- Criminal: Riverside Superior Judge Dale Wells’ sentence order for resentencing in People v. Garcia (INF1700208/D080080)
- Robert Garcia smoked methamphetamine before driving his friends to the Home Depot in Palm Springs Jan. 29, 2017. He drove past a red light, causing a crash and the death of one of his friends. He was convicted of driving under the influence and second degree murder, and was sentenced to concurrent terms of seven years and 15 years to life. He appealed his conviction, arguing that a recent change in California law requires the trial court to redetermine his sentence. Under the change, California law now tells courts to sentence at lower terms if a