On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in People v. Shaw. (Briefs here; oral argument video here.)
When the court granted review in Shaw in September 2024, it limited the issue to, “May two prior convictions arising out of a single act that harms multiple victims constitute two strikes under the Three Strikes law? (People v. Vargas (2014) 59 Cal.4th 635; People v. Williams (1998) 17 Cal.4th 148.)” More about the case here.
This will be the first opinion in the four cases argued on the October calendar. Two of the other three opinions should file by January 5. See below regarding the other one.
There are a number of other argued but undecided cases in the pipeline: the three on the November calendar (opinions due by February 2); the two argued in December (one of them should file by March 2; see below regarding the other one); and five opinions delayed by post-argument briefing. Four of the five are death penalty appeals (see here and here) — the opinions in People v. Bankston, argued in early May, People v. Chhuon and Pan, argued in late May, and People v. Barrera, argued in June, might not file until February 26, and the People v. Demolle opinion, following an October argument, might not file until April 23. There is also Shear Development Co. v. California Coastal Commission, argued last week, but with the opinion delayed until as late as May 4 because of supplemental briefing (see here).
The Shaw opinion can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.
