PEOPLE v. GARDELEY

Docket No. S044184.

14 Cal.4th 605 (1996)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROCHELLE LONEL GARDELEY et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

December 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Janice M. Lagerlof and John M. Hanley, under appointments by the Supreme Court, for Defendants and Appellants.

John T. Philipsborn as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Mark S. Howell, Allan Yannow, Ann K. Jensen and Edward P. O'Brien, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

KENNARD, J.

At issue in this case are certain provisions of the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act, also known as the STEP Act, enacted by the Legislature in 1988. (Pen. Code, § 186.20 et seq.) Underlying the STEP Act was the Legislature's recognition that "California is in a state of crisis which has been caused by violent street gangs whose members threaten, terrorize, and commit a multitude of crimes against...

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