People v. Vlasov CA3

BACKGROUND

In 2005, a jury found defendant guilty of first degree special circumstance murder during the commission of an attempted robbery and attempted carjacking, among other offenses. Defendant was 18 when he committed the crimes. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder, plus 25 years to life for an attached firearm enhancement, and a determinate term of 27 years for the remaining offenses and enhancements. In May 2023, defendant filed a postjudgment motion to develop and preserve evidence for later use in a youth offender parole hearing under section 3051. (See Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th at pp. 283-284 [an offender who will later become eligible for a youth offender parole hearing is entitled to an interim court proceeding to develop and preserve evidence of youth-related characteristics and circumstances at the time of the offense]; Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at pp. 458-459 [an offender whose sentence is otherwise final may obtain a Franklin hearing by filing a postjudgment motion in superior court].) Defendant’s motion acknowledged that as an offender sentenced to life without parole for a crime committed as a young adult, he was not eligible…