Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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G044628
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People v. Petronella
Business owner who underreported payroll for several years to receive lower insurance premiums is convicted of violating Insurance Code. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 21, 2013 | |
E048880
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People v. Nguyen
Sexually violent predator lawfully receives indeterminate sentence due to poor prognosis for successful treatment and high likelihood of recidivism. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 21, 2013 | |
12-57162
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Griffin v. Harrington
Lawyer provides ineffective assistance by failing to object to testimony of witness, who identified defendant as killer in recording, but changed story at trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 19, 2013 | |
S202280
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Reilly v. Superior Court (People)
Alleged sexually violent predator may not set aside state’s petition to recommit him, even if doctors evaluated him under invalid assessment protocol. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 19, 2013 | |
S211275
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People v. Conley
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 16, 2013 | |
S211494
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People v. Lewis
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 16, 2013 | |
S211076
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People v. Fuquay
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 16, 2013 | |
S211078
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People v. Blackburn
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 16, 2013 | |
12-50209
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U.S. v. Grant
Probationer assumes fugitive status when she failed to report her move to her probation officer as required under terms of her probation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 16, 2013 | |
12-10204
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U.S. v. Edwards
Court may increase felon's sentence on his conviction for possessing a firearm based on his numerous juvenile felony convictions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 16, 2013 | |
A138062
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People v. Cuevas
Blood tests performed on drunken drivers do not violate constitutional protections because drivers opted for tests and were not subjected to undue risk of harm. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 16, 2013 | |
11-10124
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U.S. v. Ermoian
Private investigator is improperly convicted for obstructing justice although he was suspected of leaking confidential information during FBI’s investigation of gang members. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 15, 2013 | |
11-50377
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U.S. v. Moschella
Prosecutor does not breach plea agreement by recommending agreed upon sentence when judge imposed higher one due to recommendation’s inadequacy. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 15, 2013 | |
12-10324
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U.S. v. Acosta-Chavez
Defendant's prior Illinois conviction for sexual abuse cannot be used to increase his sentence on conviction for illegal entry after deportation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 15, 2013 | |
B245677
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In re Brown
Trial court improperly doubles sentence due to improper admission of prior juvenile adjudication that did not qualify as strike under three strikes law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 15, 2013 | |
11-30348
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U.S. v. Garcia
Defendant’s conviction for involuntary manslaughter is overturned where jury instructions did not require finding of gross negligence, an essential element of involuntary manslaughter. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 14, 2013 | |
F062575
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People v. Williams
Contractor escapes convictions for impairing fire protection systems because he did not specifically intend to impair systems’ effective operation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 12, 2013 | |
C066524
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People v. Barao
Trial court properly refuses to approve proposed plea bargain to reduce sentence by more than 30 years in case involving murder, firearm use and robbery. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 12, 2013 | |
S070536
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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 |
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Aug. 9, 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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Aug. 9, 2013 | |
11-10451
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U.S. v. Thomas
Government’s disclosure of heavily redacted records regarding drug-detection dog’s training and experience is deficient. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 9, 2013 | |
E055022
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People v. Guillen
Probationer who successfully completed court-ordered drug treatment program no longer has to pay remaining unpaid restitution fine. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 9, 2013 | |
B240837
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People v. Johnson
Three-month lapse between arrest and probation revocation hearing does not violate probationer’s right to receive timely hearing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 9, 2013 | |
G044628
|
People v. Petronella
Business owner who underreported payroll for several years to receive lower insurance premiums is convicted of violating Insurance Code. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 9, 2013 | |
11-10460
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U.S. v. Lee
District court may not manipulate calculations to create desired sentence for woman who assisted government in prosecuting drug network she was involved in. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 8, 2013 | |
08-99011
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Sully v. Ayers
Ex-police officer who brutally murdered six people may not be granted relief from death sentence because ineffective assistance claims would not have changed his sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 7, 2013 | |
11-50213
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U.S. v. Underwood
Suspected member of ecstasy drug trafficking organization successfully challenges search of his house because affidavit did not provide basis for probable cause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 7, 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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Aug. 7, 2013 | |
12-30156
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U.S. v. Alexander
Deliveryman who stole mail to create counterfeit checks may be convicted of aggravated identity theft because names and numbers on check were 'means of identification.' |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 7, 2013 | |
12-50018
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U.S. v. Gomez
Post-arrest statement may be used to rebut defendant's claim of innocence regarding presence of substantial amount of methamphetamine inside car trunk. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 7, 2013 |