The Court of Appeal reverses the trial court’s order denying appellant’s resentencing petition under PC 1170(d). PC 1170(d) provides for resentencing a defendant sentenced to LWOP (or the equivalent) who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Among other requirements, a defendant is eligible for resentencing if “[t]he defendant committed the crime with at least one adult codefendant.” The Court finds that a juvenile may be found to have committed the crime with an adult even if the adult did not engage in identical conduct or share the juvenile’s culpability.

The full opinion is available on the court’s website here: https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B337826.PDF