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Cunningham v. California 549 U.S. 270 (2007) held that the rule first announced in Apprendi v. New Jersey 530 U.S. 466 (2000) applies to California’s Determinate Sentencing Law. In California a judge may choose one of three sentences for a crime—a low middle or high term. There must exist specific aggravating factors about the crime before a judge may impose the high term. Under the Apprendi rule as explained in Blakely v. Washington 542 U.S.