| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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01-10025
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U.S. v. Ma
Court's improper colloquy during guilty plea does not constitute plain error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2002 | |
|
00-99008
|
Jennings v. Woodford
Prejudicial error found where counsel failed to investigate psychiatric evidence which could have been presented as client's defense during murder trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2002 | |
|
01-55643
|
Reynolds v. Cambra
'Apprendi v. New Jersey' does not apply retroactively. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2002 | |
|
99CA2521
|
People v. Darbe
Self-defense instruction is not required to refer to defendant's exposure to domestic violence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 15, 2002 | |
|
01CA0215
|
People v. Barton
Defendant's due process rights were not violated where he was retried after jury failed to agree. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 15, 2002 | |
|
01CA0330
|
People v. Belgard
Defendant is not entitled to additional reduction of sentence after trial court reduces mandatory minimum sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 15, 2002 | |
|
01CA0446
|
People v. Campbell
Different penalties for use and possession of controlled substances do not violate equal protection requirement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 15, 2002 | |
|
19876-6
|
State v. Tarter
Numerous telephone calls and heavy traffic to hotel room within short period established probable cause to issue search warrant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 14, 2002 | |
|
01-6016
|
Moore v. Schoeman
Habeas petition with unexhausted claims must be dismissed in entirety without prejudice or denied in entirety on merits. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 14, 2002 | |
|
47738-2
|
State v. Gonzales
Trial with biased juror and prosecutorial misconduct requires retrial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 14, 2002 | |
|
01-3360
|
U.S. v. Tush
Defendant's stipulation prior to guilty plea relieved government of proving interstate commerce element of arson. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 14, 2002 | |
|
S092179
|
People v. Wutzke
Defendant who lives with victims' grandmother as her husband and has grandfather relationship with victim is 'relative' for purposes of probation eligibility. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 14, 2002 | |
|
D029586
|
People v. Hurtado
Legislature's failure to define 'predatory' in sexually violent predator statute is harmless error and warrants defendant's committal to hospital. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 14, 2002 | |
|
S082112
|
People v. Hurtado
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 14, 2002 | |
|
19668-2
|
State v. Torres
Defendant's right to speedy trial was not violated, but he must be resentenced. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 14, 2002 | |
|
B132967
|
People v. Acosta
One strike and the three strikes laws are not intended to work exclusively, but are schemes that must operate jointly. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 13, 2002 | |
|
S097755
|
People v. Johnson
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 13, 2002 | |
|
19609-7
|
State v. Anderson
Defendant is guilty of intimidating witnesses even if threats were communicated indirectly. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 13, 2002 | |
|
01-6183
|
Johnson v. Champion
Defendant convicted of four counts of first-degree murder is entitled to conditional habeas relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 13, 2002 | |
|
00-0996
|
State v. Schinzel
Suspect in custody should have been advised of Miranda rights even though questions concerned unrelated crime. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 10, 2002 | |
|
20025-6
|
State v. Locati
Felon could not reasonably rely on permission from corrections officer to possess firearms. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 9, 2002 | |
|
48963-1
|
State v. H.J.
Redisposition of defendant's sentence did not violate prohibition against double jeopardy. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 8, 2002 | |
|
48357-9
|
State v. Khounvichai
Police officers received consent to enter residence and question juvenile suspected of malicious mischief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2002 | |
|
20182-1
|
State v. Rohrich
Charges of child molestation that were brought years after alleged incidents occurred were properly dismissed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2002 | |
|
19677-1
|
State v. Hardesty
Defendant incarcerated for probation violation must be charged for separate offense within 60 days. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2002 | |
|
71329-4
|
State v. Barnes
Conviction affirmed despite failure of prosecutor to file amended complaint with additional charge. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2002 | |
|
70735-9
|
State v. Rodgers
Insufficient evidence supported defendant's conviction for drive-by shooting. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2002 | |
|
19231-8
|
City of College Place v. Staudenmaier
Police had probable cause to arrest defendant who appeared to have been drinking and failed physical tests. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2002 | |
|
19417-5
|
State v. Mora
Defendants committed theft when depleting relative's bank account. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2002 | |
|
48017-1
|
State v. Gillenwater
Defendants were not entitled to deferred prosecution when they had already received it in past. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2002 |
