(8) Does the use of adjectives such as "extreme" and "substantial" in a list of mitigating factors render the California Statute of Civil Procedure unconstitutional?
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The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, 15 Cal.Rptr.3d 624, 33 Cal.4th 382, 93 P.3d 244 (Cal. 2004):
(8) "[T]he use of certain adjectives i.e., `"extreme"' and "`substantial'" in the list of mitigating factors does not render the statute unconstitutional [citation]." (People v. Prieto, supra, 30 Cal.4th at p. 276, 133 Cal.Rptr.2d 18, 66 P.3d 1123.)
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