FILE - Orange County Deputy Sheriffs escort Samuel Woodward into Orange County Superior Court for opening statements of his murder trial for the stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Santa Ana, Calif. (Frederick M. Brown/Pool Photo via Orange County Register, via AP, File)

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer speaks during a press conference after Samuel Woodward was sentenced to life without parole at Orange County Superior Court on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Santa Ana, Calif., for the fatal stabbing of his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein, in Jan. 2018. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)

FILE - A 2017 photograph of Samuel Woodward is displayed during Assistant Public Defender Ken Morrison's closing arguments in Woodward's murder trial, at Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, July 1, 2024. (Leonard Ortiz/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool, File)

Gideon Bernstein and Jeanne Pepper Bernstein, parents of Blaze Bernstein, stand during a press conference after Samuel Woodward was sentenced to life without parole at Orange County Superior Court on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Santa Ana, Calif., for the fatal stabbing of his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein, in Jan. 2018. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)

Gideon Bernstein, father of Blaze Bernstein, left, speaks as he gives a victim impact statement in court in Santa Ana, Calif., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, prior to sentencing of Samuel Woodward, who was convicted of a hate crime murder for the killing of former classmate Blaze Bernstein. Senior Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Walker stands at right. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)

Jeanne Pepper, left, mother of Blaze Bernstein, wipes away tears as she gives a victim impact statement in court in Santa Ana, Calif., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, prior to sentencing of Samuel Woodward, who was convicted of a hate crime murder for the killing of former classmate Blaze Bernstein. Senior Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Walker stands at right. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)

FILE - Samuel Woodward testifies in Orange County Superior Court, June 13, 2024, in Santa Ana, Calif. (Leonard Orti/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool, File)

Gideon Bernstein and Jeanne Pepper Bernstein, parents of Blaze Bernstein, speak during a press conference after Samuel Woodward was sentenced to life without parole at Orange County Superior Court on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Santa Ana, Calif., for the fatal stabbing of his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein, in Jan. 2018. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)