Legal Opinion
Way v. Superior Court of San Diego Cty.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 19, 1977No. Docket Nos. 16970, 16971PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARAS, J.
—Effective July 1, 1977, California repealed its 60-year-old Indeterminate Sentence Law (ISL). On that date, the Uniform Deter*169mínate Sentencing Act of 19761 (the Act) became operative, having been signed by the Governor on Septémber 21, 1976.2
In contrast to the ISL, which was designed “to mitigate the punishment . . . place emphasis upon the reformation of the offender,” and “make the punishment fit the criminal rather than the crime” (In re Lee (1918) 177 Cal. 690, 692 [171 P. 958]), the Act declares that “the purpose of imprisonment for crime is punishment. This purpose is…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- People v. FrancisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
- In Re LeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Younger v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- People v. GipsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
- State Ex Rel. John Esteen v. State of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2018
- In Re Advisory Opinion to the House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
- People v. SmithCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
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