State Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Colton Hall Oct. 8.

In a special session on Wednesday, Oct. 8, the California Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments in four cases at Colton Hall in Monterey.

The City of Monterey announced the news today, Sept. 26, as part of a slate of events planned at Colton Hall in celebration of the state’s 175 years—Colton Hall is the state’s first public building, and home to the California Constitutional Convention in 1848.

According to the City of Monterey, the last time the state Supreme Court held sessions in Colton Hall was 1959.

For those interested to see how the California Constitution gets interpreted, the cases present some interesting questions, per the court’s summary : “May two prior convictions arising out of a single act that harms multiple victims constitute two strikes under the Three Str