Legal Opinion

People v. Vaesau

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 4, 2023No. A165925Published

1Opinion of the Court

Filed 8/4/23 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A165925 v. JOHN VAESAU, (City and County of San Francisco Super. Ct. No. Defendant and Appellant. SCN 143984) In 1992, a jury convicted defendant John Vaesau of three counts of attempted murder and other crimes committed when he was a minor. The trial court sentenced him to two consecutive life terms, plus 14 years. Thirty years later, San Francisco’s then-District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, filed a request to resentence Vaesau under…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Dix v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  3. People v. GutierrezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2014
  4. People v. LewisCalifornia Supreme Court · 2021
  5. People v. MendozaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000

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