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May 17, 2022
A163259
Panel Attorney: Heather Shallenberger
The Court of Appeal remanded for resentencing in light of two amendments (Senate Bill No. 567 (2021-2022 Reg. Sess.) and Assembly Bill No. 124 (2021-2022 Reg. Sess.)) to Penal Code section 1170, which limited the court’s ability to impose a sentence exceeding the middle term and created a presumption in favor of the low term under certain circumstances.
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May 2, 2022
May 2022 Bulletin: FDAP’s Website
Here at FDAP, our goal is to make our website a go-to resource for everything related to First District appellate practice. We’d… more
April 8, 2022
Mat Zwerling – in memoriam
Matthew (Mat) Zwerling, co-founder of the First District Appellate Project (FDAP) and Executive Director for many years, passed away on… more