What is the test for determining whether a judge has jurisdiction to sentence a defendant in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Delreal, B262410 (Cal. App. 2016):
exercise jurisdiction." (People v. Bolian (2015) 231 Cal.App.4th 1415, 1421, quoting People v. Belmontes (1983) 34 Cal.3d 335, 348, fn. 8 [" 'Defendants are entitled to "sentencing decisions made in the exercise of the 'informed discretion' of the sentencing court," and a court that is unaware of its discretionary authority cannot exercise its informed discretion.' "].)
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