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People v. Lopez

Supreme Court of California.
Nov 20, 2018
239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 814 (Cal. 2018)

Opinion

S250829

11-20-2018

PEOPLE v. LOPEZ


The petition for review is granted. The issues to be briefed are limited to the following: (1) Can the prosecution charge theft and shoplifting of the same property, notwithstanding Penal Code section 459.5, subdivision (b), which provides that "Any act of shoplifting as defined in subdivision (a) shall be charged as shoplifting. No person who is charged with shoplifting may also be charged with burglary or theft of the same property?" (2) If not, was trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the theft charge?

Votes: Cantil-Sakauye, C.J., Chin, Corrigan, Liu, Cuéllar and Kruger, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Lopez

Supreme Court of California.
Nov 20, 2018
239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 814 (Cal. 2018)
Case details for

People v. Lopez

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE v. LOPEZ

Court:Supreme Court of California.

Date published: Nov 20, 2018

Citations

239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 814 (Cal. 2018)
429 P.3d 1122