Legal Opinion
Samples v. Brown
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 11, 2007No. A112343, A112594PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HAERLE, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
The trial court entered a judgment declaring that sections 14602.6 and 23109.2 of the Vehicle Code 1 are unconstitutional on their face. The court also awarded respondent, Patricia Samples (Samples), $249,018.59 in attorney fees and costs pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5. The Attorney General appeals both the judgment and the attorney fees order. We reverse. 2
II. STATEMENT OF FACTS
A. Background
In October 2002, Samples commenced this action challenging two distinct statutory schemes: (1) provisions of the Controlled Substances Act relating to…
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