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PEOPLE v. MAY

Docket No. Crim. 24991.

44 Cal.3d 309 (1988)

748 P.2d 307

243 Cal. Rptr. 369

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICHAEL DENNIS MAY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

February 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Linn Davis, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Frank O. Bell, Jr., State Public Defender, and George L. Schraer, Deputy State Public Defender, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Steve White, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mark Alan Hart, Gary R. Hahn and Sharlene A. Honnaka, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

John J. Meehan, District Attorney (Alameda), Thomas J. Orloff and William M. Baldwin, Assistant District Attorneys, and Christopher N. Heard as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

LUCAS, C.J.

In this case we consider whether Proposition 8, and its "Truth-in-Evidence" component (Cal. Const., art. I, § 28, subd. (d) (hereafter section 28(d)), abrogated the rule of People v. Disbrow (1976) 16 Cal.3d 101 [127 Cal.Rptr. 360, 545 P.2d 272] (inadmisssibility for impeachment purposes...

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