What is the responsibility of the California Court of Appeal to determine the merits of each case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Smith, E063504 (Cal. App. 2016):
guidance, I believe it is our responsibility to decide each case before us to the best of our abilities. (See Dillon v. Legg (1968) 68 Cal.2d 728, 736 [recognizing the courts' "basic responsibility [is] to decide the merits of each case individually"].)
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