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People v. Lipptrapp

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Filed 2/2/21 (unmodified opinion attached)

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G058891

v. (Super. Ct. No. 98NF2850)

STEVEN JAMES LIPPTRAPP, ORDER MODIFYING OPINION;

DENYING REQUEST FOR

Defendant and Appellant. REHEARING; NO CHANGE IN

JUDGMENT

It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on January 11, 2021, be modified as

follows:

(1) On page 10, the entire footnote No. 7 shall be deleted and replaced with the

following footnote: “While the Attorney General provides legal authority to support its

claim resentencing was an unauthorized request, it does not offer any explanation to

support the assertion the trial court lacked authority to appoint counsel. It is unclear from

the briefing whether the Attorney General was suggesting Lipptrapp had no right to

counsel for resentencing or for the Franklin proceeding, or for both matters. Lipptrapp’s

request for counsel was written to cover more than the resentencing proceedings. We

note, the trial court will need to decide the scope of the right to counsel, in the first

instance, on remand.

(2) On page 13 the entire last paragraph beginning with “As stated earlier in this

opinion . . .” and the heading “III. Appointment of Counsel”, shall be deleted.

This modification does not change the judgment.

The petition for rehearing is denied.

O’LEARY, P. J.

WE CONCUR:

MOORE, J.

THOMPSON, J.

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Filed 1/11/21 (unmodified opiniion)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G058891

v. (Super. Ct. No. 98NF2850)

STEVEN JAMES LIPPTRAPP, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a postjudgment order of the Superior Court of Orange County,

Kimberly Menninger, Judge. Reversed and remanded.

Matthew A. Siroka, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for

Defendant and Appellant.

Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Senior Assistant

Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland and James H. Flaherty III, Deputy Attorneys

General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

In 1995, when Steven James Lipptrapp1 was 25 years old, he admitted that

he attempted two murders and engaged in street terrorism. The trial court sentenced him

to a determinate 30-year prison term. In 2019, Lipptrapp, acting in propria persona, filed

a motion requesting appointment of counsel, resentencing, and a Franklin2 proceeding.

This appeal concerns only the trial court’s denial of his request for a Franklin proceeding.

We conclude Lipptrapp adequately established his eligibility for a Franklin proceeding

and, accordingly, we reverse the order, remand the matter, and direct the trial court to

oversee the evidence preservation process.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

It is not necessary to discuss the details of Lipptrapp’s crimes, because

these facts are not relevant to deciding the issue on appeal concerning his postjudgment

order. Suffice it to say, on December 2, 1999, Lipptrapp pleaded guilty to two counts of

attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 664, subd. (a)/187, subd. (a))3 and street terrorism

(§ 186.22, subd. (a)). Lipptrapp admitted he committed the attempted murders to benefit

a criminal street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)), and he personally discharged a firearm

(§ 12022.53 subd. (c)). He admitted to having suffered a prior strike offense (§ 667,

subds. (d) & (e)(1)). The trial court sentenced Lipptrapp to a determinate 30-year term in

prison.

On November 22, 2019, Lipptrapp filed a motion for appointment of

counsel, resentencing, and for a Franklin proceeding. To support the motion, Lipptrapp

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We note the defendant’s name appears with two different spellings. Court

documents reflect he spells his name Lipptrapp, while appellate counsel refers to him as

Liptrapp. For purposes of this opinion, we have adopted the version used in the record.

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People v. Franklin (2016) 63 Cal.4th 261 (Franklin).

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All further statutory references are to the Penal Code, unless otherwise

indicated.

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submitted several exhibits, including the abstract of judgment and minute orders relating

to his case.

The trial court docket contains three entries showing Judge Lance Jensen

“read and considered [a] Notice of Parole Hearing” on October 7, 2019, October 31,

2019, and January 30, 2019. Our record contains a copy of a letter dated January 10,

2020, from the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) to the court. The letter, filed by the

court on January 15, 2020, stated Lipptrapp’s next parole hearing date was scheduled for

April 23, 2020.

The following month, on February 4, 2020, the trial court (Judge Kimberly

Menninger) summarily denied Lipptrapp’s motion. No parties were present at the

proceedings. The docket reflects the court determined Lipptrapp lacked standing to move

to modify his sentence and he failed to present enough information to warrant a Franklin

proceeding. With respect to the latter issue, the court wrote, “[t]o the extent defendant

seeks an opportunity to establish a record of information relevant to a youth offender

parole hearing, the present conclusory submission does not establish entitlement to the

sought after relief. [Citations.]”

DISCUSSION

I. Applicable Law

In 2014, the Legislature enacted law providing a parole eligibility

mechanism for juvenile offenders. (Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 277; § 3051.)

“[S]ection 3051 . . . requires the Board to conduct a ‘youth offender parole hearing’

during the 15th, 20th, or 25th year of a juvenile offender’s incarceration. [Citation.] The

date of the hearing depends on the offender’s ‘[c]ontrolling offense,’ which is defined as

‘the offense or enhancement for which any sentencing court imposed the longest term of

imprisonment.’ [Citation.] A juvenile offender whose controlling offense carries a term

of 25 years to life or greater is ‘eligible for release on parole by the board during his or

her 25th year of incarceration at a youth offender parole hearing, unless previously

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released or entitled to an earlier parole consideration hearing pursuant to other statutory

provisions.’ [Citation.] The statute excludes several categories of juvenile offenders

from eligibility for a youth offender parole hearing: those who are sentenced under the

‘Three Strikes’ law [citation] or Jessica’s Law [citation], those who are sentenced to life

without parole, and those who commit another crime ‘subsequent to attaining 23 years of

age . . . for which malice aforethought is a necessary element of the crime or for which

the individual is sentenced to life in prison.’ [Citation.]” (Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th

at pp. 277-278.)

“Section 3051 thus reflects the Legislature’s judgment that 25 years is the

maximum amount of time that a juvenile offender may serve before becoming eligible for

parole. Apart from the categories of offenders expressly excluded by the statute, section

3051 provides all juvenile offenders with a parole hearing during or before their 25th year

of incarceration. The statute establishes what is, in the Legislature’s view, the

appropriate time to determine whether a juvenile offender has ‘rehabilitated and gained

maturity’ [citation] so that he or she may have ‘a meaningful opportunity to obtain

release’ [citation].” (Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 278.) Section 4801, subdivision

(c), further provides that when reviewing the parole suitability of a prisoner who was

under 25 years of age at the time of the offense, the Board must “give great weight to the

diminished culpability of youth as compared to adults, the hallmark features of youth,

and any subsequent growth and increased maturity of the prisoner in accordance with

relevant case law.”

In Franklin, the defendant was 16 years old when he committed murder and

the trial court was statutorily required to sentence him to two consecutive sentences of

25 years to life. (Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 268.) The court sentenced the

defendant before sections 3051 and 4801, subdivision (c), became effective. (Franklin,

supra, 63 Cal.4th at pp. 268, 276.) In his appeal, the defendant challenged the

constitutionality of his sentence under Miller v. Alabama (2012) 567 U.S. 460 (Miller),

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Graham v. Florida (2010) 560 U.S. 48 (Graham), and People v. Caballero (2012)

55 Cal.4th 262 (Caballero), contending the sentence was barred as the functional

equivalent of a mandatory life without parole (LWOP) sentence for a juvenile offender.

(Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 268.) The defendant argued the Eighth Amendment to

the federal constitution prohibited life without parole sentences for juvenile offenders.

(Miller, supra, 567 U.S. at p. 465; Caballero, supra, 55 Cal.4th at p. 268.)

The Franklin court determined the defendant’s constitution claim was

mooted by the passage of sections 3051 and 4801. (Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th

at p. 268.) It explained the Legislature created those provisions to bring juvenile

sentencing into conformity with Miller, Graham, and Caballero. (Ibid.) Nevertheless,

the court recognized the defendant raised “colorable concerns as to whether he was given

adequate opportunity at sentencing to make a record of mitigating evidence tied to his

youth.” (Id. at pp. 268-269.) It provided the following analysis: “The criteria for parole

suitability set forth in . . . sections 3051 and 4801 contemplate that the Board’s decision

making at Franklin’s eventual parole hearing will be informed by youth-related factors,

such as his cognitive ability, character, and social and family background at the time of

the offense. Because Franklin was sentenced before the high court decided Miller and

before our Legislature enacted [sections 3051 and 4801], the trial court understandably

saw no relevance to mitigation evidence at sentencing. In light of the changed legal

landscape, we remand this case so that the trial court may determine whether Franklin

was afforded sufficient opportunity to make such a record at sentencing.” (Franklin,

supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 269.) The court clarified that if the trial court determined the

defendant did not make an accurate record, he was entitled to a hearing where he could

“place on the record any documents, evaluations, or testimony (subject to cross-

examination) that may be relevant at his eventual youth offender parole hearing, and the

prosecution likewise may put on the record any evidence that demonstrates the juvenile

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offender’s culpability or cognitive maturity, or otherwise bears on the influence of youth-

related factors.” (Id. at p. 284.)

In People v. Rodriguez (2018) 4 Cal.5th 1123 (Rodriguez), our Supreme

Court considered a case similar to Franklin, where a defendant was sentenced before the

creation of sections 3051 and 4801. It determined the defendant was “entitled to remand

for an opportunity to supplement the record with information relevant to his eventual

youth offender parole hearing.” (Rodriguez, supra, 4 Cal.5th at p. 1131.) Our Supreme

Court held the trial court must provide a defendant “and the prosecution an opportunity to

supplement the record” with information and “the trial court may exercise its discretion

to conduct this process efficiently, ensuring that the information introduced is relevant,

noncumulative, and otherwise in accord with the governing rules, statutes, and

regulations.” (Id. at pp. 1131-1132.)

Our Supreme Court in In re Cook (2019) 7 Cal.5th 439, 451 (Cook),

clarified inmates who are entitled to a youth offender parole hearing under section 3051

“may seek the remedy of a Franklin proceeding even though the offender’s sentence is

otherwise final.” When considering the significance of Franklin’s evidence preservation

function in the statutory scheme, the court made the following observation: “Franklin

processes are more properly called ‘proceedings’ rather than ‘hearings.’ A hearing

generally involves definitive issues of law or fact to be determined with a decision

rendered based on that determination. [Citations.] A proceeding is a broader term

describing the form or manner of conducting judicial business before a court. [Citation.]

While a judicial officer presides over a Franklin proceeding and regulates its conduct, the

officer is not called upon to make findings of fact or render any final determination at the

proceeding’s conclusion. Parole determination are left to the Board.” (Id. at p. 449,

fn. 3.) Because of this distinction, the court determined, “Nothing about the remands in

Franklin and Rodriguez was dependent on the nonfinal status of the juvenile offender’s

conviction[]” and section 3051 makes clear it is to apply retrospectively to all youthful

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offenders. (Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at p. 450.) “[T]he possibility that relevant evidence

will be lost may increase as years go by [citation] . . . is no less true for offenders whose

convictions are final on direct appeal.” (Ibid.)

Relevant to this appeal, the Cook court also considered the question: “How

does a juvenile offender with a final conviction gain access to the trial court for an

evidence preservation proceeding?” (Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at p. 451.) In that case, the

parties “vigorously debate[d]” the propriety of defendant’s decision to file a writ of

habeas corpus. (Ibid.) The answer, the court explained, is to permit inmates to file “a

motion in [the] superior court under the original caption and case number, citing the

authority of section 1203.01 and [the Cook] decision.” (Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at p. 458.)

It explained, that “[u]nder section 1203.01, the trial court may create a postjudgment

record for the benefit of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,” and although

the statute “does not mention a Franklin proceeding to preserve evidence” the court

possesses the authority to adopt the procedure for this purpose. (Id. at pp. 452-454.)4

The court added that the motion “should establish the inmate’s entitlement

to a youth offender parole hearing and indicate when such hearing is anticipated to take

place, or if one or more hearings have already occurred.” (Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at

p. 458.) The court also noted the motion “does not impose the rigorous pleading and

proof requirements for habeas corpus. [Citation.]” (Id. at p. 457.) Rather, section

1203.01 provided defendants with “a plain, speedy, and adequate remedy at law that

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Section 1203.01, subdivision (a), provides that after the judgment “the

judge and the district attorney . . . [may file] a brief statement of their views respecting

the person convicted or sentenced and the crime committed, together with any reports the

probation officer may have filed relative to the prisoner. . . . The attorney for the

defendant and the law enforcement agency that investigated the case may likewise file

. . . statements of their views respecting the defendant . . . . Immediately after the filing

of those statements and reports, the clerk of the court shall mail a copy thereof . . . to the

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at the prison or other institution to which

the person convicted is delivered.”

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makes resort to habeas corpus unnecessary, at least in the first instance. [Citations.] In

cases with final judgments, section 1203.01 gives the trial court authority to conduct an

evidence preservation proceeding as envisioned in Franklin.” (Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at

p. 452.)

II. Analysis

We conclude Lipptrapp’s motion contained sufficient information for him

to gain access to a Franklin evidence preservation proceeding. First, Lipptrapp’s motion

followed the recommendations made in the Cook opinion to include the relevant criminal

case information and pertinent legal authority. The moving papers appropriately

identified Lipptrapp’s original criminal case’s caption and the case number. Lipptrapp

also correctly cited to section 1203.01 and the Supreme Court’s Cook and Franklin

decisions in (1) the title of his motion, (2) the second sentence of text, and (3) the legal

discussion. Consequently, the court was clearly notified about the basis for the motion as

well as the cases giving the trial court authority to conduct evidence preservation

proceedings. (Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at p. 452.)

Second, Lipptrapp established his eligibility for a section 3051 youth

offender parole hearing. Specifically, Lipptrapp stated he was 25 years old when charged

with the underlying criminal offenses and he received a determinative 30-year prison

sentence. Lipptrapp, as a self-represented litigant, also managed to include several pages

of coherent supporting legal authority and analysis, citing relevant U.S. Supreme Court

and California Supreme Court cases. He discussed legal principles concerning youthful

offenders, the nature and purpose of youth offender parole hearings, the goal of section

3051, and what evidence was relevant for a Franklin proceeding. With respect to this last

issue, Lipptrapp asserted his trial attorney “did not fully investigate and present”

evidence concerning his juvenile characteristics and other youth-related factors discussed

in Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th at page 284. He supported the motion by attaching several

exhibits, including an abstract of judgment which correctly reflected the duration of his

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prison sentence. It also showed he was born in 1974 and committed the crimes in 1998

(he was 24 years old).5

In his concluding remarks, Lipptrapp clearly and plainly asked the court to

issue the following three orders: (1) “for a Franklin hearing;” (2) “for resentencing” of

his firearm enhancement due to the recent amendment of section 12022.53; and (3) “for

appointment of counsel’” at the resentencing hearing.

On appeal, Lipptrapp maintains, “it is difficult to imagine what more an

inmate could provide to demonstrate his entitlement” to a Franklin proceeding. The

Attorney General does not dispute Lipptrapp was eligible for a Franklin proceeding.

However, he maintains the court did not err by denying the motion because the pleadings

were defective and Lipptrapp can later file another request.

The Attorney General’s first argument suggests the motion was defective

because Lipptrapp incorrectly requested relief in the form of resentencing and

appointment of counsel. The Attorney General maintains the court lacked jurisdiction to

resentence under section 12022.53 and properly “denied the motion accordingly.”6 The

Attorney General’s argument closes with a telling observation, acknowledging

Lipptrapp’s motion contained “a third form of relief.” Specifically, the Attorney General

observed he was “mindful that despite [Lipptrapp’s] request for the above inappropriate

relief, he did correctly title his motion as a request for a Franklin proceeding pursuant to

[Cook] . . . [and] he did specifically also ask for a . . . a Franklin hearing.” This partial

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Lipptrapp’s appellate counsel explains his client erroneously calculated he

was 25 years old when charged with the crimes. However, this error does not matter

because he would have qualified under 3051 whether he was 24 or 25 years old.

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Senate Bill No. 620 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) amended section 12022.53,

subdivision (h), effective January 1, 2018 (Stats. 2017, ch. 682, § 2). In early 2019,

courts determined the amendment did not apply retroactively to defendants whose

convictions were final. (E.g., People v. Fuimaono (2019) 32 Cal.App.5th 132, 134.)

Lipptrapp, who filed his motion in November 2019, was apparently unaware of this new

case authority.

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concession highlights the problem with the Attorney General’s first legal argument. A

motion requesting three different remedies is not fatally defective simply because two of

the requested forms of relief are unavailable. The Attorney General cites to no authority,

and we found none, holding the court may deny a motion made under section 1203.01,

requesting an evidentiary preservation proceeding authorized by section 3051, simply

because the motion contained other unauthorized requests.7

The Attorney General maintains the second defect with Lipptrapp’s motion

is his failure to satisfy the pleading requirements for a Franklin proceeding. Although

the trial court did not indicate what information was missing, the Attorney General

advances the theory that the court determined the request was defective because

Lipptrapp failed to include the date of his next parole hearing. The Attorney General

argues that because Lipptrapp failed “to meet this dating requirement” it cannot be said

the court’s ruling was contrary to the law (or an abuse of discretion). As with the first

argument, the Attorney General offered additional commentary suggesting the motion

was likely adequate. He made the following acknowledgement: “While it may be

regrettable that in the interest of judicial economy, the trial court elected against

overlooking this unstated fact in [Lipptrapp’s] pleading, it remains that the court’s denial

of the motion was legally correct. Given that the court’s denial was not made with

prejudice, it would appear that appellant’s remedy is to file a new, properly pled motion

for a Franklin hearing.”

Lipptrapp asserts, and we agree, the “dating requirement” argument

“elevat[es] form over substance” and is based on “nonexistent rules of pleading.” In

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The Attorney General’s argument was premised on the assumption

Lipptrapp’s request for resentencing encompassed his wish for appointed counsel. In his

motion, Lipptrapp stated counsel should be appointed for any resentencing proceedings,

but also more generally, he needed counsel to “protect his rights” under the Sixth

Amendment of the federal constitution. The Attorney General does not comment on

whether Lipptrapp could request counsel, or should be appointed counsel, during a

Franklin proceeding. We address this issue anon.

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addition to being legally incorrect, the requirement is based on the false and unfair

assumption that an incarcerated person, acting in propia persona, will always know his or

her next parole hearing date. In this case, there was nothing to suggest Lipptrapp knew

anything about his next parole hearing. Indeed, Lipptrapp filed his motion in November

2019, two months before the parole board sent a letter to the trial court notifying it of the

next parole hearing. We decline to speculate about when and what information is

available to incarcerated persons.

Moreover, we disagree with the Attorney General’s reading of the Cook

opinion as creating any specific requirements or duty to inform the court about upcoming

parole hearing dates. The Cook opinion resolved a dispute about the “proper avenue” for

inmates seeking an evidentiary preservation proceeding. It rejected the theory that

inmates must file a detailed habeas petition, in favor of the theory a more time efficient

and simple remedy was adequate. It held inmates may “file a motion in superior court

under the original caption and case number, citing the authority of section 1203.01 and

today’s decision.” (Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at p. 458.) Lipptrapp’s motion included all of

these elements.

We appreciate the Cook court also noted, “The motion should establish the

inmate’s entitlement to a youth offender parole hearing and indicate when such hearing is

anticipated to take place, or if one or more hearings have already occurred.” (Cook,

supra, 7 Cal.5th at p. 458, italics added.) The court’s commentary about what a motion

should include is not the same as creating mandatory pleading requirements. The court

could have, but did not, hold an inmate “must” establish eligibility and also “must”

provide information about the next parole hearing date in the moving papers.

The lack of mandatory pleading requirements is not surprising in light of

the Cook court’s characterization of the Franklin process as being different from requests

for other types of hearings. The proceeding requires only judicial oversight of the

collection of evidence (to be used at a later date). (Cook, supra, 7 Cal.5th at p. 457

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[section 1203.01 does not “require the court to act as a fact finder . . . [r]ather it simply

entails the receipt of evidence for the benefit of the Board”].) Due to the limited

resources generally available to inmates, the Cook court reasonably envisioned a simple

pleading mechanism to get the process started. A trial court does not need to know the

date of the next parole hearing, or the dates of prior hearings, to begin overseeing

Franklin proceedings. The date is simply a logistical consideration. The court should

give the parties adequate time “make an accurate record of the juvenile offender’s

characteristics and circumstances at the time of the offense so that the Board, years [or

months] later, may properly discharge its obligation to ‘give great weight to’ youth-

related factors (§ 4801, subd. (c)) . . . .” (Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 284.)

Because the trial court did not need to know the parole hearing date to

consider Lipptrapp’s eligibility for a Franklin proceeding or to start the evidence

gathering process, we conclude its omission was not a valid reason to summarily deny the

motion. Any negative effect caused by this omission was minimized by evidence the trial

court’s docket showed the court received letters directly from the Board about past and

future parole hearing dates. Based on our review of the entire record, we conclude it was

error for the trial court to deny the motion for a Franklin proceeding.

We are unpersuaded by the Attorney General’s assertion any error is

harmless because the court’s ruling was not made with prejudice and Lipptrapp may file

“a new, properly pled motion.” The motion is already adequate and Lipptrapp is long

overdue for his youth offender parole hearing. He has been incarcerated for over 20

years and he was eligible for the hearing several years before he filed the motion.8 His

April 2020 parole hearing presumably took place while this appeal was pending. We fail

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Section 3051 was amended effective January 1, 2016, to require youth

offender parole hearings for offenders who were 25 years of age or younger at the time of

the controlling offense. (Stats. 2015, ch. 471, § 1.) Lipptrapp filed his motion in

November 2019.

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to see the logic in requiring Lipptrapp, who is an incarcerated and self-represented

litigant, to resubmit his motion and wait additional time for a ruling. As mentioned, for

this remedy to be effective we would have to speculate Lipptrapp has been timely

informed about his next parole hearing date. This we will not do, and consequently, we

reverse the order and remand the matter with directions for the trial court to conduct a

Franklin proceeding as soon as possible.

III. Appointment of Counsel

As stated earlier in this opinion, the Attorney General viewed Lipptrapp’s

request for counsel as being intertwined with his resentencing argument. Neither he nor

appellant’s counsel discussed whether Lipptrapp was entitled to the appointment of

counsel for the Franklin proceeding on remand. We conclude a party moving for relief

under section 1203.01 is entitled to the appointment of counsel. As discussed above, the

purpose of the Franklin proceeding is to allow youth offenders to make an “accurate

record” of youth-related mitigating factors so the Board can later consider those factors in

determining if the defendant is fit for parole. (Franklin, supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 284.)

Given the critical role a Franklin proceeding plays in determining parole eligibility at a

subsequent youth offender parole hearing, we conclude the proceeding qualifies as a

“critical stage” to which the right to counsel attaches. (Cf. In re Cortez (1971) 6 Cal.3d

78, 87 [“an effective presentation of the merits of the petition [to strike a prior

conviction] depends . . . upon his having the assistance of counsel to fashion facts and

arguments into a persuasive appeal to the court”].) Merely allowing an incarcerated

defendant to submit documentation he or she believes might be relevant at a future youth

offender parole hearing is far short of the remedy contemplated under Franklin.

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DISPOSITION

The postjudgment order is reversed and the matter remanded to the trial

court to conduct a Franklin proceeding as soon as possible.

O’LEARY, P. J.

WE CONCUR:

MOORE, J.

THOMPSON, J.

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