People v. Lucia CA1/1

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 2, 2025A169211California1,440 words

Opinion

Opinion

Smiley, J.

Filed 12/2/25 P. v. Lucia CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A169211 v. (San Francisco City and County EMMANUEL SANTA LUCIA, Super. Ct. No. CT 1219720) Defendant and Appellant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION1

Emmanuel Santa Lucia, who is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence for a murder he committed as a 25-year-old in 1990, appeals from his recent resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.75.2 To this end, he makes four claims: (1) that the superior court abused its discretion in allegedly failing to consider Santa Lucia’s childhood trauma and youth at the time of the offense; (2) that this alleged failure violated Santa Lucia’s due process rights under Apprendi…

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