How have courts treated the word "heinous" in the context of an assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Baker, 10 Cal.5th 1044, 274 Cal.Rptr.3d 655, 480 P.3d 49 (Cal. 2021):
In any event, the trial court merely used the word heinous ... as part of its explanation why it found the circumstances of the offense an aggravating factor." ( People v. Lucero (2000) 23 Cal.4th 692, 737, 97 Cal.Rptr.2d 871, 3 P.3d 248 ( Lucero ).)11
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