P. v. Matthews CA2/1
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Ronald S. Coen, Judge. Reversed.
Derek K. Kowata, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Rob Bonta and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Assistant Attorney General, David E. Madeo, Idan Ivri and Thomas C. Hsieh, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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In 1981, petitioner and appellant Donald Matthews pleaded guilty to one count of murder, and the trial court sentenced him to 15 years to life. In 2019, petitioner filed a petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.95, which is now Penal Code section 1172.6 (section 1172.6). Section 1172.6 allows a petitioner to obtain retroactive relief based on recent changes in the murder law. The resentencing court denied Matthews’ petition at the prima facie stage and, in July 2020, this court affirmed the resentenci
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