Does the use of the terms "extreme" and "substantial" in the context of mitigating factors in a medical malpractice case constitute impermissible?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia, S045696 (Cal. 2011):
(People v. Stitely, supra, 35 Cal.4th 514, 574, and cases cited.) Use of the terms "extreme" and "substantial" to describe certain mitigating factors is not impermissible. (People v. DePriest, supra, 42 Cal.4th 1, 60, and cases cited.)
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