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People v. Alexander

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 21, 1986No. H000790PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CHANG, J. *

Issue

Did the Legislature’s inadvertent elimination of the sanctions against selling phencyclidine (PCP) cause a prosecution for such sales that had not yet reached final judgment to abate? As we explain, the answer is no.

Statement of the Case

Defendants Gregory Pina and Joanne Alexander appeal from judgments entered after a court trial in which they were found guilty of possession for sale and sale of PCP (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11378.5, 11379.5).

Facts & Procedural History

On March 29 and again on April 2, 1984, undercover narcotics officers for the San Jose Police Department…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Bell v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. People v. RossiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Governing Board of Rialto Unified School District v. MannCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Sekt v. Justice's CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In Re ChavezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
  2. People v. VasquezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  3. People v. ColbertCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  4. Pueblo v. Álvarez TorresSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1991
  5. Daghlian v. Devry University, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2006

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