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People v. Ansell

California Supreme Court

Decided June 14, 2001No. S079744PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BAXTER, J.

The Legislature has provided more than one means by which, after the sentence is served, a convicted felon may ask the Governor for a pardon, and may thereby seek release from certain civil disabilities attending the conviction. One such statutory procedure appears in Penal Code section 4852.01 et seq., concerning “certificates of rehabilitation” in the superior court. A convicted felon can request a certificate of rehabilitation, and the superior court may issue such an order, upon a compelling showing of postsentence reform. If granted, the certificate of rehabilitation…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
  4. Collins v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. In Re RosenkrantzCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  2. People v. LenartCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
  3. People v. AlfordCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
  4. People v. ChatmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 2018
  5. In Re AlvaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004

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