In re Vaquera

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re OSCAR MANUEL VAQUERA on Habeas Corpus. S258376 Fourth Appellate District, Division Three G056786 Orange County Superior Court 12NF0653 February 5, 2024 Justice Groban authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. In re VAQUERA S258376 Opinion of the Court by Groban, J. California’s “One Strike” law, codified at Penal Code section 667.61, is an alternative sentencing scheme that applies when the prosecution pleads and proves specific aggravating circumstances in…