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U.S. v. Day
Attorney's bad advice regarding plea agreement may have prejudiced client who chose to go to trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2002
U.S. v. Mendoza-Paz
Convictions and sentence for possession and importation of marijuana do not violate rule in 'Apprendi v. New Jersey.' 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2002
Harrell v. Fleming
District court lacks jurisdiction to consider Privacy Act claim against government when it is not filed within two-year statute of limitations. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2002
U.S. v. Machiche
Court abused discretion in reducing sentence for illegal re-entry for defendant with prior felony convictions. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2002
U.S. v. Jones
Government's efforts to ensure compliance with subpoena do not fall within 'O'Connor v. Ortega' exception to warrant requirement. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2002
U.S. v. Bailey
Sentence need not be reversed where error did not cause actual prejudice. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2002
State v. McPherson
Sufficient evidence supported conviction for manufacturing methamphetamine. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2002
Bell v. Cone
Defendant sentenced to death was not prejudiced by his attorney's failure to present mitigating evidence or make closing argument during sentencing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2002
People v. Willis
Warrantless search of hotel room doesn't require suppression as probable cause arose during 'freeze' of situation while defendant's parole status checked. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2002
People v. Willis
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2002
People v. Simmons
Proposition giving prosecutor discretion to prosecute minor in either criminal or juvenile court doesn't violate California or U.S. Constitutions. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2002
Williams v. Superior Court (People)
Proposition addressing juvenile and gang-related crime does not violate state constitution. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2002
Blum v. United States
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2002
People v. Valencia
Defendant doesn't commit burglary by only removing window screen and no part of his body passes beyond closed window. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 2, 2002
People v. Wang
Police officer's use of translator does not disqualify witness' statement from being considered at preliminary hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 23, 2002
State v. Hern
Defendant's prior conviction was erroneously counted as 'strike' for sentencing purposes. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2002
State v. Taylor
Trial court erroneously sentenced defendant to community custody based on early release when defendant was not entitled to early release. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2002
Yuille v. State
Prospective adoptive parent accused of being abusive fails to show evaluation was made in bad faith. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2002
State v. Jones
Police were not justified in searching purse of passenger riding in defendant's car. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2002
State v. Sanchez
Defendant may not withdraw guilty plea despite receiving longer sentence than promised in plea agreement. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2002
State v. Baldwin
Defendant's convictions for both identity theft and forgery do not violate prohibition against double jeopardy. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 21, 2002
State v. Waggy
Sex offender's guilty plea is valid even if he was not informed of conditions of community custody restricting his freedoms. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 21, 2002
State v. Jackson
Defendant did not have sufficient privacy interest to require warrant to attach global tracking device on vehicle. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 21, 2002
People v. Mata
No ineffective assistance of counsel where defense counsel is charged with traffic offenses. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2002
State v. Spencer
Defendant was entitled to call witness to impeach credibility of other witness. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2002
State v. King
Defendant's failure to register as sex offender counts as prior sex offense for purposes of sentencing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2002
State v. Claypool
Interest on restitution accrues from date of judgment, not release from custody. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2002
State v. McGovern
Affidavit contained sufficient facts to justify issuance of search warrant. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2002
Personal Restraint Petition of Mines
Parole board's failure to produce tape of revocation hearing requires new hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2002
State v. Rodriguez
Prosecution witness should not have appeared in court in prison garb and shackles. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2002
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