Remand for Compassionate Release Motion
United States v. Aruda Docket: 20-10245, Opinion Date: April 8, 2021.The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's order denying...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 31, 20211 min read
Supreme Court Approves Governor’s Request To Commute Robbery Sentence
03/30/2021--The Supreme Court today recommended that Governor Gavin Newsom commute Benjamin Guerra‘s 2006, 24-year sentence for robbery...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Hearing On Cost Of Jail/Prison Phone Calls
Notice Of Public Participation Hearings In Rulemaking 20-10-002 Regarding The Costs Of Calling From Prisons And Jails In California....
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Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Prejudicial Error In Giving Jury Instruction
People v. Southard Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: A157236 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 24, 2021. On...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
No Contest Plea Not A Bar To SB 1437 Relief
People v. Rivera Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: A158284 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 19, 2021. Rivera...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Reversed: Trial Court Denied Mental Health Diversion
People v. Moine Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: B303013 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 24, 2021. After a...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Trial Court Erred By Denying Untimely Request For Mental Health Diversion
California v. Curry Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: C090409 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 22, 2021....
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Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
One-Year Enhancements Unauthorized
California v. Andahl Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: C090707 (Third Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 19, 2021....
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Nick Woodall
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Conditioning Freedom On Ability To Afford Bail: UNCONSTITUTIONAL
In re Humphrey Court: Supreme Court of California, Docket: S247278, Opinion Date: March 25, 2021. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Supreme Court Approves Two Pardons, After 11-Month Wait
03/24/2021--The Supreme Court today recommended pardons for Jeffrey Hunerlach and John Nolen, Jr. It’s been 11 months since Governor...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Governor Newsom Requests Supreme Court To Allow Seven More Clemency Grants
03/18/2021--Under the state constitution, at least four Supreme Court justices must recommend clemency before the Governor can pardon, or...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Arguments on the California Supreme Court April 2020 Schedule
03/18/2021--April will mark the one-year anniversary of the court’s first remote arguments. Like 2020’s April calendar and all calendars...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 18, 20211 min read
California Supreme Court Won’t Transfer Cases From 3rd District
03/18/2021—The California Supreme Court issued its order denying the request of appellate attorney Jon Eisenberg and former Court of...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Legislature Considers LWOP Relief for Youth Offenders
SB 481, as amended, Senator Durazo. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST. Existing law provides a punishment of imprisonment for life without the...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Police Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity
Rice v. Morehouse Court: US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Docket: 18-35459, Opinion Date: March 8, 2021. The Ninth Circuit...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Sentence Violates Proscription Against Multiple Punshiments for Single Act
People v. Washington Court: California Courts of Appeal, Docket: B296437 (Second Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 9, 2021....
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Nick Woodall
Mar 11, 20211 min read
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Another SB 1437 Resentencing Case
The court granted review in another case interpreting a provision added by 2018’s Senate Bill No. 1437 that allows resentencing of some...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 6, 20211 min read
March Madness!
Posse Solutions is happy to extend a special 10% discount on all of our products at www.possesolutions.com It is only for this weekend!...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Push To Expand 1170.95 Felony/Murder Relief
SB 300, as introduced by Senator Dave Cortese. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST: (1) Existing law defines murder as the unlawful killing of a...
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Nick Woodall
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Credit Earning Expansion For Rehabilitative Programming
AB 292, as introduced, Assembly Member Stone. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST: The California Constitution, as amended by Proposition 57 at...
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