Legal Opinion
People v. Lozano
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided November 9, 2017No. B278663PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*106KRIEGLER, Acting P.J.
*1288Prior to a recent amendment to Penal Code section 3051,1 juvenile homicide offenders who were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole (LWOP), such as defendant and appellant Elizabeth Lozano, would die in prison without the opportunity for a parole suitability hearing. On October 11, 2017, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill No. 394 (SB 394), which amends section 3051 to expressly provide a youth offender parole hearing to Lozano and others similarly situated, meaning Lozano will receive a parole suitability hearing after 25 years of incarceration.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- P. v. Perez CA4/3California Court of Appeal · 2013
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