Commentary: Like Father, Unlike Son – Couzens and the Constitutionality of SB 1437
After the momentous ruling earlier this week on SB 1437 by the 4th District Court of Appeals,…
Yolo County 1437 Case Put Off until January, Yolo DA Continues to Challenge Felony Murder Reform
While the Fourth Appellate District of California has ruled that SB 1437 is constitutional, the Yolo County…
SB 1437 Ruled Constitutional by Appellate Court
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Fourth District Court of Appeals, Division One Court of California, determined…
The Separation of Powers: Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 2]
By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redefining…
Big Day in Resentencing Court: Mayor Breed’s Brother To Have 1437 Hearing in January
By Allison Ramsey Fridays in Department 25, presided over by Judge Brandon P. Conroy, are designated for…
Crime and Punishment and Voter Intent: Constitutional Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 1]
By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redefining…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 17: Tio Sessoms and His Fight for Exoneration
Tio Dinero Sessoms was 19 years old when two Sacramento homicide detectives interrogated him about a deadly…
Man Convicted of Murder for Scaring Someone Denied Resentencing Under 1437
By Marshall Hammons Judge Cynthia Lee denied Clifford Hayter a resentencing under SB 1437. The hearing, known…
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…
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…
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…
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-murder law continued…
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…
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 numerous…
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…
Brief Hearings Heard in Dev, Olague Cases
Two cases that were a long time in the making came to Yolo County courtrooms in separate…
Commentary: California Repeals the Felony Murder Rule
This week Neko Wilson became the first person released from prison under reforms to the felony murder…
Governor Brown Signs Landmark Police Reform Legislation
California will soon make police misconduct records available to the public and ensure police departments release of…