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PEOPLE v. CLAYBURG

No. B231263.

211 Cal.App.4th 86 (2012)

149 Cal. Rptr. 3d 414

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NANCY LYNN CLAYBURG, Defendant and Appellant.

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

November 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa M. Spillman , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Assistant Attorney General, Shawn McGahey and John Yang , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

YEGAN, J. —

This appeal turns on the meaning of a single word, "victim." Once again, we turn to the wisdom of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: "`A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used.' [Citations.]" (Almar Limited v. County...

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