Criminal Law
Crim. Law Journal Fall 2017, Vol. 17, Issue 3
Content
- A Year's Experience With Penal Code Section 1473.7
- Defining Violence: the Vagueness Doctrine In Criminal Removal Law
- Instilling Confidence In the Criminal Justice System For the Immigrant Community
- Letter From Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye
- Masthead
- Message From the Chair
- People V. Patterson: the California Supreme Court, Immigration Advice, and You
- Securing Post-conviction Relief For Immigrants
SECURING POST-CONVICTION RELIEF FOR IMMIGRANTS
By Timothy E. Warriner*
Many new laws affecting the practice of criminal law have been enacted. One of them, AB 813, is of particular importance to California’s immigrants. It adds Section 1473.7 to the Penal Code.
SECTION 1.
Section 1473.7 is added to the Penal Code, to read: