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California Court of Appeal Invalidates Title 15 § 3490(a)(5) of the California Code of Regulations

Loaded on Feb. 19, 2020 by Douglas Ankney published in Criminal Legal News March, 2020, page 32
Location: California.

by Douglas Ankney

Division Five of the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal granted Mohammad Mohammad’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) to treat as void and repeal the California Code of Regulations (“Cal. Code Regs.”), title ...

 

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  3. Unsurprisingly Lenient Sentence for Rapist Cop, by Anthony Accurso
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  12. DA’s Office Files Bar Complaint on Its Own Former Prosecutor, by Anthony Accurso
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  20. Sixth Circuit Vacates Sentence Because District Court Relied on Uncharged Shooting Allegation for Upward Departure from Sentencing Guidelines Range, by Douglas Ankney
  21. Washington Supreme Court Remands for Resentencing Where State Failed to Prove Criminal History, by Douglas Ankney
  22. Washington Supreme Court Affirms Reversals of Murder Convictions, Overrules Townsend, by Douglas Ankney
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  25. Mississippi Supreme Court Abolishes ‘Pre-Arming’ Jury Instruction, by Dale Chappell
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  28. The ‘First Step’ Has Been Taken — What’s Next?, by Dale Chappell
  29. Ninth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief Where Counsel Failed to Present Mitigating Evidence at Penalty Phase, by Douglas Ankney
  30. Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Conviction for Failure to Give Accomplice-Corroboration Jury Instruction, by Douglas Ankney
  31. California Court of Appeal Invalidates Title 15 § 3490(a)(5) of the California Code of Regulations, by Douglas Ankney
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