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People v. Rader
Defendant who paid for meal at restaurant with counterfeit bills may be convicted of felony petty theft, instead of misdemeanor charge of defrauding innkeeper. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2014
U.S. v. Daniels
District court must address supervised releasee personally to ask if he wants to make a statement in mitigation before imposing a post-revocation sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2014
People v. Hajek and Vo
Death sentence is upheld for men who held entire family hostage for hours and tortured elderly grandmother before killing her. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2014
People v. Brown
California's ban on shotguns with an overall length of less than 26 inches, or short-barreled shotguns, does not violate Second Amendment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 22, 2014
People v. Chenault
Support dog may be present while child sexual abuse victims testify at trial where dog could assist them to recall events and give clearer testimony. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 22, 2014
Wood v. Ryan
Capital defendant may not reopen his case without showing extraordinary circumstances, or obtain reconsideration of prior day's denial of motion to reopen. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 22, 2014
Wood v. Ryan
Capital defendant obtains delay of execution until Arizona provides him with information regarding method of execution, including drugs and personnel qualifications. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 21, 2014
U.S. v. Liera-Morales
ICE agent’s testimony about mother’s telephone conversation with son’s captors does not violate Confrontation Clause where call addressed hostage situation. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 21, 2014
People v. Fiore
Man’s conviction for robbery of marijuana seller's acquaintance, who was present during drug deal, is improper, because he did not own or possess the marijuana. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 17, 2014
People v. Povio
Defendant does not forfeit challenge to probation supervision fee based on inability to pay by failing to object when trial court imposed fee. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 17, 2014
Velasquez v. Superior Court (People)
Intoxicated fixed gear bicyclist, who severely injured pedestrian while biking downhill, may be charged with recklessly driving a ‘vehicle.’ 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 17, 2014
People v. Dowdell
Girlfriend fails to overturn kidnapping-related convictions although court mistakenly denied her request for instructions concerning battered woman syndrome. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 17, 2014
In re Greenshields
Persons who are found not guilty by reason of insanity have right to refuse antipsychotic medications, unless court finds that they are incompetent or dangerous. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 15, 2014
People v. Elder
Inmate may not recall indeterminate life sentence, given that he was considered 'armed' when he committed offense of unlawful gun possession while being a felon. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 15, 2014
People v. Bradford
Three Strikes inmate is eligible for resentencing relief where his commitment offense involved possession of wire cutters, which he did not use as weapon. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 15, 2014
Amado v. Gonzalez
Prosecution's failure to reveal key witness' criminal background and gang affiliation results in reversal of 1998 conviction for aiding and abetting murder on public bus. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 13, 2014
U.S. v. Ruiz
Omissions by search warrant affiant regarding drug-related activity of witness, who identified defendant in photo lineup, do not fatally undermine search warrant. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 13, 2014
People v. Myers
Evidence of prior robbery of donut shop is admissible to prove defendant had a common plan or design when committing similar robbery of hotel. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 13, 2014
People v. Huynh
Increased sentence under ‘One Strike’ law for sexual offenders requires that prior conviction precede the commission of the currently charged offense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 13, 2014
People v. DeVaughn
Money laundering convictions based on personal checks must be reversed for three men who used fictitious identity to enter into numerous fraudulent loan transactions. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 10, 2014
People v. Eid
Defendants charged with kidnapping for ransom are properly convicted of two lesser included offenses of attempted extortion and misdemeanor false imprisonment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 10, 2014
People v. Vargas
Trial court must dismiss one of two prior convictions under Three Strikes law, when they arose from same prior incident and were based on same act. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 10, 2014
U.S. v. Hsiung
Convicted conspirators in antitrust price fixing of Liquid Crystal Display panels may not escape liability by arguing that Sherman Act does not reach foreign conduct. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 10, 2014
People v. Jernigan
Inmate's prior attempted forcible oral copulation serious felony conviction does not bar him from seeking resentencing under Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 10, 2014
People v. Davis
Homeless man who was convicted of burglary cannot appeal trial court’s decision to seal police officer’s records 12 years later in connection with different matter. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 9, 2014
People v. Juarez
Prosecution may proceed with murder conspiracy charges, despite refiling case more than once, where original, attempted murder charges did not have identical elements. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 9, 2014
People v. Salazar
Trial court may permit additional closing arguments following jury’s inquiry indicating it had reached impasse on man’s carjacking offense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 9, 2014
People v. Guillen
Inmates may not overturn convictions for murdering detainee they believed was child molester by alleging that sheriff’s department condoned their conduct. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2014
People v. Flores
Three Strikes Reform Act’s limits on resentencing for inmates who would pose ‘unreasonable risk of danger to public safety’ is not impermissibly vague. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2014
People v. Weatherton
Capital defendant overturns murder convictions and death sentence where juror lobbied others for guilty verdict and discussed case with them before deliberations. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2014
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