Opinion
S224564
02-26-2018
PEOPLE v. CONTRERAS (LEONEL) & RODRIGUEZ (WILLIAM STEVEN)
D063428 Fourth Appellate District, Div. 1
Opinion filed: Affirmed in full with directions
We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal and remand these matters for resentencing. The sentencing court is directed to consider, in light of this opinion, any mitigating circumstances of defendants' crimes and lives, and the impact of any new legislation and regulations on appropriate sentencing. The sentencing court is further directed to impose a time by which defendants may seek parole, consistent with this opinion.
Majority Opinion by Liu, J.
-- joined by Chin, Cuéllar, and Kruger, JJ.
Dissenting Opinion by Cantil-Sakauye, C. J.
-- joined by Corrigan and Kriegler*, JJ.
Dissenting Opinion by Kriegler, J.
-- joined by Cantil-Sakauye, C. J., and Corrigan, J.
* Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6, of the California Constitution.