Manslaughter

A defendant convicted of voluntary manslaughter is not eligible to petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.95. In 2012, Cervantes entered a no contest plea to voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (a)) after being charged with…

A person charged with murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter pursuant to a plea agreement cannot invoke the resentencing provision of SB 1437. In 2013, Flores and codefendants were charged with the murder of John Doe during the commission of…

A defendant who faced murder liability under the natural and probable consequences doctrine, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in lieu of trial, is not eligible for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.95 (SB 1437). In 2005, Turner and two codefendants…

Penal Code section 1170.95 relief is not available to those offenders who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and the statute does not violate equal protection principles. In 2010, Sanchez was charged with first degree murder but he ultimately pleaded guilty…

Relief pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.95 is not available to defendants who were charged with murder but convicted of voluntary manslaughter under a plea agreement. Paige filed a petition requesting that his manslaughter conviction be vacated based on the…