P. v. Silliman CA4/13
In 2012, a jury found defendant William Vincent Silliman, Jr., guilty of second degree murder, and the trial court sentenced him to an indeterminate term of 20 years to life in prison. We affirmed the judgment in defendant’s previous appeal from his underlying convictions. (People v. Silliman (May 26, 2015, C072774), [nonpub. opn.] (Silliman).) While serving his sentence, the Legislature enacted Senate Bill No. 1437 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) (Senate Bill 1437) (Stats. 2018, ch. 1015, §§ 1-4), which amended the law governing murder liability under felony murder and natural and probable consequences theories, and provided a new procedure under Penal Code section 1170.95 for eligible defendants to petition for recall and resentencing. (All statutory section references that follow are found in the Penal Code unless otherwise stated.)
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