| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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C038457
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People v. Ranger Insurance Co.
Court had clear jurisdiction to refuse to discharge order of bail forfeiture and sanctions are imposed for appeal without merit. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 7, 2002 | |
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G029632
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Miller v. Superior Court (People)
People establish excusable neglect where investigators checked jails and police records but failed to locate key witness before trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 2002 | |
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C037300
|
People v. Mehaisin
Parent who abducted his children from their lawful custodian is not entitled to affirmative defense of necessity. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 2002 | |
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E029949
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People v. Ulloa
Instant messages from defendant's home computer are properly seized where warrant establishes probable cause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 2002 | |
|
H023419
|
People v. Superior Court (Bell)
Defendant is life prisoner 'undergoing a life sentence' because aggregate determinate and indeterminate sentences potentially subject him to actual life imprisonment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
|
B154167
|
In re Brittany L.
Victim of juvenile's criminal conduct is entitled to full restitution without regard to potential reimbursement to victim by his insurer. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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E029397
|
People v. Beeson
In 'mentally disordered offender' proceeding, court is not required to instruct jury to presume defendant is not mentally disordered offender. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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C034939
|
People v. Hunter
Defendant who failed to request suppression of evidence at trial cannot seek discovery regarding warrant on appeal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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S098552
|
People v. Williams
Alcohol breath test results are admissible upon showing of either compliance with regulations or foundational elements. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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B151537
|
People v. Valle
Prisoner does not qualify as mentally disordered offender because he did not receive 90 days of treatment within year before his release. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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B152875
|
People v. Howard
Juvenile adjudication for attempted robbery does not qualify as strike under Three Strikes Law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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B149158
|
People v. Noble
Court's instruction that defendant must prove he is not dangerous in order to oppose his commitment as mentally disordered offender is prejudicial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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S094490
|
People v. Mower
Defendant must only raise reasonable doubt as to unlawful possession of marijuana and cultivation under Penal Code Section 11362.5(d). |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
|
S086462
|
People v. Engelman
Instructing jurors to oversee reasoning and decision-making of fellow jurors and report perceived improprieties creates risk of unnecessary intrusion of deliberation process. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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S016924
|
People v. Michaels
Special circumstances of murder for financial gain apply where defendant admitted secondary motive for killing was his girlfriend's financial gain. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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B156693
|
People v. Superior Court (Schultz)
When court grants motion to set aside information, it may direct district attorney to file information conditioned upon subsequent hearing before magistrate. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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A095535
|
People v. Andrade
After imposing restitution fine and suspended parole revocation fine, court could later impose parole revocation fine when defendant violated probation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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B158267
|
People v. Westbrook
Defendant, previously adjudicated of committing robbery in juvenile court delinquency proceeding, is entitled to participate in drug treatment program under Proposition 36. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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S098821
|
People v. Rodriguez
The absence of definitional instructions to clarify term "recurring access" in sex offender statute was not error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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A096372
|
Fletcher v. Superior Court
Police officer's prior employment history at previous law enforcement agency is subject to discovery proper 'Pitchess' motion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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A097680
|
Baqleh v. Superior Court (People)
Court may order defendant to submit to a mental evaluation by prosecution expert but must comply with requirements of Civil Discovery Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
|
S097715
|
People v. Statum
People may appeal superior court's decision to impose misdemeanor sentence for 'wobbler' offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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S029460
|
People v. Cash
Trial court's failure to permit voir dire on whether juror could impose life in prison without parole is prejudicial error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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H021243
|
People v. Muszynsiki
Individual apartments damaged by fire are not separate structures under aggravated arson statute. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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C035402
|
People v. Watie
Where defendant shot at victim in his home, jury is properly instructed on defense of dwelling. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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S099542
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People v. Superior Court (Jimenez)
Prosecution may not render judge unavailable to rehear suppression motion by challenging that judge under Code of Civil Procedure Section 170.6. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
|
D039443
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Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board of California (4805 Convoy Inc.)
Undercover officer's inquiry of 'more skin' posed to exotic dancer does not constitute entrapment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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B153035
|
People v. Alvarez
Application of one strike law to lewd conduct charges committed before law took effect violates ex post facto prohibitions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
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D037142
|
People v. Verlinde
As matter of law, co-perpetrator is not accomplice of defendant convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 | |
|
F038699
|
People v. Culp
Court should have aggregated non-continuous periods of presentence custody for purpose of calculating credits. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2002 |
