The California Supreme Court chose to review a San Bernardino case, the court announced on June 21.
The Supreme Court will review San Bernardino Superior Judge Katrina West’s decision to review the cases’ preliminary hearing transcript when denying defendant Michael Pineda’s motion for resentencing:
“Did the trial court engage in impermissible judicial factfinding by relying on the preliminary hearing transcript to deny defendant’s Penal Code Section 1172.6 petition at the prima facie stage?” the Supreme Court asks.
Pineda was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder with a firearm enhancement in 2014. He is currently incarcerated
