Legal Opinion
People v. Garcia
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided December 17, 2018No. 2d Crim. B269836PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerren, J.
*319In 1996, appellant Izick David Garcia was convicted of multiple violent sex offenses and sentenced to a prison term of 94 years to life. Appellant was 17 at the time he committed the crimes. We affirmed the judgment. (People v. Garcia (July 29, 1997, B104833) [nonpub. opn.] (Garcia I ).)
*320In 2012, appellant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of his sentence. He claimed he was entitled to resentencing under a new line of cases holding that a juvenile's sentence for a nonhomicide offense violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Kennedy v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- People v. FalsettaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- People v. CaballeroCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
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3Cited by16 opinions
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