Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Oct. 5, 2020
State high court hears 3 cases on criminal law changes
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments in three cases this week that may settle some disputes over recent criminal statute changes.
Three cases the California Supreme Court will hear Wednesday could have significant implications for how judges and attorneys interpret recent changes to the state's criminal statutes.
But the limited scope of the questions in one of them will leave unanswered the constitutionality of a highly contested law.
It's been two years since then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 1437 into law, eliminating first-...
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