Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A138252
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People v. Mashburn
Drug offender may not appeal court's denial of his attempt to exclude evidence because he gave up his right to appeal on plea form. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 9, 2014 | |
A134382
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People v. Milbrook
Partygoer who shot victim during heated argument at house party gets new trial because jury was not instructed on voluntary manslaughter. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 9, 2014 | |
F063995
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In re Alvarez
Prisoner’s transfer to security housing due to gang membership is appropriate although some proof of his gang association was more than six years old. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 9, 2014 | |
A133591
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People v. Nguyen
Burglary conviction is upheld where defendant visited electronics store and placed expensive laptop computers in less expensive printer's box. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 9, 2014 | |
B245774
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People v. Abundio
Life without parole sentence is appropriate for 18-year-old drug user, who robbed and killed his dealer in order to obtain marijuana. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 7, 2014 | |
B247709
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People v. Leadbetter
Offender may get sentence reduction because court improperly counted his prior Tennessee aggravated assault conviction as strike under Three Strikes law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 7, 2014 | |
11-16438
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U.S. v. Dharni
Trial judge does not violate right to public trial by asking accused's family members to leave courtroom during jury selection until seats opened up. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 6, 2014 | |
C066518
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People v. Carboni
Man fails to overturn conviction for transportation of narcotic pills by claiming he was holding them for a friend with a valid prescription. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 6, 2014 | |
H038123
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People v. Ghebretensae
Drug dealer does not have to pay $110 probation supervision fee because trial court placed him on mandatory supervision, not probation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | |
C066832
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People v. Virgo
Hell's Angels 'enforcer' overturns five of 10 attempted murder convictions because during shootout, some officers took cover outside his home. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | |
B245872
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People v. Wahidi
Attacker is guilty of dissuading victim from testifying because he asked victim to settle dispute through Muslim customs, rather than trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | |
H037745
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People v. Rios
Man who killed his wife, her cousin, and their son cannot evade multiple life sentences because he was intoxicated when committing murders. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 30, 2013 | |
F064886
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Cuevas v. Superior Court (People)
Police department may have to return seized cash after improperly initiating forfeiture proceedings, instead of district attorney. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 27, 2013 | |
S189462
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People v. Shockley
Step-grandfather is not entitled to jury instruction on battery as lesser included offense of lewd conduct on child under 14. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 27, 2013 | |
13-30033
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U.S. v. Crowder
Court may impose a lifetime term of supervised release following sex offender’s violation of his initial supervised release. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 26, 2013 | |
10-50249
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U.S. v. Valdes-Vega
Border patrol agents make lawful stop of pickup truck in area used by smugglers near U.S.-Mexico border based on erratic driving pattern. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 26, 2013 | |
11-10576
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U.S. v. Lin
Chinese national cannot be convicted of misusing immigration documents where he unlawfully obtained Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands driver’s licenses. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 26, 2013 | |
S207250
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People v. Biane
Land developers who bribed county board members to get a favorable settlement can be charged with offering bribe, as well as aiding its receipt. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 24, 2013 | |
12-30360
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U.S. v. Mondragon
Double Jeopardy does not bar retrial following a mistrial that the defendant explicitly agreed to, after he reached plea agreement with government. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 24, 2013 | |
12-10132
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U.S. v. Caceres-Olla
Prior Florida sex offense conviction does not warrant sentence increase for man who unlawfully reentered the U.S. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 24, 2013 | |
A132071
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People v. Elizalde
Police officer must give ‘Miranda’ warnings to suspect before asking him about his gang membership while booking him into jail. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | |
G046881
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People v. Jessee
Wife who conspired to murder her husband for financial gain must repay life insurance proceeds to his estate, not insurers. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | |
11-10530
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U.S. v. Shorty
Mentally unstable man’s firearms-related convictions are overturned due to judge's failure to adequately discuss jury trial waiver. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | |
11-10606
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U.S. v. DeJarnette
Sex offender is not required to register where he was convicted under Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act because he was convicted before its enactment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | |
H038487
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People v. Rios
Gang member is not guilty of ‘street terrorism’ for stealing car because there was no evidence that he did so with anyone else. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | |
H039137
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People v. Rodriguez
Probation conditions regarding gang member's association with others may encompass persons he had 'reason to know' were gang members. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | |
D062831
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People v. Bernal
Gang member is guilty of resisting officer through force because he attempted to flee from officer while dragging officer behind him. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | |
12-10344
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U.S. v. Anderson
Cab driver who sold ‘burned’ copies of Adobe software is guilty of willful copyright infringement because he knew his copying was illegal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 20, 2013 | |
E056878
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People v. Johnson
Jurors’ personal information might come to light because they admitted to defendant’s parents that they improperly considered his failure to testify. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 20, 2013 | |
S118629
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People v. Williams
Seven-year delay between murderer’s 1995 arrest and his 2002 trial does not violate murderer’s constitutional right to speedy trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Dec. 19, 2013 |