What are the implications of a court ruling requiring full or strict compliance with section 1237.5 of the Ontario Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hoffard, 10 Cal.4th 1170, 43 Cal.Rptr.2d 827, 899 P.2d 896 (Cal. 1995):
The People rely on decisions requiring full or strict compliance with section 1237.5 on the ground that excusing noncompliance, while sometimes convenient for the appellate court, defeats the long-term purposes of the statute. (See, e.g., People v. Patterson[899 P.2d 902]
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