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California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 19, 2021
Panel mulls whether ban on trying minors as adults is retroactive
The 3rd District Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether SB1391, which went into effect in 2019 barring DAs from trying minors in adult court applies retroactively.
Should a man convicted of double murder as a teenager in 2014 be freed under a 2019 law barring district attorneys from prosecuting anyone under 16 as an adult?
The 3rd District Court of Appeal heard arguments on the issue on Wednesday. A trial court convicted Daniel Marsh in 2014 of the brutal stabbing deaths of an elderly couple in their homes the previous year. He was 15 at the time of his crime. People v. Marsh, C088553 (Cal. ...
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