Cunningham v. California
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cunningham-v-california-285-12141963
title:
Cunningham v. California
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Cunningham v. California, 549 U.S. 270 (2007), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 6–3, that the sentencing standard set forward in Apprendi v. New Jersey (2000) applies to California's determinate sentencing law. In California, a judge may choose one of three sentences for a crime—a low, middle, or high term. There must exist specific aggravating factors about the crime before a judge may impose the high term. Under the Apprendi rule, as explained in
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2007 United States Supreme Court case
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2023-09-13T02:03:48Z
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