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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. Murder in California law - Wikipedia

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    The law on the crime of murder in the U.S. state of California is defined by sections 187 through 191 of the California Penal Code. [1]The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in the year 2020, the state had a murder rate near the median for the entire country.

  4. California Codes - Wikipedia

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    The strong New York influence on early California law started with the California Practice Act of 1851 (drafted with the help of Stephen Field), which was directly based upon the New York Code of Civil Procedure of 1850 (the Field Code). In turn, it was the California Practice Act that served as the foundation of the California Code of Civil ...

  5. California criminal law - Wikipedia

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    Regardless of category or specific offense, all valid crimes are required to have two elements: 1) an act committed or omitted In California, and 2) an articulated punishment as defined in Cal Penal Code 15. There are three different types of crimes and public offenses: Infractions; Misdemeanors; Felonies. [3]

  6. Law of California - Wikipedia

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    The California three strikes law (codified in the Penal Code) has resulted in severe penalties in some cases and has been somewhat controversial in its application. Proposition 13 , passed by California voters in 1978, created one of the strongest limits on property tax in the country.

  7. Felony murder rule in California - Wikipedia

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    Under Penal Code Section 190.2, “special circumstances”, all murders committed during the commission, attempted commission, or immediate flight of any of the listed felonies also qualify as a special circumstance for the charge of first degree murder with special circumstances.

  8. Category:California law - Wikipedia

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    California lawyers (31 C, 591 P) LGBTQ rights in California (2 C, 15 P) P. Proposed laws of California (1 C, 6 P) S. ... California Penal Code section 597t ...

  9. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    2, 3, or 4 years (a strike under California Three Strikes Law if a firearm was used) Voluntary Manslaughter 3, 6, or 11 years Second Degree Murder 15 years to life (either 15 years to life or life without parole if the defendant served a prior murder conviction under Penal Code 190.05) Second Degree Murder of a Peace Officer