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PEOPLE v. ARAUZ

Docket Nos. B058581, B058612.

5 Cal.App.4th 663 (1992)

7 Cal. Rptr.2d 145

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALEXANDER CARMEN ARAUZ, Defendant and Respondent. THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF VENTURA COUNTY, Respondent; ALEXANDER CARMEN ARAUZ, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

April 15, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Michael D. Bradbury, District Attorney and Michael D. Schwartz, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Appellant and for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent Superior Court.

Kenneth I. Clayman, Public Defender, and Neil B. Quinn, Deputy Public Defender, for Defendant and Respondent and for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

GILBERT, J.

Penal Code1 section 1192.7 prohibits plea bargaining in certain criminal cases. This statute reflects the wishes of the voters as stated in Proposition 8, the so-called Victim's Bill of Rights.

The prohibition is not absolute. Subdivision (a) of section 1192.7 states that the prohibition applies unless "a reduction or dismissal would not result in a substantial change in sentence...

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