California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ledesma, 196 Cal.App.3d 657, 241 Cal.Rptr. 876 (Cal. App. 1987):
The latter language has a direct application to this case and appears to be controlling. In People v. Houston, supra, 42 Cal.3d 595, 230 Cal.Rptr. 141, 724 P.2d 1166, the court was confronted with the identical issue before this court. Even though the court clearly indicated the case was a pre-Proposition 8 case, it nonetheless grounded its decision on the California Constitution. (Id., at pp. 609-610, 230 Cal.Rptr. 141, 724 P.2d 1166.) Specifically, the court stated:
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