Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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S211702
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People v. Eid
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 20, 2013 | |
12-30324
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U.S. v. Sheldon
Prosecution does not need to prove that man knew recorder used for child pornography was made outside of his state to convict him for sexual exploitation of a child. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 20, 2013 | |
11-30311
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U.S. v. Schesso
Police may search for child pornography on suspect's digital storage devices when they knew he made video available for download on Internet. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
11-56924
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United States v. Ionita
Fugitive who failed to return from Canada to California after being charged with having money due to unlawful drug trafficking may not seek return of seized funds. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
09-56079
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Phillips v. Herndon
Shooter may not use accomplice’s confession to absolve himself of murder conviction when accomplice offered three inconsistent versions of the murder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
11-50498
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U.S. v. Grandberry
LAPD unlawfully searches apartment because officers saw suspect there several times, but failed to establish that he lived there. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 18, 2013 | |
09-99018
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McKinney v. Ryan
Use of dual juries for co-defendants does not create unlawful courtroom layout where defendant faced jury during trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 17, 2013 | |
10-56118
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Larsen v. Soto
Following trial, suspect proves his innocence and overturns his life sentence by presenting three credible witnesses, who attested to his innocence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 17, 2013 | |
12-30218
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U.S. v. Bahr
Government may not require sex offender to disclose past sexual history as part of treatment program, then use that information against him at sentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 17, 2013 | |
C073586
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People v. Leggett
Petitioner is not entitled to consideration for resentencing under amended Three Strikes Law because his attempted robbery conviction was a serious felony. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 17, 2013 | |
09-99005
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Ayala v. Wong
Trial judge may not consider whether prosecution’s peremptory challenges are racially discriminatory during private hearings without defense counsel. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 16, 2013 | |
11-10669
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U.S. v. Bonds
Barry Bonds is guilty of obstructing justice during grand jury hearings regarding athletes' steroid use because he gave deliberately misleading answers. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 16, 2013 | |
11-56476
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Shoemaker v. Taylor
Website owner may be convicted of possessing child pornography based on innocuous images of children, digitally altered to look like child pornography. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 16, 2013 | |
S211840
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People v. Loper
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 13, 2013 | |
G044703
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People v. Ramirez
Teenagers, who shot and killed two people during a gang shooting, may not be sentenced to life without possibility of parole. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 13, 2013 | |
07-99025
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Schurz v. Ryan
Death sentence is warranted in case where Arizona man beat up victim, doused him with gasoline and killed him by setting him on fire. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 13, 2013 | |
11-50551
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U.S. v. Lopez-Cruz
At trial, prosecution may not use information obtained by border patrol agent while impersonating defendant after anwering his cell phone. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 13, 2013 | |
B238535
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People v. Austin
Therapist with extensive background in working with female sexual assault survivors may testify regarding child's reaction to unwanted oral copulation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 13, 2013 | |
E056708
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People v. Aranda
State may not retry defendant for first degree murder after jury found him not guilty of that crime, but may try him on lesser offenses. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 13, 2013 | |
S199495
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People v. Martinez
Mexican citizen may overturn conviction by proving he would have rejected plea bargain if he had known of its adverse immigration consequences. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 12, 2013 | |
E054823
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People v. Hill
Trial court must allow defendant, who was charged with being a sexually violent predator, to give his reasons for seeking new counsel prior to trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 12, 2013 | |
10-56104
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Sossa v. Diaz
Prisoner is entitled to extra time to challenge to his conviction after judge incorrectly informed him he had an extra month to file a petition. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2013 | |
12-50160
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U.S. v. Gonzalez
Defendant who illegally reentered the country after being deported fails to overturn 51-month sentence due to alleged sentencing errors. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2013 | |
B247837
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In re Carrillo
Trial court may not increase bail from $90,000 to $1 million based solely on confidential information provided during private meeting with prosecution. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2013 | |
11-10425
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U.S. v. Bonilla-Guizar
Alien smuggler’s conviction for conspiring to take hostages is upheld even though ICE agent admitted that he was biased while testifying against him. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 10, 2013 | |
12-99002
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Pizzuto v. Blades
Idaho may sentence murderer with IQ of 72 to death despite its ban on death sentences for mentally retarded persons. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 10, 2013 | |
H037262
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People v. Wilson
Trial court may not double DUI sentence based on driver’s prior manslaughter conviction because driver claimed his passenger caused the accident. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 9, 2013 | |
12-10388
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U.S. v. Dunn
Prisoner is not entitled to reduction of 100-month sentence for crack cocaine offense under new law because he had an extensive criminal history. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 9, 2013 | |
11-17678
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Dow v. Virga
Prosecutor violates defendant’s constitutional rights by falsely asserting he proved his own guilt by asking to cover his facial scar during a lineup. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 6, 2013 | |
11-56768
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Bell v. Uribe
Holdout juror's removal is appropriate because she conducted her own research and presented her 'expert' analysis to jury during deliberations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 6, 2013 |