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  2. California Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The Penal Code enacted by the California State Legislature in February 1872 was derived from a penal code proposed by the New York code commission in 1865 which is frequently called the Field Penal Code after the most prominent of the code commissioners, David Dudley Field II (who did draft the commission's other proposed codes). [1]

  3. Cousin marriage law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1 Some states recognize marriages performed elsewhere, while other states do not.. The legal status of first cousin marriage varies considerably from one U.S. state to another, ranging from being legal in some states to being a criminal offense in others.

  4. Three-strikes law - Wikipedia

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    One application of a three-strikes law was the Leonardo Andrade case in California in 2009. In this case, Leandro Andrade attempted to rob $153 in videotapes from two San Bernardino K-Mart stores. He was charged under California's three-strikes law because of his criminal history concerning drugs and other burglaries.

  5. Domestic violence in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Specifically in California, starting in 2008, “the Judicial Council adopted California Rules of Court, rule 10.960, which states that court-based self-help centers are a core function of the California courts.” [169] These centers can help victims of domestic violence by helping them seek protection. Common support methods in legal aid ...

  6. California State Lottery - Wikipedia

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    In her opinion for the court, Associate Justice Kathryn Werdegar explained that the California Penal Code and case law interpreting the Penal Code have traditionally distinguished between a "lottery" and a "banked game" or "banking game", and it was the intent of the state electorate in enacting the Lottery Act to allow only a "lottery". [15]

  7. Age of consent by country - Wikipedia

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    Baja California: No 14 — 18 177, 182 Baja California Sur: No 12 — 18 286 290 Campeche: No 12 — 18 162 164 Chiapas: No 12 — 18 235 239 Chihuahua: No 14 — 18 172 177 Coahuila: No 12 — 16 229 235 Colima: No 14 — 18 146 148 Mexican Federal District: No 12 — 18 181 bis 180 Durango: No 14 — 18 177 181 Guanajuato: No 12 — 16 181 ...

  8. Immigration and crime - Wikipedia

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    [88] [original research?] [non-primary source needed] At 4%, male migrants aged 15–64 with non-Western backgrounds had twice the conviction rate against the Danish Penal Code in 2018, compared to 2% for Danish men. In a given year, about 13% of all male descendants of non-Western migrants aged 17–24 are convicted against the penal code. [89]

  9. The Fisher Space Pen was not commissioned by NASA at a cost of millions of dollars, while the Soviets used pencils. It was independently developed by Paul C. Fisher, founder of the Fisher Pen Company, with $1 million of his own funds. [19] NASA tested and approved the pen for space use, then purchased 400 pens at $6 per pen. [20]