Legal Opinion

People v. Smith

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 15, 2024No. H050653Published

1Opinion of the Court

Filed 3/15/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, H050653 (Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 21CV391905) v. LAURIE SMITH, Defendant and Appellant. For nearly 25 years, appellant Laurie Smith was the Santa Clara County Sheriff. Towards the end of this period, prosecutors began investigating whether members of her office had committed bribery and other crimes in processing applications for licenses to carry concealed firearms. Multiple senior Sheriff’s Office officials as well as private…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co.California Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Day v. City of FontanaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Jones v. Lodge at Torrey Pines PartnershipCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Weatherford v. City of San RafaelCalifornia Supreme Court · 2017

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