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 another SB…
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…
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…
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…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 44: Senator Nancy Skinner
Senator Nancy Skinner has authored some of the most important criminal justice legislation in the state. Senator…
CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling
By Danielle Silva On Feb. 19, 2020, the California Supreme Court denied the depublication and review requests…
Sacramento Judge Admits He Doesn’t Like It, but Releases Woman from Murder Conviction
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raoul M. Thorbourne this…
SB 1437 Hearings in San Francisco
Lifer to be re-sentenced after 33 years in prison; Re-sentencing denied to defendant in 1991 hostage taking…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 39 – Tirpak Spends 25 Years Wrongly Imprisoned, Freed by SB 1437
Early in 2019, Michael Tirpak became the third person released from prison under SB 1437. He had…
Man to Be Freed after 45 Years Following Resentencing Under SB 1437
On Wednesday Zachary Vanderhorst will be a free man for the first time since late 1974, when…
Judge Grants Re-Sentencing to Man in Prison Since 1974 Under SB 1437
SAN FRANCISCO – He has been in custody since October 1974, but by next week he can…
My View: 1437 Exposes Just How Out of Step Yolo DA Actually Is
It is a DA’s office that has long tried to claim the mantle of progressiveness, even though…
Judge Rejects DA’s Attempt to Deny 1437 Hearing, Asks for Briefing on Prima Facie Showing
Judge Paul Richardson rejected a request from Deputy DA Ryan Couzens to rule that the SB 1437…
Judge Rules Man in Prison Since 1974 Not Actual Killer, Defers on Resentencing Under 1437
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco judge is not ready to rule just yet on whether Zachary…
Attorney Discusses 1437 Process That Led to His Client Being Freed after Nearly 28 Years
On Friday San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy granted a motion to resentence Anthony Scrivani, who had received…
Man to Be Freed Nearly 28 Years after 1992 Felony Murder Sentence
SAN FRANCISCO – When San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy announced that he has granted the motion for…
Arguments Submitted on SB 1437 and Special Circumstances in Halloween Case
Originally Judge Paul Richardson was going to move from criminal to family court, but late in December…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 26 – 1437 Constitutionality and the Davidson Case
The Harvest Cycle Davidson v. El Dorado County case features two separate questions: the constitutionality of SB…
Constitutionality and What Reckless Indifference Are Issues in a Key 1437 Case
Davidson Case Will Be Heard by the 3rd District Appellate Court In the month since the 4th…
1170.95 Motion Granted in San Mateo After Man Served 8 Years In Prison
By Danielle Silva The Superior Court of San Mateo recently granted an 1170.95 motion for a man…