California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, 10 Cal.App.4th 1566, 14 Cal.Rptr.2d 9 (Cal. App. 1992):
We note that this court in the past has construed section 1191.1 liberally to reflect its understanding of the intent of the electorate when it adopted section 1191.1 as part of Proposition 8, "The Victims Bill of Rights." In People v. Zikorus (1983) 150 Cal.App.3d 324, 197 Cal.Rptr. 509 wherein it [10 Cal.App.4th 1575] was held that section 1191.1 did not prohibit the prosecutor and the victim's mother from making comments in regards to sentencing, we stated:
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