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People v. Jackson

California Supreme Court

Decided January 28, 1985No. Crim. 23622PublishedCited by 172 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BROUSSARD, J.

Proposition 8, approved by the voters on June 8, 1982, enacted Penal Code section 6671 to provide an additional five-year prison term for repeat offenders who commit serious felonies. Section 667, subdivision (a), provides that “[a]ny person convicted of a serious felony who previously has been convicted of a serious felony in this state or of any offense committed in another jurisdiction which includes all of the elements of any serious felony, shall receive, in addition to the sentence imposed by the court for the present offense, a five-year enhancement for each such…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. People v. WestCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Gay Law Students Ass'n v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.California Supreme Court · 1979
  5. In Re McVickersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946

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3Cited by172 opinions

  1. People v. PietersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. People v. GuerreroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. People v. VisciottiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  5. People v. BurtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989

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