Legal Opinion
People v. Chacon
California Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 2007No. S125236PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
Maria Socorro Chacon was charged with violating Government Code section 1090 by holding a financial interest in a contract made by the public agency of which she was a member. The trial court ruled in limine that defendant could assert the defense of entrapment by estoppel. As a result, the People announced they could not proceed and the court dismissed the case under Penal Code section 1385. On appeal, the People challenged the recognition of entrapment by estoppel, a question of first impression. The Court of Appeal held it was error to allow the defense, and reversed the…
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