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People v. Louie

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 7, 2012No. C062821PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BLEASE, Acting P. J.

The sentencing portion of this opinion highlights the difficulty courts face reconciling Penal Code section 654 with Penal Code section 186.22, subdivision (a), the substantive gang offense. Section 654 prohibits punishing an act or omission under more than one provision of law. Section 186.22, subdivision (a) imposes state prison time for anyone who actively participates in a criminal street gang and willfully promotes, furthers, or assists in felonious criminal conduct by members of the gang. The difficulty arises because the same act results in a conviction for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Neal v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
  2. People v. BeamonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. CastenadaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
  4. People v. LopezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
  5. People v. MendozaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. People v. PruntyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
  2. People v. MesaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  3. People v. CorpeningCalifornia Supreme Court · 2016
  4. People v. Leonard CA4/1California Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. People v. KirvinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014

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