When a judgment becomes final for retroactivity purposes is it a question of law that we review de novo?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Case, H045876 (Cal. App. 2020):

When a judgment becomes final for retroactivity purposes is a question of law that we review de novo. (See People v. Nasalga (1996) 12 Cal.4th 784, 792, fn. 6.)

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