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People v. Cornett

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 15, 1985No. F003600PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BEST, J.

Because of complexities inherent in the sentencing rules and the rules pertaining to presentence custody credits following adoption of the Determinate Sentencing Act, we are called upon to review the sentence imposed upon defendant, Rodney Cornett, following his plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. 1) with personal use of a deadly weapon, a knife (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (b)) and robbery (Pen. Code, § 211).

Factual and Procedural Statement

On August 26, 1983, defendant was arrested by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Madera County for drunk…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re RojasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. In Re AtilesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. People v. SchaafCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
  4. People v. JoynerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
  5. People v. VeleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. AdrianCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  2. State v. TrudeauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  3. People v. GoodsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
  4. People v. EsparzaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. People v. DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986

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