Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
At 11:10 a.m. on November 5, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 01-1127, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer v. Leandro Andrade. At 12:10 p.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Douglas P. Danzig, Deputy Attorney General of California, and Erwin Chemerinsky, attorney for the Respondent. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court justices. Argument on Behalf of California Attorney General Bill Lockyer QUESTION: I agree on the merits that we can’t convert this Court into a sentencing commission. But it’s also true, I guess,…