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Cunningham v. California: Who’s Covered and Who’s Not?
Cunningham v. California: Who's Covered and Who's Not?
by Kent Russell
On January 22, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Cunningham v. California, __ S.Ct. __, 2007 WL 135687 (No. 05-6551), holding that California?s determinate sentencing law, which allows CA judges to impose upper-term sentences (i.e., the highest of the ...
by Kent Russell
On January 22, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Cunningham v. California, __ S.Ct. __, 2007 WL 135687 (No. 05-6551), holding that California?s determinate sentencing law, which allows CA judges to impose upper-term sentences (i.e., the highest of the ...
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