2 California killers among hundreds to challenge murder convictions under change in state law
Two men who have served more than 30 years in prison for robbing and killing an elderly man in Banning are challenging their convictions under a 3-year-old law that redefines a person’s culpability for murder. Under Senate Bill 1437, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2019, the “natural and probable consequences” doctrine of the felony murder rule has been eliminated.
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