Is it futile to remand this case, considering the gravity of the crime and the absence of extenuating circumstances?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Evans, B261899 (Cal. App. 2018):
Respondent cites People v. Gutierrez (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1894, 1896, for the proposition that it would be futile to remand this case, considering the gravity of the crime and the absence of extenuating circumstances that would justify striking the
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