In Re Estrada
California Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
63 Cal.2d 740 (1965)
In re GEORGE RAMIREZ ESTRADA on Habeas Corpus.
Crim. No. 8524.
Supreme Court of California. In Bank.
Dec. 23, 1965.
George Ramirez Estrada, in pro. per., and Robert N. Beechinor, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Petitioner.
Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, Albert W. Harris, Jr., Robert R. Granucci and John F. Kraetzer, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondents.
PETERS, J.
[1a] A criminal statute is amended after the prohibited act is committed, but before final judgment, by mitigating the punishment. What statute prevails as to the punishment--the one in effect when…
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