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SB 1437–Gang-Murder Special Circumstance Preclude Eligibility for Resentencing at Prima Facie Stage?

Case Name: People v. Curiel (Nov. 4, 2021) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 1/26/2022
Case #: S272238/G058604
Last Updated: May 31, 2023

Does a jury’s true finding on a gang-murder special circumstance (Pen. Code, § 190.2, subd. (a)(22)) preclude a defendant from making a prima facie showing of eligibility for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.95?

Review on this issue has also been granted with briefing deferred in:

  • People v. Andrade (Feb. 14, 2022, F081878) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 4/20/2022 (S273659)
  • People v. Olague (Jan. 24, 2022, C092670) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 4/20/2022 (S273314)
  • People v. Pacheco (2022) 76 Cal.App.5th 118, review granted 5/18/2022 (S274030/G059940)
  • People v. Alaya (G059900) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 6/1/2022 (S274079)
  • People v. Reaza (E074012) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 6/1/2022 (S274110)
  • People v. Gonzalez (F080555) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 6/15/22 (S274324)
  • People v. Guadarrama (G059643) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 6/15/22 (S274405)
  • People v. Curiel (F081143) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 7/13/2022 (S274467)
  • People v. Amante (A161567) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 8/10/2022 (S275395)
  • People v. Cardenas (Aug. 28, 2020, G058311) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 11/10/2020 (S264713)
  • People v. Cervantes (G058554) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 8/24/2022 (S275611)
  • People v. Cardenas (A161694) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 9/14/2022 (S275778)
  • People v. Higuera (A161879) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 9/14/2022 (S275897)
  • People v. Ramirez (G060355) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 1/11/2023 (S277540)
  • People v. Reyes (G061334) [nonpub. opn.], review granted 5/31/2023 (S279727)

 

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