California - Hate Crime Sentencing Goals

Cal. Rules of Court 4.427 (West)

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(e) Hate crime sentencing goals. When sentencing a defendant under this rule, the judge must consider the principal goals for hate crime sentencing.
(1) The principal goals for hate crime sentencing, as stated in section 422.86, are: […]
(C) Restorative justice for the immediate victims of the hate crimes and for the classes of persons terrorized by the hate crimes.

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