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Criminal

Oct. 13, 2005

High Court Refuses to Review California Sentencing System

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a constitutional challenge to California's determinate sentencing law, refusing to accept an appeal filed in the wake of a June decision by the California Supreme Court holding that the state's sentencing scheme remains sound.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a constitutional challenge to California's determinate sentencing law, refusing to accept an appeal filed in the wake of a June decision by the California Supreme Court holding that the state's sentencing scheme remains sound.
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