The Court of Appeal holds that appellant’s sentence of 50 years to life, imposed for a crime committed when he was 15 years old, is not the functional equivalent of life without the possibility of parole. Thus, the superior court did not err in denying appellant’s petition under PC 1170(d)(1) which authorizes defendants sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, who were under 18 years old when they committed their crimes, to petition for resentencing.

Review granted 6/25/25 (S290828).