Legal Opinion
In re Corpus
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided May 24, 2018No. G054523PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEDSWORTH, ACTING P.J.
*782The jurisprudence of retroactivity is a labyrinthine edifice of both critical importance and daunting complexity. It is located at one of those intersections of freedom, justice, and pragmatism that are all too common in the criminal law, and make its practice a humbling experience. In this case, we are asked to offer our best judgment about whether the rule announced in People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665, 204 Cal.Rptr.3d 102, 374 P.3d 320 ( Sanchez ) is prospective or retroactive. We do so with a caution bordering on apprehension, but we arrive at a firm conclusion…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by11 opinions
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