Legal Opinion
People v. Romero
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 1985No. F004289PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOOLPERT, Acting P. J.
Sixty years ago “Mrs. Floyd Magoni” was convicted of two sales of jackass brandy. She was sentenced to serve jail time and fined $2,000. She appealed, claiming the fine to be excessive. The trial court gave no reason for the fine which was the maximum amount allowed by law. (People v. Magoni (1925) 73 Cal.App. 78.) The appellate court affirmed, concluding the fine imposed in the superior court was not disproportionate to the offense, was not shocking to public sentiment and in the judgment of reasonable people, would be right and proper under the circumstances.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re AntazoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Mills v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. MobleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- People v. ArceoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- People v. KayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
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3Cited by26 opinions
- People v. LeungCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- People v. MehserleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
- People v. GrayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- People v. McNieceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- People v. GangemiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
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