WPC f-tS(gѩ~!dlօ8륆3gѩ~N@^DNJeZ5Cz # y2S 7:`WQsAO?_:jJ,dTfx'r2̂UIBK9: `JeMp'JJC4d~oL %eݫřҚ! ڸeߗ38>ӟ#aӍD#b ɴgafPGK8l9%trJ8JVWa{*vxzrԍr*̘t/dD:~SeFXzJ+"^4#ﹰt,0jT1F[ i6mU!'!Ž.KJ?` %rfC`Q/Q/;y W e<+LTת`>0kcIPp\:5";U N: % 0(# lv ra & &  w ^ 4   m E   N B ( . 0D     g-(  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($hp LaserJet 1300 PS0C:\MYFILES\USERS\1STAPP\WORKIN~1\TEMPLA~1\FDAP.WPTC:\MyFiles\Users\1stapp\Working Macros\Templates1\FDAP.WPT c:\COREL\SUITE8\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~2\FDAPCU~1\HEADER.WPT A:\TESTLE~1.WPTA:\test letter.wptc:\Corel\Suite8\Template\Custom WP Templates\FDAP Custom Templates\header.wpt.7 m5F |M3|xU dH 1'  _*  Page  1      @*(3$ !  7Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 !  _9  zGXX  % / FIRSTDISTRICTAPPELLATEPROJECT  A)  dE A  #XXzGF#"XX#XX",#IXX730HarrisonStreet,Suite201SanFrancisco,California94107(415)4953119Facsimile:(415)4950166 / #XXIo#*,2007 /   0*     Re:Peoplev.*,A*,S#    Dear% 5 Ԁ*%5: g      ImsorrytoreportthattheCaliforniaSupremeCourthasdismissedreviewinyourcase.As ?  youknow,theSupremeCourtwas holdingyourcase(andmanyothers)pendingitsdecisionsin +{  othercasesraisingsimilarsentencingissuesunder_Blakely_Ԁv.WashingtonandCunninghamv. g  California.InJuly,theSupremeCourtissueditsdecisioninXXPeoplev.#XX#ԀBlack(2007)41Cal.4th799 S ( BlackII).Becauseofitsimportancetoyourcase,ImenclosingacopyoftheBlackIIopinion. S TheCaliforniaSupremeCourttookanarrowviewofthe_Blakely_ԄCunninghamrules,whichwill ? resultinveryfewCaliforniadefendantsbeing_resentenced_.AsIvementionedinmanyprevious + letters,the_Blakely_ԄCunninghamjurytrialrightdoesnotapplytouseofpriorconvictionsasan  aggravatingfactor.InBlackII,theCaliforniaSupremeCourtruledthataslongasthesentencing  courtreliedonatleastone validfactor,suchasnumerouspriorconvictions,thereisnoerrorand  norightto_resentencing_Ԁ!evenifthesentencingcourtalsoreliedonadditionalfactors.    NowthattheCaliforniaSupremeCourthasdecidedBlackII,ithas cleanedhouseofthe c manycaseslikeyourswhichitwasholding.TheSupremeCourthasissuedtheenclosedorder O disposingof145cases,includingyours.Asstatedintheorder,theCourtdismissedreviewinall ; thesecasesinlightofitsBlackIIdecision.Ordinarily,theSupremeCourtletsitsordersspeakfor 'w themselvesanddoesntelaborate.But,inlightofthenumberofcasesaffected,theCourttookthe c unusualstepofalsoissuingtheenclosedpressreleasedescribingthedispositions. O   TheCaliforniaSupremeCourtsdismissalorderbringsyourstateappealtoanend.That !'  raisesthequestionofwhethertoattempttoseekfurtherreviewintheU.S.SupremeCourtbyfiling "! a petitionforwritofcertiorari.Weexpecttherewillbecertioraripetitionsinsomeother #" Californiacases,challengingaspectsoftheBlackIIdecision.However,inmyopinion,yourcase $# wouldnotbeagoodcandidateforU.S.SupremeCourtreview. {Addtextrethespecific % $ aggravatingreasonscited(e.g.,numerouspriorconvictionsasprimaryfactor)&reasonsfor w&!% concludingcert.petitionnotviable.} Forthesereasons,Idonotseeanyrealisticprospectof c'"& obtainingabetterresultthroughaU.S.SupremeCourtpetition.Forthesereasons,Iamnot S(#' planningtofileapetitionforwritofcertiorariintheU.S.SupremeCourt. ?)$(   AlthoughIamnotplanningtoseekreviewintheU.S.SupremeCourt,youarestillfreeto +g&* fileapetitionforawritofcertiorarionyourown( inpro.per.)ifyouwish.Thedeadlineforfiling ,S'+ acertioraripetitiononyourownwouldbe * (90daysaftertheCaliforniaSupremeCourtsdismissal ,?(, order).IammentioningthispossibilitysimplybecauseyouhavearighttofileaU.S.Supreme -/)- Courtpetitiononyourown,ifyouwish.But,asIveexplainedinthisletter,inmyopinion,there .*. isnorealisticchanceofobtainingreliefinyourcase,becausethesentencingcourtbasedtheupper < termprimarilyonyourpriorconvictions.However,ifyouwouldlikeadditionalinformationonthe (  procedureforseekingU.S.SupremeCourtreviewonyourown,pleaseletmeknow.     AnotherpossibilitywouldbetofileapetitionforawritofhabeascorpusinU.S.District   Court.Unfortunately,however,thatappearstobeanevenlesspromisingremedythanU.S.Supreme   Court.Afederalcourtcangranthabeasreliefonlyifthestatecourtsdecisionwasan    unreasonableapplicationofU.S.SupremeCourtdecisions.BecausetherelevantSupremeCourt t decisionscreateanexceptionfor priorconvictions,Idontbelievethatafederalcourtwouldfind ` thestatecourts_affirmance_Ԁofyourupperterm unreasonable.Nonetheless,youarestillfreeto L  fileadistrictcourthabeaspetition,onyourown,ifyouwish.Thedeadlineforsuchapetitionwould t8  be*.Ifyouwouldlikeadditionalinformationonthisoption,pleaseletmeknow. `$    BecauseyourstateappealhasbeenconcludedandIamnotplanningtofileapetitioninthe 8  U.S.SupremeCourt,myroleinyourcasehascometoanend.Imreturningthetranscriptsforyour $  ownrecords.     PleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheCaliforniaSupremeCourtsdismissal  orderoranythingelseinthisletter.Iveenjoyedrepresentingyouinthisappeal,andImverysorry  thatwewerentabletoreduceyoursentence.AsyoucanseefromtheCaliforniaSupremeCourts  order,youhaveplentyofcompany.AllthoseotherdefendantsCunninghamclaimshavebeen p rejectedaswell.Bestwishesoncompletingyoursentenceandresumingyourlifeontheoutside. \    `     h     Sincerely, p4    `     h      `     h     J.BradleyOConnell 4     `     h     StaffAttorney  ! Encl.