Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 24, 2007
Justifying Sentencing
Focus Column - By Alex Ricciardulli - The United States Supreme Court's ruling in Cunningham v. California changed common sentencing practices in the Golden State. Learn how, for MCLE credit.
By Alex Ricciardulli
When the United States Supreme Court in Cunningham v. California (2007) 127 S.Ct. 856 invalidated California's Determinate Sentencing Law, it left many questions unanswered. What would the Legislature do in response? What would the new California Rules of Court governing sentencing look like? Did the U.S. Supreme Court, in one stroke of the pen, toss into the dust heap the vast treasure...
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