Tag: California
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ZeroDarkTony Oral Argument in Sasson v D’Amato California Court 2nd Appellate District David Weber and Steven Tamer
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California’s Penal Code 1001.36 was designed to help the genuinely mentally ill avoid unnecessary incarceration. But its legal architecture — a mandatory presumption the prosecution can almost never overcome, combined with a complete erasure of the arrest record on completion — creates a pathway a sophisticated defendant can exploit. Here is how it works, step…
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A 355-year sentence was meant to ensure Gregory Vogelsang would never be released. Decades later, California’s parole system has approved his release, exposing a deeper contradiction in how the state defines punishment and risk.