At the Lectern
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The state constitution requires a governor to get an affirmative court recommendation before granting a pardon to, or commuting the sentence of, anyone who, like Lee, has been “twice convicted of a felony.” The negative 2018 action on the clemency recommendation request for Lee was one of 10 denials at the end of Brown’s governorship.
At the Lectern
MAY 26, 2021
An affirmative recommendation is a constitutional prerequisite to a gubernatorial pardon or sentence commutation for anyone who has been “ twice convicted of a felony.”. The Supreme Court today approved a new policy for how it treats files submitted by a Governor when asking the court to recommend clemency. Code, section 4852 ).
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At the Lectern
JUNE 17, 2021
In a 2-1 unpublished opinion, the Fourth District, Division Two, held sufficient evidence supported the finding that, for sentence enhancement purposes, a prior conviction was for a serious felony. Asylum Entertainment Delaware, LLC , and in Annie G. Aguayo (see here and here ). The court off-loaded three grant-and-holds. 5th 204.
At the Lectern
MAY 4, 2022
Sony Music Entertainment : (1) Do representations a seller made about a creative product on the product packaging and in advertisements during an ongoing controversy constitute speech in connection with an issue of public interest within the meaning of the anti-SLAPP statute (Code of Civ. (2) 12101 et seq.)? Code, § 190.2,
At the Lectern
APRIL 11, 2024
Unpublished opinions in both Collins and Walker , issued by the same panel in the Fourth District, Division Two, affirmed the denials of resentencing petitions under Senate Bill 1437 , 2018 legislation that limited criminal liability for felony murder and eliminated it for murder under the natural-and-probable-consequences doctrine.
At the Lectern
MAY 12, 2022
Division Five dismissed the appeal, but only after scolding counsel for not citing 30-year-old case authority that the superior court’s ruling was not appealable — “An attorney who prosecutes an appeal while failing to cite known authority that this court has no jurisdiction to entertain it violates the attorney’s duty of candor.”
The Estrin Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
On the criminal side, I handle low level misdemeanors up to felonies. We are very blessed that some of the biggest names in Business, VC funding, Sports, and Entertainment read this column. My practice areas include Family Law and Criminal Defense. I handle anything from child custody cases to divorce to paternity.
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