In re Meraz CA4/1

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 4, 2026D085517California2,414 words

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Filed 3/4/26 In re Meraz CA4/

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In re RAFAEL MERAZ D085517

on (San Diego County Super. Ct. No. SCD233469) Habeas Corpus.

PROCEEDINGS in habeas corpus. Joan P. Weber, Judge. Relief granted with directions.

Nancy K. King, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Petitioner. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Arlene A. Sevidal, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Eric A. Swenson, Supervising Deputy Attorney General and Felicity Senoski, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. Rafael Meraz, who was 15 years old in 2007 when he committed a murder, contests a criminal court’s order denying his petition…

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