Are Sentencing Statutes Often Changed Given Current Social Trends?

Sentencing law is constantly changing, Oakland criminal defense attorney Andrew Dósa says, and in recent years the trend has leaned toward criminalizing more behavior. He points to California's relatively conservative Supreme Court, which tends to favor 'tough on crime' outcomes and uphold rules like felony murder—leaving the legislature, not the courts, to drive defendant-friendly reform.

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