Legal Opinion
Whitman v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1991No. S018847PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LUCAS, C. J.
In this case, we resolve some issues presented by the adoption in June 1990 of an initiative measure designated on the ballot as Proposition 115 and entitled the “Crime Victims Justice Reform Act.” Peti*1068tioner herein raises various challenges under the federal and state Constitutions to the provisions of the measure that authorize the admission of hearsay evidence at preliminary hearings in criminal cases. (See also Izazaga v. Superior Court, ante, p. 356 [285 Cal.Rptr. 231, 815 P.2d 304] [challenge to reciprocal discovery provisions of Prop. 115]; Tapia v. Superior Court…
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