People v Lopez Case Brief Summary Law Case Explained

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Get more case briefs explained with Quimbee. Quimbee has over 20,000 case briefs (and counting) keyed to over 223 casebooks ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... • • People v. Lopez | 79 P.3d 548 (2003) • If a statute’s language is clear and unambiguous, the statute’s plain meaning governs its interpretation. This canon of statutory interpretation is aptly called the plain-meaning rule. It’s perhaps the most fundamental canon of statutory interpretation. However, if a statute’s plain meaning isn’t clear, courts turn to the statute’s legislative history for guidance, as the case of People versus Lopez illustrates. • On July first, nineteen ninety-nine, Wa Vue Yang was seated in his parked van with the keys in the ignition and the engine off. Daniel Lopez approached the van and asked Yang if he wanted to buy a watch. Yang replied that he already had a watch. Lopez pulled out a gun and shot at the ground. Next, Lopez pointed the gun at Yang and demanded he get out of the van. Yang complied, leaving his keys in the ignition. • Lopez climbed into the van. Yang, leaving, recalled he had left some checks in the van and returned to get them. Lopez pointed his gun at Yang and pulled the trigger twice. The gun didn’t fire. Lopez fled. • Thereafter, Lopez was charged with several crimes, including carjacking. The trial court convicted Lopez of multiple felony offenses, including the carjacking. • Lopez appealed his carjacking conviction, claiming that because he hadn’t started the van’s engine or moved the van, he didn’t commit a carjacking. Lopez asserted that, at most, he was guilty of attempted carjacking. • The court of appeal rejected Lopez’s claim and affirmed his carjacking conviction. The court determined that carjacking and robbery aren’t analogous crimes. Unlike robbery, which requires the actual movement, or asportation, of a stolen item, carjacking does not. The California Supreme Court granted review. • • Want more details on this case? Get the rule of law, issues, holding and reasonings, and more case facts here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/people-... • • The Quimbee App features over 20,000 case briefs keyed to over 223 casebooks. Try it free for 7 days! ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... • • Have Questions about this Case? Submit your questions and get answers from a real attorney here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/people-... • • Did we just become best friends? Stay connected to Quimbee here: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ► https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... • Quimbee Case Brief App ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... • Facebook ► / quimbeedotcom • Twitter ► / quimbeedotcom • #casebriefs #lawcases #casesummaries

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