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· 7/25/1996

People v. Cressy

Citations

  • 47 Cal. App. 4th 981
  • 55 Cal. Rptr. 2d 237
  • 96 Daily Journal DAR 8995
  • 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5523
  • 1996 Cal. App. LEXIS 716

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  • determining that there was “no logical explanation why the safety of an officer should be given less deference than the safety of the general public, particularly when the threat to an officer is often of a more immediate nature”
  • prior conviction could be used as a strike and to impose prior prison term enhancement pursuant to California Penal Code section 667.5(b)

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Judges: Corrigan

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