Legal Opinion

People v. Cain

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 8, 2025No. B342911Published

1Opinion of the Court

Filed 12/8/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B342911 (Super. Ct. No. CR22297) Plaintiff and Appellant, (Ventura County) v. TRACY CAIN, Defendant and Respondent. Respondent Tracy Cain was sentenced to death in 1988. The People appeal a trial court order recalling, inter alia, the death penalty sentence pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.75. 1 We hold that the “full resentencing rule” (allegedly triggered because of a now invalid one-year prior prison term enhancement) does not provide…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Tapia v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. People v. CainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Robert L. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  4. People v. TriggsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  5. People v. LilienthalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978

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