P. v. Lopez CA2/1
Defendant and appellant Jordan Lopez challenges the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.95. The trial court found that Lopez was ineligible for relief because he pleaded no contest to attempted murder, and the statute did not allow resentencing for that crime. We previously affirmed, but the Supreme Court ordered us to vacate our opinion and reconsider the case in light of Senate Bill No. 775 (Stats. 2021, ch. 551) (Senate Bill No. 775), which expanded eligibility for resentencing under section 1170.95 to attempted murder, and People v. Lewis (2021) 11 Cal.5th 952 (Lewis), which clarified the standards for adjudicating a petition for resentencing. In light of these new authorities, we remand the case to the trial court with directions to reconsider the petition.
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