Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal
Apr. 3, 2026
A second look at sentencing should not be a coin toss
To resentence or not to resentence: The question courts face under amended Penal Code Section 1172.1.
Orly Ahrony
Managing Partner
Ahrony Appeals Law Group, LLP
401 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
Santa Monica , CA 90401
Phone: (310) 743-7830
Email: orly@ahronyappeals.com
With California Penal Code Section 1172.1 amended by AB 600, effective Jan. 1, 2024, judges, defense counsel and prosecutors continue to grapple with the scope of judicial discretion in resentencing individuals who have demonstrated genuine rehabilitation and no longer pose an unreasonable risk to public safety. The amendment has amplified an already existing divide: whether courts should exercise expansive authority to revisit sentences or adhere to a more constrained, proce...
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