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  2. California Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The Penal Code enacted by the California State Legislature in February 1872 was derived from a penal code proposed by the New York code commission in 1865 which is frequently called the Field Penal Code after the most prominent of the code commissioners, David Dudley Field II (who did draft the commission's other proposed codes). [1]

  3. Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act of 1976 - Wikipedia

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    The Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act of 1976 was a bill signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown to changes sentencing requirements in the California Penal Code.The act converted most sentences from an "indeterminate" sentence length at the discretion of the parole board to a "determinate" sentence length specified by the state legislature.

  4. California Codes - Wikipedia

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    The strong New York influence on early California law started with the California Practice Act of 1851 (drafted with the help of Stephen Field), which was directly based upon the New York Code of Civil Procedure of 1850 (the Field Code). In turn, it was the California Practice Act that served as the foundation of the California Code of Civil ...

  5. California criminal law - Wikipedia

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    Regardless of category or specific offense, all valid crimes are required to have two elements: 1) an act committed or omitted In California, and 2) an articulated punishment as defined in Cal Penal Code 15. There are three different types of crimes and public offenses: Infractions; Misdemeanors; Felonies. [3]

  6. Capital punishment in California - Wikipedia

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    In 2021, the California Committee on Revision of Penal Code unanimously voted to recommend that the Legislature to abolish capital punishment in the state. A staff justified the vote by issuing a memorandum that states that "[e]liminating the death penalty is a critical step towards creating a fair and equitable justice system for all in ...

  7. Burglary suspects dressed as firefighters arrested in L.A ...

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    Los Angeles officials said they arrested 29 more people overnight in the fire zones, including two burglary suspects who were allegedly dressed as firefighters.

  8. Man arrested after allegedly lighting 34-acre brushfire in ...

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    The fire burned 34 acres, but forward progress was stopped around 3:30 p.m., the San Bernardino County Fire Department said.. A man was taken into custody and charged with two felony charges ...

  9. The Celtics hand the Warriors their most lopsided home loss ...

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    The Warriors lost by at least 40 points at home for the sixth time since moving to California in 1962 and first since a 149-104 loss to Dallas on Jan. 15, 1985. Takeaways.