Voters in California sent a clear and strong message to human traffickers and their victims when they elected to impose severe sentences on those convicted of the crime on the November 6‚ 2012 ballot. 81.1 percent of voters approved of Proposition 35‚ Human Trafficking. Penalties. Initiative Statute‚ which intended to bring state human trafficking laws up to par with federal laws. Under federal law‚ a convicted sex trafficker receives a sentence of 15 years to life in prison‚ whereas under California
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The California Court System California is home to one of the largest court systems in the United States. Filing nearly nine million cases in its lifetime‚ the system has served over 37 million people (Darling). The California system can be separated into three branches. The first branch is known as the Supreme Court of California‚ and they are the state’s highest court. They review cases involving judgments of death and misconduct among attorneys. They also have the power to review cases
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The Death Penalty in California Since 1872‚ California used the death penalty for capitol offenses. Execution methods for the death penalty range from hangings‚ to gas chambers‚ and lethal injections. California abandoned hanging as a execution method on May 1st 1942. They began to rely solely on gas chambers and lethal injections. However‚ on February 18th‚ 1972‚ the California Supreme Court declared the death penalty a form of cruel and unusual punishment in accordance with he 8th Amendment.
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Fixing California Drought In an attempt to find a solution that would best resolve the water drought crisis in California‚ we’ve all heard how we could apply technology such as desalination or green-friendly practices such as water conservation. Finding those who divert water wrongfully is just as challenging as it is to preserve the precious resource. Tough statewide regulations have been already rolled out this year in a bid to punish those who misuse it. Under the emergency conservation restrictions
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California: The Golden State Origin of the name The name ‘California’ comes from the Latin phrase calida fornax (hot oven) with which the Spanish colonists characterized the hot climate of this region. Climate California’s climate varies from Mediterranean to subarctic. Much of the state has a Mediterranean climate‚ with cool‚ rainy winters and dry summers. The cool California Current offshore often creates summer fog near the coast. Farther inland‚ one encounters colder winters and hotter
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inception to the present time‚ its impact on the California state government‚ and propose a solution to this problematic law. The Three Strikes Rule states that any offenders that committed any violent or serious felony offense (after two or more of the same conviction) are sentenced 25 years to life. I will present how crime has either increased or decreased since the 1990’s. What the perceptions of crime have been in our society. What polices has California put into place from the 1990’s to address crime
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"Santa Cruz Island"(Modern Baja California)‚ for Spain in 1535. Later Spanish explorer‚ Francisco de Ulloa‚ under the commission of Hernán Cortés‚ surveyed the west coast of modern Mexico and Baja California Peninsula‚ leading to the belief in an Island of California. Portuguese surveyor‚ Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo‚ was the first to explore the California coast‚ traveling from San Diego to Pt. Reyes in 1542; he too believed in an Island of California. “Island of California‚” Spanish East Indies‚ Spanish
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California‚ population (total 37‚ 691‚912) For many years‚ Southern California was America’s “Promised Land”‚ an ideal fuelled by the warm sunshine‚ golden beaches‚ and the mystery‚ glamour and romance of the film industry. Now it seems that the state is cursed by natural disasters‚ and Los Angeles‚ with its 13 million inhabitants‚ has become known as ‘hazard city’. The summary diagram has explained the interrelationships between the hazards which threaten Los Angeles‚ but it is necessary to
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Angela jackson Ap government 9 September 2014 Riley v. California In the case of Riley v California the defendant and petitioner David Leon Riley was arrested August 22‚ 2009‚ after a traffic stop which resulted in the finding of loaded guns in car. The officer stopped riley searched him and took hold of his phone and then searched through messages‚ contacts‚ and photos. The officer charged Riley with an unrelated shooting that had taken place
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Professor Ballone 14 February 2014 Obscenity in Miller v. California Today in our criminal justice system there exists a policy known as “The Miller Test”. The purpose of this test is to determine whether or not a given substance is obscene or not. It is a test that is frequently used today by police‚ and its significance is clearly obvious. The “Miller Test” is a direct result from the outcome of the U.S Supreme Court decision‚ Miller v. California. In this case‚ a local business owner who specialized
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