Ashmus v. Super. Ct.

Filed 12/4/19 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO TROY ADAM ASHMUS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN A158011 MATEO COUNTY, (San Mateo County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. SC015661A) THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. In 2016, California voters approved Proposition 66, the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016, an initiative measure that “extensively revamp[ed] the procedures governing habeas corpus petitions in capital cases.” (Briggs v. Brown (2017)

3 Cal.5th 808, 822, 824

(Briggs).) Previously, habeas…