What is the test for proof of the inadequacy or ineffectiveness of the law in the context of a claim that the law is not fit for purpose?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perez, 19 Cal.App.5th 818, 228 Cal.Rptr.3d 95 (Cal. App. 2018):
People v. Stephenson 1974) 10 Cal.3d 652, 661, 111 Cal.Rptr. 556, 517 P.2d 820 ["The proof of this inadequacy or ineffectiveness must be a demonstrable reality and not a speculative matter."].)8
[228 Cal.Rptr.3d 105]
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