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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

section 1942

Citation
section 1942
Parent Document
Rich v. Schwab, 63 Cal. App. 4th 803 (1998)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1998-04-30

Full Text

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Where, as here, the Legislature has set the level of punishment which may be imposed for a particular act, the doctrine of separation of powers limits the nature of our review when such a penalty has in fact been imposed. We are required to “ ‘accord “substantial deference” to legislative judgments concerning appropriate sanctions for the conduct at issue.’ ” (BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore