What People v. Ramos says about evidence in a California resentencing hearing
People v. Ramos · California Court of Appeal, Third District · December 31, 2025
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In People v. Ramos, the California Court of Appeal reviewed the denial of a resentencing petition under Penal Code section 1172.6. The statute lets certain defendants seek resentencing when changes in the law affect their level of culpability for murder.
The court's decision is about evidence. At the evidentiary hearing, the trial court considered grand jury testimony from the original proceedings. The Court of Appeal held that this was error, that the error was not harmless, and that the matter had to return for a new hearing.
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