P. v. IHSAN

Filed 1/31/06 (as modified 2/28/06)

Certified for Publication

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

APPELLATE DIVISION

THE PEOPLE, )

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Plaintiff and Appellant, ) 1-05-AP-000244

) Trial Ct No. BB300528

v. )

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IHSAN GOKCEK, ) OPINION, AS MODIFIED ON

) FEBRUARY 28, 2006.

Defendant and Respondent. )

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E. The Meaning of Penal Code,

Section 1377, Subdivision (g)

The statutory language of Penal Code section 1377, subdivison (g) contains an ambiguity as it applies to the instant case. A plain reading of Penal Code section 1377, subdivision(g) indicates that the statute prohibits a civil compromise where the offense is committed â€