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U.S. v. Christensen
Businessman receives increased, 60-month prison sentence for cheating investors out of nearly $1 million for his personal use.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2013
Hunton v. Sinclair
Washington prisoner may not bring 'Brady' claim in federal court when he failed to follow proper procedure for claiming his counsel was ineffective.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2013
U.S. v. Ramos-Atondo
Judge correctly instructs jury on deliberate ignorance where marijuana smugglers claimed they did not know what they were transporting.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2013
People v. Miles
Felon may not reduce his sentence based on time spent in prison while awaiting sentencing because he had a prior robbery conviction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 11, 2013
People v. Miles
Felon may not reduce his sentence based on time spent in prison while awaiting sentencing because he had a prior robbery conviction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 11, 2013
U.S. v. Cortes
Undercover agent may have entrapped man by persuading him to make plans to rob a drug stash house for potentially large profits.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2013
Schad v. Brewer
Murderer fails to postpone his execution by claiming Arizona’s governor pressured Clemency Board to deny his bid for clemency.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 9, 2013
People v. Watson
Dune buggy driver must pay all of teenager’s medical bills after severely injuring him in drunken-driving accident.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 9, 2013
People v. Neasham
Insurance broker is not guilty of stealing from elderly woman, who showed signs of dementia, just because he sold her an inadvisable annuity policy.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 9, 2013
U.S. v. Gomez
Defendant’s prior sexual offense conviction cannot form basis for 16-level sentencing enhancement in current illegal entry conviction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 8, 2013
U.S. v. Cohen
Court properly increases defendant’s sentence because he lured patrons of charitable organization into buying false shares in for-profit company.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 8, 2013
People v. Lester
Police officers act reasonably by entering apartment looking for people in need of help, after receiving 911 call that there had been fight.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 8, 2013
People v. Reece
Under Criminal Justice Realignment Act, man convicted of nonviolent crimes is sent to county jail, rather than state prison.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 8, 2013
Schad v. Ryan
Murderer may not file second habeas petition to claim his attorney should have presented evidence of the effect of childhood abuse on his mental condition.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 7, 2013
People v. Cross
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 4, 2013
People v. Juhasz
Trial judge must give drug user another chance to enroll in drug treatment program, even if he twice squandered treatment opportunities in the past.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 4, 2013
People v. Valenzuela
Carjacker may not bring up his inability to pay a $10 crime prevention fine for the first time on appeal.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 4, 2013
People v. Mai
Defendant’s conviction for murder of California Highway Patrol officer is upheld because excusal of three African American prospective jurors was not racially motivated.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 3, 2013
People v. Jones
Juror who would not consider death penalty due to religious beliefs is properly excused at trial of defendant who strangled numerous women.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 3, 2013
People v. Maciel
Gang member who was involved in murders of five victims may not challenge death sentence based on right to seek advice of Mexican consulate.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 3, 2013
U.S. v. Liu
Founder of company that pirated software may not be found guilty of criminal copyright infringement if he did not know his actions were illegal.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2013
United States v. Castleman
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2013
U.S. v. Tosti
Man who had child pornography on his computer surrenders his privacy rights by voluntarily giving his computer to store technician for servicing.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2013
U.S. v. Nickerson
U.S. has more than 70 days to prosecute drunken driver after reinstating charges, which were initially dropped because she was secretly videotaped in holding cell.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2013
People v. Jacobs
Lawyer adequately defends man in rape case where court would not have lowered sentence even if lawyer allegedly failed to argue for minimum sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2013
Navarette v. California
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2013
U.S. v. Laurienti
Stockbroker does not deserve special hearing at sentencing to prove he did not know about securities regulations he was charged with violating.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 1, 2013
People v. Valadez
Gang expert may give his opinion on whether defendants are gang members based on casual conversations with officers and other gang members.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 30, 2013
Stake Center Locating Inc. v. District Court (DiFrancesco)
Company may not force U.S. Attorneys’ Office to bring criminal forfeiture proceeding against IRS to get money embezzled by company’s former employee.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2013
People v. Sievert
Man who suffered head wound while resisting police officers cannot require trial judge to instruct jury that he was unconscious during altercation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2013