Does a judge have an inherent power to correct a judgment to reflect what the law requires?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Lopez, No. E048629, No. FWV900285 (Cal. App. 2010):
"[T]his court has the inherent power to correct the judgment to reflect what the law requires. [Citations.]" (People v. Guiffre, supra, 167 Cal.App.4th at p. 435.)
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