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• imposing a $160,000 fine, far below the $1.5 million statutory maximum, despite high level of misconduct, given the defendant’s lack of resources
• \A state court's determination that a statutory provision does not characterize an element of the offense must nonetheless comport with due process.\ (citing McMillan v. Pennsylvania, 477 U.S. 79, 85-86 (1986)
• “The theory of negligent entrustment applies to all ‘dangerous instrumentalities,’ including motor vehicles ... 6 Witkin, Summary of California Law, Torts, § 998, 999, p. 389-90 (9th ed.1988)”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).