Stories in this week's episode:

Patchwork Resentencing

Michael J. Raphael, Associate Justice, California Court of AppealImagine a law that granted resentencing only to defendants whose last names fell in the first half of the alphabet. Justice Michael J. Raphael argues that's effectively what California has done under Penal Code section 1172.75 — bestowing sweeping sentencing benefits on some prisoners based on an unrelated technicality, while others are left out entirely.

How One Vowel Beat a $6.5 Million Judgment

Appellate specialist Timothy M. Kowal, found ...