Pen. Code, § 1170.5 · Article 1. Initial Sentencing
Pen. Code, § 1170.5
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The Judicial Council shall conduct annual sentencing institutes for trial court judges pursuant to Section 68551 of the Government Code, toward the end of assisting the judge in the imposition of appropriate sentences.
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History
Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1139.
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