Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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96-50131
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U.S. v. Leasure
'Miranda' warning is not required for pre-primary inspection questioning at border crossing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 11, 1999 | |
96-50605
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U.S. v. Garcia-Camacho
Resisting arrest causing border patrol agent's broken ankle allows sentence enhancement for serious bodily injury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 11, 1999 | |
C024461
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People v. Klockman
Court lacks jurisdiction to impose sentence for charge pending in court of another county. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 11, 1999 | |
96-56000
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In re Grand Jury investigation Concerning Solid State Devices Inc. and Unisem International
Government contractor doing legitimate activity gets back property taken under warrant for seizure of all records. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 11, 1999 | |
96-99000
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McDowell v. Calderon
In capital murder case, court must clear up jury's confusion over mitigating evidence with explicit direction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 11, 1999 | |
H014577
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People v. Venegas
Prior finding of defendant's fitness to be dealt with under juvenile court law may be inferred. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 11, 1999 | |
S060507
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People v. Houck
Preliminary hearing transcript isn't part of 'record of conviction' and therefore isn't admissible to prove strike. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 11, 1999 | |
96-30199
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U.S. v. Stockdale
Sentence reduction based on downgrade of marijuana weight equivalencies doesn't include benefit of 'safety valve' statute. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
S064118
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People v. Lopez
Child annoyance is not necessarily lesser included offense of committing lewd act on child. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
S064007
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People v. Bierman
Defendant gets resentencing if pre-'Romero' record is silent on court's discretion to strike prior conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
S054812
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People v. Aguilar
Conviction cannot stand since assault with deadly weapon cannot be committed with hands or feet. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
96-10344
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U.S. v. Etsitty
In federal prosecution for kidnapping by seizure and assault, merger doctrine doesn't bar separate convictions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
A074455
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People v. McCray
Conviction for stalking based on harassing conduct occurring on same day is warranted. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
C021506
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People v. Carter
10-year limit on subordinate terms applies only to nonviolent robberies with use of deadly weapon. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
A071827
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People v. Crawford
Failure to instruct on presumption of innocence and prosecution's burden of proof is fatal to conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
A072648
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People v. Sohrab
Court must advise of right to counsel at municipal court arraignment and subsequent superior court arraignment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
94-50584
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U.S. v. Klinger
Plain error review when defendant offers jury instruction without objecting to government's incorrect competing instruction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
95-30157
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U.S. v. Bighead
Government expert can testify on general characteristics of abused children after interviewing many alleged victims. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
C023863
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People v. Little
Defendant is entitled to new trial for government's failure to disclose material witness's felony conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
A075825
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People v. Hansen
Encouraging victim to play Russian roulette is sufficient to establish felony child endangerment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
F025922
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People v. Griggs
Juvenile adjudication for residential burglary qualifies as strike under the three strikes law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
96-30150
|
U.S. v. Stein
$6.3 million loss to victims doesn't substantially exceed $5 million level to justify upward sentencing departure. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
93-50649, 94-50430, 94-50438, 94-50468, 94-50492, 94-50520 and 94-50649
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U.S. v. Otis
Conspiracy to launder money isn't lesser included offense of aiding/abetting conspiracy to distribute. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
94-50518
|
U.S. v. Cain
Defense attorney's subscription to joint jury instructions waives error of misdefinition of element of charged offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
96-35868
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Wood v. Hall
State parolee who fled while appeal pending cannot raise habeas claim absent cause and prejudice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
96-36138
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Grisby v. Blodgett
Habeas petition cannot be denied based on evidence of bias by victim and improper sentencing scheme. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
96-35670
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Paradis v. Arave
Government must disclose notes contradicting the jurisdictionally material testimony of medical witness on killing's location. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
96-50583
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U.S. v. Shetty
Tax-fraud defendant's transfer of money offshore during IRS criminal investigation constitutes obstruction of justice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
97-50018
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U.S. v. Hockings
Computer graphic image files containing retrievable images qualify as visual depictions under child pornography law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
97-35270
|
Delancy v. Crabtree
Federal statutory sentence reduction for completing drug/alcohol program is inapplicable to pre-guidelines prisoners. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 10, 1999 |