Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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S179181
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People v. Burgener
Murderer's expressed frustration and resignation neither suggest ambivalence nor intent to undermine proceedings that would warrant reversal of death judgment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 13, 2016 | |
D067946
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People v. Boswell
Separate conviction of burglary not lesser included offense of murder conviction with special circumstance of committing crime while in the commission of a burglary. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 13, 2016 | |
15-9173
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Bosse v. Oklahoma
Oklahoma errs in concluding it was not bound by 'Booth v. Maryland' which held that Eighth Amendment prohibited certain victim impact evidence at capital sentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 11, 2016 | |
A144572
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In re Brigham
Conviction for first degree murder as aider and abettor vacated in light of 'People v. Chiu,' resulting in remand for new trial or reduction of conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 10, 2016 | |
B268282
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People v. Reyes
Two-year enhancement under California Penal Code section 12022.1 inapplicable when defendant's primary offense reduced to misdemeanor and resolved by plea of no contest. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 9, 2016 | |
15-30213
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U.S. v. Kaplan
Replacement value provides best measure to ensure restitution to victims of huge hash oil explosion caused by fellow apartment dwellers. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 9, 2016 | |
F069946
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People v. VonWahlde
Court lacks authority to vacate parole term under Penal Code Section 1385, grant courts jurisdiction to dismiss criminal actions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 6, 2016 | |
D068515
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People v. Accredited Surety & Casualty Co.
Denial of bail bond company's motion to vacate forfeiture of bond affirmed where members of international fugitive apprehension unit are not 'local law enforcement officers' under statute. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 6, 2016 | |
E063389
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People v. Varner
Penal Code Section 496d conviction for receiving stolen motor vehicle is not an eligible offense for Prop. 47 reclassification, resentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 5, 2016 | |
A144450
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People v. Fornay
Condition of probation pursuant to statute requiring sex offender to waive his Fifth Amendment privilege ordered stricken; shorn of that requirement, polygraph tests otherwise valid. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 5, 2016 | |
D068135
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People v. Nachbar
Probation condition requiring defendant to submit to warrantless computer searches not unconstitutionally vague as defendant had been convicted and is not mere suspect. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 5, 2016 | |
B266718
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People v. Pak
In crime involving pawning of stolen items, value of funds obtained is key, not the value of property pawned, for purposes of Prop. 47. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 5, 2016 | |
15-10219
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U.S. v. Lo
Appeal of restitution order and forfeiture money judgment dismissed where defendant validly waives right to appeal and no exception to waivers apply. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 5, 2016 | |
C072053
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People v. Cornejo
No alteration on second rehearing, where defendants successful in reversing gang enhancement in light of 'People v. Prunty' but otherwise unsuccessful on remaining contentions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 3, 2016 | |
B266185
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People v. Hallam
Felony burglary conviction qualifies for resentencing and redesignation as misdemeanor shoplifting under Prop. 47 although theft occurred in employee rest room. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 2, 2016 | |
A144424
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People v. Blackwell
'Miller' does not require 'irreparable corruption' be proved to jury before sentencing court may impose life without possibility of parole on juvenile homicide offender. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 2, 2016 | |
B263022
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People v. Bell
Sentence making minor eligible for parole at age 55 not de facto life without parole sentence prohibited under 'Graham v. Florida.' |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 2, 2016 | |
F069020
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People v. Perez
Use of vehicle as deadly weapon renders defendant ineligible for resentencing under Three Strikes Reform Act, mandating reversal of order resentencing him as second strike offender. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 29, 2016 | |
H042385
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People v. Connors
Failure to raise objection to probation condition at trial level forfeits appellate challenge, as argument is not constitutional vagueness or overbreadth challenge. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 28, 2016 | |
E055062
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People v. Windfield
Murder convictions and sentences affirmed, with remand ordered for limited purpose of addressing juvenile sentencing issue in light of 'People v. Franklin.' |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 28, 2016 | |
A144049
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People v. Nassetta
Probation condition imposing nighttime curfew for drug and driving under the influence convictions struck as invalid. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 27, 2016 | |
14-50288
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U.S. v. Zhou
Failure to mention separate component of charge at plea colloquy not 'plain error,' does not bar restitution under Mandatory Victims Restitution Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 27, 2016 | |
C080545
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People v. Davis
Property owner's conviction for petty theft of water overturned because theft of uncaptured flowing water cannot be the subject of a larceny. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 27, 2016 | |
F071531
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People v. Sauceda
Conviction for theft and unlawful driving or taking of vehicle under Vehicle Code section 10851 not eligible for resentencing under Proposition 47. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 26, 2016 | |
G050927
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People v. Perez
Convictions affirmed, but remand ordered for limited purpose of allowing evidence relevant to youth offender parole hearing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 25, 2016 | |
E065365
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People v. Huerta
Offender entitled to reclassification of burglary conviction to misdemeanor shoplifting even if she committed crime with co-defendants where conspiracy played no role in her prosecution. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 22, 2016 | |
S048763
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People v. Nelson
Extensive questionnaire and verbal interrogation of jurors after deadlock constitutes improper intrusion of court influence in death penalty deliberations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 22, 2016 | |
10-50029
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U.S. v. Diaz
Reduction of prior felony conviction to misdemeanor under Proposition 47 does not affect federal sentence enhancement of life imprisonment that is based on that conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 22, 2016 | |
15-10008
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U.S. v. Williams
Known drug dealer's suppression motion erroneously granted where telephone tip was sufficiently reliable and his subsequent behavior provided probable cause for his arrest. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 20, 2016 | |
B269253
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People v. Woods
Guilty plea to charge of resisting an executive officer qualifies for Mentally Disordered Offender treatment under MDO Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 19, 2016 |