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People v. Blackburn
Although court failed to advise mentally disordered offender of right to jury trial at commitment extension hearing, commitment remains intact. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 24, 2013
People v. McCullough
Defendant who failed to object to trial court’s imposition of booking fee after making guilty plea may not challenge fee on appeal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 23, 2013
People v. Nuckles
Woman is guilty of being an accessory because she helped parolee abscond from parole supervision by harboring him in her home. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 23, 2013
U.S. v. Bustos-Ochoa
Immigration judge’s failure to inform illegal alien of availability of possible relief from deportation does not prejudice alien because he was ineligible for relief. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 23, 2013
U.S. v. McClendon
Handgun discovered by police may be used as evidence because defendant discarded gun while walking away from police before they tackled him. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 22, 2013
People v. Barba
In case involving murder of cab driver, DNA tests of bloody knife and sweatshirt used to convict defendant do not violate his constitutional rights. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 22, 2013
U.S. v. Barnes
FBI agents engage in prohibited interrogation process by deliberately delaying giving 'Miranda' warnings to induce defendant’s cooperation in drug investigation. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 19, 2013
U.S. v. Anguiano-Morfin
Former lawful permanent resident is convicted of making false claim of citizenship despite defense that he suffered delusion causing him to believe he was a citizen. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 19, 2013
In re Stoneroad
Board of Parole Hearings' parole denial fails to properly consider factors bearing on parole suitability and is unsupported by evidence of current dangerousness. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 19, 2013
People v. Harrison
Trial court has no duty to inform defendant of his option to request advisory counsel after granting his request to represent himself. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 19, 2013
People v. McCall
Unlicensed student midwife is properly convicted of practicing medicine without certification, a felony, because she delivered child without supervision. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 19, 2013
People v. Clancey
Trial court must resolve ambiguity as to whether its indicated sentence was appropriate punishment, regardless of whether guilt was secured by plea or trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 19, 2013
Missouri v. McNeely
In drunken-driving cases, absent other factors, natural metabolization of alcohol in bloodstream does not justify warrantless nonconsensual blood tests. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 18, 2013
People v. Pellecer
Defendant's conviction for carrying concealed knives on his person is improper because his knives were inside his backpack, not on his body. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 18, 2013
U.S. v. Trujillo
Court must address non-frivolous arguments that defendant presented in support of his motion to lower his sentence for drug-related offense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 17, 2013
People v. Anzalone
While trial court committed error by not asking jury whether they agreed upon verdict before reading it, error is harmless because verdict was unanimous. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 16, 2013
People v. Smith
Defendant gang member is correctly found guilty of second degree murder because aider and abettor liability is not limited to crimes committed by confederates. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 16, 2013
U.S. v. Garrido
City official's honest services mail fraud convictions are reversed for lack of evidence supporting involvement in bribery or kickback scheme. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 16, 2013
People v. McEvoy
California's prohibition of incest does not violate constitutional rights due to state's interest in protecting integrity of family unit and prohibiting inbreeding. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 16, 2013
People v. Vallejo
Jury foreman's decision to decline request for readback of testimony is not misconduct because only one juror wanted to rehear testimony. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 16, 2013
U.S. v. Petri
Identity thief receives five-year sentence for his active role in ATM skimming scheme that victimized more than 300 individuals and garnered more than $276,836. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 2013
People v. Cook
Sentence enhancements for causing great bodily injury are incorrectly imposed on defendant as to two manslaughter victims of gruesome motor vehicle accident. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 11, 2013
People v. Kelly
Defendant is not entitled to serve sentence in county jail after revocation of his probation because he was originally sentenced to four years in state prison. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 11, 2013
People v. Gutierrez
Molestation charges are properly dismissed after prosecution failed to disclose reports that showed victim made unfounded accusations of molestation in the past. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 11, 2013
People v. Vega
Gang member must receive sentence enhancement for both firearm use and inflicting great bodily injury in shooting of rival gang member. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 11, 2013
People v. Evans
Court may not use lost income or profits in determining whether defendant caused more than $200,000 in losses to victims after stealing their vehicles. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 10, 2013
U.S. v. Yuman-Hernandez
Conspirator in fictitious stash house robbery receives mandatory minimum sentence after failing to prove he lacked capability to deal in quantity of drugs charged. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2013
People v. Leiva
Court may not reinstate defendant’s probation based solely on conduct that occurred after court-imposed probationary period elapsed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2013
People v. Carbajal
Double jeopardy does not bar retrial for commission of offenses against multiple victims because first jury could not consider multiple victim allegation. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2013
People v. Lawson
Instruction on mistake defense is unnecessary, even if jury could have reasonably inferred petty theft defendant simply forgot about item before leaving store. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 8, 2013
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