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Criminal

Jun. 19, 2002

Molestation Can't Merit Two Sentences

SAN FRANCISCO - A law aimed specifically at incest perpetrators and other so-called "resident molesters" who repeatedly abuse the same child cannot be used to punish defendants twice for the same crime, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A law aimed specifically at incest perpetrators and other so-called "resident molesters" who repeatedly abuse the same child cannot be used to punish defendants twice for the same crime, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
        The...

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