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· 12/7/1976

Rockwell v. Superior Court

Citations

  • 556 P.2d 1101
  • 18 Cal. 3d 420
  • 134 Cal. Rptr. 650
  • 1976 Cal. LEXIS 363

How courts have described this case

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

  • declining invitation to rewrite death penalty statutes \in manner which we have shown would be contrary to the manifest legislative intent\
  • declining invitation to rewrite death penalty statutes “in manner which we have shown would be contrary to the manifest legislative intent”
  • judiciary cannot be placed in position of reviewing court-designed procedures and criteria for imposition of penalty
  • judiciary cannot be placed in position of reviewing court-designed procedures and criteria for imposition of penalty

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Judges: Wright, Clark

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