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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
U.S. v. Kohring
Prosecution violates disclosure obligations by failing to provide information to accused regarding discrepancy in evidence supporting public corruption charges. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2011
U.S. v. Bonilla
Court errs in denying defendant’s presentence motion to withdraw guilty plea due to inadequate legal advice regarding immigration consequences. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2011
U.S. v. 1996 Freightliner Fld Tractor VIN 1FUYDXYB0TP822291
Government has 90 days to file complaint for forfeiture because claimant did not file cost bond with claim of ownership. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2011
U.S. v. Eriksen
Trustee of 401(k) retirement plan commits embezzlement by failing to contribute to plan and using employee contributions for operating expenses. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 10, 2011
Houston v. Schomig
No conflict of interest exists where public defender’s office, but not attorney himself, previously represented key witness against defendant. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 9, 2011
People v. Bauer
Defendant is not entitled to reinstatement of Proposition 36 probation because he made no effort to comply with drug treatment condition. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 9, 2011
Wall v. Kholi
Motion to reduce sentence under state law is application for ‘collateral review’ triggering tolling provision under Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 8, 2011
U.S. v. Williams
Sentence of life term of supervised release for repeat sex offender is not cruel and unusual punishment under Eighth Amendment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 8, 2011
People v. Rodriguez
Court properly denies defendant’s motion seeking discovery of officer’s personnel file due to counsel’s failure to perfect record on appeal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 8, 2011
U.S. v. Sepulveda-Barraza
Expert testimony regarding structure and operation of drug-trafficking organizations, including unknowing couriers, is properly admitted. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 4, 2011
Pepper v. U.S.
District court may consider evidence of defendant's postsentencing rehabilitation at resentencing, and such evidence may support downward variance from guidelines range. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 3, 2011
People v. Powers
Customer’s phone calls to customer comment line, which were laced with vulgarities but not obscene or threatening, do not support misdemeanor conviction. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 3, 2011
People v. Koontz
Trial court is vested with discretion to strike prior serious felony conviction to afford maximum allowable presentence conduct credits. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 3, 2011
People v. Smith
Forensic analyst’s testimony based on another analyst’s underlying report does not violate defendant’s right to confront witness where testifying expert made substantive findings. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2011
In re Rodriguez
Parole reversal is properly vacated because record did not support governor’s finding that inmate currently posed danger to society if released. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2011
People v. Leiva
Court retains power over defendant because he was neither discharged nor sentenced to prison between probation revocation and arrest years later. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2011
Michigan v. Bryant
Victim’s responses to police questioning as he lay mortally wounded in parking lot after being shot by defendant are nontestimonial and admissible. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 2011
People v. Hernandez
Court must make individualized finding as to necessity of placing deputy behind testifying defendant and may not allow procedure pursuant to routine policy. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 2011
Alaimalo v. U.S.
Prisoner is entitled to habeas relief where he makes showing of actual innocence that he was unable to raise in previous habeas proceedings. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 2011
People v. Ramos
Attempted murder jury instruction requires only that defendant had intent to kill, rather than varying degrees of mens rea as in murder charge. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 2011
Magallan v. Superior Court (People)
Discovery of materials to prove violation of Fourth Amendment rights takes precedence over state statute that prohibits discovery in criminal cases. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 28, 2011
People v. Lee
Victim being found partially clothed does not undermine jury’s finding based on other evidence that defendant committed murder during commission of attempted rape. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 25, 2011
U.S. v. Salazar-Mojica
Felony conviction later reduced to misdemeanor has no effect on sentencing because defendant was convicted of felony at time of offense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 25, 2011
People v. Superior Court (Salter)
People are entitled to jury trial to resolve conflicts regarding state of prisoner’s mental disorder in involuntary commitment proceedings. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 25, 2011
People v. Brown
Evidence of prior acts of domestic violence is properly admitted in murder trial where defendant has history of such violence with victim and previous girlfriends. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 24, 2011
Walker v. Martin
Established state procedural requirement, although discretionary, is still adequate state grounds to deny federal habeas petition. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 24, 2011
U.S. v. Lynn
Dual convictions for both receiving and possessing child pornography violates double jeopardy prohibition where convictions are based on same conduct. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 24, 2011
U.S. v. Watson
Defendant’s supervised release is properly tolled where he maintains fugitive status until his arrest by federal authorities, despite previous arrests by state authorities. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 24, 2011
People v. Troyer
Warrantless search of residence is proper where officer has objectively reasonable belief that additional shooting victims may need assistance inside. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 23, 2011
People v. Murtishaw
Court properly denies defendant’s request for jury instructions to weigh in factors other than those enumerated under effective statute. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 23, 2011
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