What is the test for establishing that the law involved was necessary to the prior decision?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dep't of Forestry & Fire Prot. v. Superior Court of Plumas Cnty., C087374 (Cal. App. 2018):
of law involved was necessary to the prior decision and was ' "actually presented and determined by the court." ' " (People v. Gray (2005) 37 Cal.4th 168, 197.)
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