Kristen Mason was interviewed for a 2025 Town Hall discussing California's new laws that affect prison inmates.
The 45-minute program included questions about new laws redefining murder and attempted murder, the Racial Justice Act that is being used to overturn convictions or modify sentences, the new evidence standard for innocence cases, and various other elements of criminal appeals that have changed in California over the past few years. Texas appeals attorney Matt Daher — Kristen's co-author on Innocent Men Set Free — conducted the interview.
The conversation reflects the approach Kristen brings to every case at Mason Appellate Law: candid about how difficult post-conviction work is to win, and precise about the new-law strategies that give a California case its best chance.
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