Legal Opinion

Lovelace v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 14, 2025No. A168924Published

1Opinion of the Court

Filed 2/14/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR MICHAEL LOVELACE, Petitioner, A168924 v. (San Francisco Super. Ct. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE Nos. 23000157, 22012175) CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. Our opinion in Chavez Zepeda v. Superior Court (2023)

97 Cal.App.5th 65

(Chavez Zepeda) rejected separation of powers and void-for-vagueness challenges to certain aggravating factors enumerated in California Rules of Court, rule 4.421 (rule 4.421), as alleged by…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. United States v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2019

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