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California Supreme Court

Mar. 12, 2010

High Court To Hear Body Armor Case

The California Supreme Court Wednesday voted 7-0 to review a controversial appellate ruling that voided the state's law against violent ex-felons possessing body armor.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The California Supreme Court Wednesday voted 7-0 to review a controversial appellate ruling that voided the state's law against violent ex-felons possessing body armor. A divided Los Angeles appellate panel held in December that the law was unconstitutionally vague in defining exactly which protective vests are banned. The appellate decision reversed the conviction and eight-year sentence handed Ethan Saleem,...

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