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California Supreme Court· 6/20/2005

People v. Black

Citations

  • 113 P.3d 534
  • 29 Cal. Rptr. 3d 740
  • 35 Cal. 4th 1238
  • 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5326
  • 2005 Daily Journal DAR 7308
  • 2005 Cal. LEXIS 6566

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that “the judicial fact finding that occurs when a judge exercises discretion to impose an upper term sentence under California law does not implicate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial”
  • concluding that \the judicial fact finding that occurs when a judge exercises discretion to impose an upper term sentence under California law does not implicate a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial\
  • concluding that “the judicial factfinding that occurs when a judge exercises discretion to impose an upper term sentence or consecutive terms-under California law does not implicate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial”
  • concluding that \the judicial factfinding that occurs when a judge exercises discretion to impose an upper term sentence or consecutive terms under California law does not implicate a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial\
  • stating, remarkably, that \[t]he high court precedents do not draw a bright line\
  • upholding California’s determinate sentencing scheme, which provides a presumptive term, a definite term above and a definite term below the presumptive term, and requires the sentencing judge to explain a sentence below or above the presumptive term

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Judges: George, Kennard

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