Does Section 1021.4 of the California Constitution provide attorney's fees for a sexual assault victim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wood v. McGovern, 167 Cal.App.3d 772, 213 Cal.Rptr. 498 (Cal. App. 1985):
Proposition 8 was designed to strengthen procedural and substantive safeguards for victims "in our criminal justice system." (Brosnahan v. Brown (1982) 32 Cal.3d 236, 247, 186 Cal.Rptr. 30, 651 P.2d 274.) The Woods contend section 1021.4 providing an award of attorney's fees is procedural and has retroactive application.
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