Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

If anything, his remedy is an appeal, if he has valid grounds for it at this w-a-a-a-y late date. That means finding substantial procedural errors made by the defense lawyer, or the judge at trial that would have 'likely' resulted in a different verdict or sentencing, it is not a rehash of the evidence, facts, testimony, etc. at the trial -- he doesn't get to redo or reargue the case.

Time for requests for new trial or for re-sentencing are long passed. Even if time hadn't passed, any such requests and motions would have to raise similar issues of substantial error in the trial to have succeeded.

If you want to help him in an appeal, you could pay a good appellate lawyer to review the case and then give you an opinion on likelihood of success, and of the costs and fees necessary to retain him. They are going to be 'significant', appeals are expensive because they require a great deal of 'billable hours'. If you are serious about doing so, feel free to contact me.

Alternatively, you could look for a 'public interest' pro-bono prisoner rights and appeals legal group to see if anyone would be willing to get involved in the case. Start by searching the web for them. Contact the law schools in the area to see if they have a student group for that.