🧑‍⚖️ Core Holding:

A judge is not automatically disqualified from hearing an RJA discovery motion just because they previously served as a prosecutor in other cases that may now be subject to RJA claims.

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#CARJA #JudicialEthics #PC745 #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #RJA

Habeas Path

🧰Lashon shows that forfeited RJA claims may still survive via habeas corpus petitions.

Appellate relief denied, but habeas remains a safety net.

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#Postconviction #CARJA #PC745 #AB1118 #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #RJA

Prosecutorial Discretion

⚖️ Who decides what counts as “fair”?

The ACLU says Santa Clara DA’s secrecy blocks public oversight of racial bias in charging.

The DA counters: disparities stem from systemic inequities, not prosecution.

#RJA #CAjustice #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct

Full analysis below ⬇️

One petitioner, John Crawford, is serving 45 years to life for attempted second-degree robbery.

His RJA filing argues Black defendants in L.A. County face sentences 36% longer than similarly charged white defendants.

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#RJA #SentencingDisparities #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #PC745

🔎Bottom line from People v. Guerrero & Navarro (2025):

The RJA won’t rescue claims that are:

• Procedurally unpreserved

• Factually underdeveloped

• Untethered to race-based causation

Preserve. Document. Substantiate.

Deep dive now live on the CA RJA Resource Hub ⬇️

#CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct

🧾 The ACLU suit frames data transparency as essential to enforcing Penal Code § 745.

‼️ By denying disclosure, the complaint argues, the DA “weakens the public’s ability to monitor prosecutorial practices.”

⬇️ Full story below ⬇️

#CARJA #RJA #PublicRecords #PC745 #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #AB256

📰 “The Racial Justice Act is a step forward — but not systemic change.”

Race Forward’s Alex Frank argues that California’s #RJA addresses individual bias but leaves structural inequities untouched.

Full article ⬇️

#CARJA #RacialJustice #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #AB2542 #AB256

📌 Lashon answers:

❓ Can defendants raise § 745(a)(2) claims for the first time on appeal?

✅ Only if forfeiture exceptions apply.

❓ Does AB 1118 eliminate preservation?

❌ No.

Full case breakdown: californiarja.wordpress.com/2025/08/24/p...

#RJA #PC745 #AB1118 #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #CARJA

✏️ Strategic lessons from Lashon:

File early RJA motions to preserve claims

Use post-verdict motions when possible

Be specific in stay/remand requests

Keep habeas in mind

Full analysis: californiarja.wordpress.com/2025/08/24/p...

#RJA #CAcourts #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #PC745 #AB1118 #AB256

“Even if counsel did not want to antagonize the trial judge during trial, a § 745 motion could have been filed immediately after sentencing rationale.” – People v. Lashon

👉 Full write-up: californiarja.wordpress.com/2025/08/24/p...

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💡Practitioner Practice Tip: If you see judicial bias at trial, file a § 745 motion immediately or post-verdict. In Lashon, failure to object meant forfeiture—despite AB 1118.

More lessons: californiarja.wordpress.com/2025/08/24/p...

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“The AG concedes that calling Wagstaff a ‘strong young buck’ was inappropriate. We do not disagree, but the issue was not preserved.” – People v. Wagstaff

👉 Full case analysis ⬇️

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Critical Takeaway

⚖️ People v. Wagstaff shows appellate reluctance to enforce the #RJA—even where the State admits bias. Without a preserved objection, the court let racial language stand.

💡Key lesson: Build the record. Preserve the claim.

⬇️ Full case anaylsis below ⬇️

#CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct

⚖️ For RJA Litigators

💼 AB 1071 is more than cleanup—it’s a litigation strategy map.

🧠 Use it to:

✅ File RJA claims on appeal

✅ Seek remands for fact-finding

✅ Reopen previously denied habeas petitions

✅ Demand meaningful remedies—not just symbolic ones

#AB1071 #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #RJA