Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file opinions in People v. Chatman and People v. Superior Court (Lara). Chatman was argued on the November calendar. Lara was argued in December and will be the first opinion for cases on that calendar. (Chatman briefs and oral argument video here and here; Lara briefs and oral argument video here and here.)
The issue in Chatman is whether Penal Code section 4852.01 denies equal protection by making a former felony probationer, who was subsequently incarcerated on a new offense, ineligible for a certificate of rehabilitation, because a former felony prisoner, who was subsequently incarcerated on a new offense, is not ineligible. (Third District Court of Appeal Justice William Murray, Jr., is the pro tem.)
In Lara, the court will answer the question: Are the provisions of Proposition 57 that eliminated the direct filing of certain juvenile cases in adult court applicable to cases already filed? (See also People v. Cervantes, S241323.) Last August, the court asked for supplemental briefing on whether Proposition 57 applies retroactively under the rationale of In re Estrada (1965) 63 Cal.2d 740. (Third District Court of Appeal Justice Ronald Robie is the pro tem.)
The opinions can be viewed tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m.
