Criminal,
California Supreme Court
May 20, 2021
State Supreme Court takes of the question of counsel in felony murder resentencings
The case, which involves a petition that was denied by a superior court judge without granting the convicts’ request for legal representation and without holding a hearing, could have broad implications on the retroactive scope of the law.
The California Supreme Court appeared skeptical of the attorney general's arguments Wednesday that the Legislature intended to allow trial courts to summarily reject resentencing petitions without appointing counsel to represent the petitioner when it amended California's felony murder law to provide an avenue of relief for accomplices convicted of first- or second-degree murder.
The case, which involves a petition that was denied b...
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