1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.Rptr.3d
  4. 51 Cal.Rptr.3d
  5. 51 Cal.Rptr.3d 80 (2006)
 

PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. S128442.

51 Cal.Rptr.3d 80 (2006)

40 Cal.4th 81

146 P.3d 531

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Shaun Eric WRIGHT, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

November 27, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen J. Shanahan, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor General, Donald E. de Nicola, Deputy State Solicitor General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Pamela A. Ratner Sobeck, Marc J. Nolan, Ana R. Duarte and Erika Hiramatsu, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

MORENO, J.

The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (the CUA) ensures that Californians who obtain and use marijuana for specified medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician are not subject to certain criminal sanctions. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11362.5.)1 Specifically, the CUA provides an affirmative defense to the crimes of possessing marijuana (§ 11357) and cultivating...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases