silicon…
Judge Upholds Murder Conviction from 2010 Attempted Carjacking
By Michele Chadwick MODESTO, CA – Judge Nancy A. Leo oversaw a resentencing hearing here Monday in…
‘Tahoe 5’ Incarcerated Man Details 5 Years of Alleged Injustices in El Dorado County from Courts to Media
By Luke Kyaw and Ankita Joshi SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – In January 2016, a 100-pound marijuana…
Appellate Court Asked to Overturn Murder Conviction Under 1437
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Elijah Johnson was tried and convicted of felony…
On His Way Out, Governor Cuomo Commutes the Sentence of Chesa Boudin’s Father
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Albany, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo, in the midst of sexual…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 decision…
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…
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…
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…
Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged with Felony Murder
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider ATLANTA— Garrett Rolfe, the Atlanta police officer placed on administrative leave for shooting and…
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 denial of…
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…
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 in that…
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…