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Aug. 3, 2017

Majority broke statutory construction rules in Prop 47 case

In her July 24 column, Michele Hanisee, heralded the California Supreme Court’s decision concerning the interplay of Proposition 36, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012, and Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and School Act passed in 2014.

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In her July 24 column, "The lies behind Props 47, 57," Michele Hanisee, the president of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys, heralded the California Supreme Court's 4-3 decision in People v. Valencia, 2017 DJDAR 6549 (July 3, 2017), which concerned the interplay of Proposition 36, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012, and Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and School Act passed in 2014.

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