Three California lifers serve time for murders they did not commit. Is relief possible?

Three men at San Quentin are serving life sentences for murders they did not commit. They’ve been incarcerated a combined 90 years. 

These men were sentenced under California’s felony-murder rule. It’s based on an archaic legal doctrine that says engaging in certain illegal behaviors — regardless of intent — requires assuming full responsibility if a death occurs. The “natural and probable consequences doctrine” was repealed in 2019 with the passage of California Senate Bill 1437.