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Racial Justice Act claim must be preserved in trial court to be appealed

People v. Corbi (2024) 106 Cal.App.5th 25, 35 [327 Cal.Rptr.3d 284, 289], as modified on denial of reh’g (Nov. 20, 2024), review filed (Dec. 4, 2024) Summary: Corbi was convicted in the Superior Court, San Diego County, of second degree murder with a firearm enhancement. Corbi appealed. The Court of…

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Dana Stubblefield’s conviction reversed because of Violation of Racial Justice Act

People v. Stubblefield (Cal. Ct. App., Dec. 26, 2024, No. H048598) 2024 WL 5231745, at *1–2 Summary: A jury found Stubblefield guilty of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, and false imprisonment of Jane Doe, an intellectually disabled woman. The jury found he personally used a firearm in the commission of…

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Superior Court had no authority to reduce a wobbler offense

People v. Superior Court of Ventura County (Cal., Dec. 12, 2024, No. S281950) 2024 WL 5100944 Summary: The Supreme Court held that: The Superior Court had no authority to reduce wobbler offense; The order reducing wobbler offense was not appealable;An unauthorized order reducing wobbler offense is act in excess of…

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Limitation On Credit To Advance A YouthParole Eligibility Date Do Not Violate Equal Protection Of Law

In re Nguyen (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 27, 2024, No. B329158) 2024 WL 4901809, at *1 Summary: Nguyen was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term with the possibility of parole. Penal Code section 3046 establishes a minimum eligible parole date (MEPD) for when that hearing will occur. Additionally, because Nguyen…

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CHP Vehicle Impound Procedures Comply With Due Process

ROBERT MANN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Appellant. (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 30, 2024, No. B328374) 2024 WL 4834847, review denied (Nov. 20, 2024) Summary: The State of California and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) appeal from a judgment requiring it to revise its vehicle impound…

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