| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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01SA227
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People v. Miranda-Olivas
Police officer's statement about defendant's girlfriend, made to urge defendant to tell truth, didn't amount to coercive conduct. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 21, 2002 | |
|
19315-2
|
State v. Shepherd
Defendant convicted of drug possession failed to show he was providing marijuana to patient for medical purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2002 | |
|
19694-1
|
State v. Pietrzak
Defendant's pre-crime statements may corroborate post-crime statements to prove homicide had occurred. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2002 | |
|
19076-5
|
State v. Perry
Multiple juvenile convictions for which defendant was sentenced on same day count as single conviction under former Sentencing Reform Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2002 | |
|
00-3113
|
Johnson v. McKune
Although Supreme Court ruling decided before defendant's conviction is final, ruling is not retroactively available on collateral review. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 17, 2002 | |
|
01-3014
|
U.S. v. Thompson
Indictment is properly dismissed where government attempts to prosecute beyond statutory time limit. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 17, 2002 | |
|
01-1499
|
U.S. v. Golyansky
District court abused its discretion in excluding Government's witness as discovery sanction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 17, 2002 | |
|
C037797
|
People v. Moody
Enhancement imposed upon 'Second Strike' offender for armed robbery was improperly calculated. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 17, 2002 | |
|
S086481
|
People v. Mancebo
Sentence enhancement for personal gun use was improperly imposed when One Strike law had already been applied. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 17, 2002 | |
|
C036773
|
People v. Moore
Substantial evidence supported defendant's conviction for attempted murder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 17, 2002 | |
|
E026619
|
People v. Castro
When legal necessity requires mistrial Double Jeopardy Clause isn't violated by retrial and Legislature may reduce conduct credits for murderers without voter approval. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 17, 2002 | |
|
C032143
|
People v. Burgess
Legislative enactment adopting more restrictive formula for calculation of conduct credits doesn't require voter approval. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 16, 2002 | |
|
S097172
|
People v. Castro
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 16, 2002 | |
|
00-2016
|
US v. Lujan
During sentencing, failure to object to indictment specifying drug quantity will not afford convicted drug offender reversal under Apprendi. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 16, 2002 | |
|
99-99019
|
Turner v. Calderon
Denial of evidentiary hearing to uncover potentially persuasive mitigating evidence for use during penalty phase was constitutionally ineffective. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 15, 2002 | |
|
00-16347
|
White v. Klitzkie
Federal habeas petition was barred by one-year statute of limitations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 15, 2002 | |
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00-99005
|
Fields v. Woodford
Juror whose wife had been kidnapped and raped may have been biased during murder trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 15, 2002 | |
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00-35770
|
Malcolm v. Payne
Failure to file personal restraint petition under state law precludes equitable tolling under AEDPA. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 15, 2002 | |
|
S097715
|
People v. Statum
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 14, 2002 | |
|
00CA0675
|
People v. Ramos
Court may consider defendant's role in presenting perjured testimony in determining appropriate sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 12, 2002 | |
|
98CA2167
|
People v. Welsh
Admission of pre-arrest silence violated defendant's privilege against self-incrimination. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 11, 2002 | |
|
00CA0845
|
People v. Hall
Jury is not required to determine whether defendant was principal or complicitor regarding murder charge. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 11, 2002 | |
|
01CA0282
|
People v. Gardner
Circumstances supporting aggravated sentence need not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 11, 2002 | |
|
01CA0592
|
People v. Fernandez
Defendant was adequately advised of mandatory parole period. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 11, 2002 | |
|
01-5115
|
U.S. v. Walker
District court must explain reasoning and specify facts as to why it selects particular degree of departure. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 10, 2002 | |
|
01-0418
|
State v. Tousignant
Under Proposition 200, second time drug offender and user cannot reject probation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 10, 2002 | |
|
01-0045
|
In re Jorge D.
Court must decide whether juvenile who confessed in principal's office was entitled to Miranda warning. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 10, 2002 | |
|
01-0312
|
Guthrie v. Jones (State)
Breath-to-blood partition ratio evidence is relevant in traditional DUI cases, but not in per se DUI cases. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 9, 2002 | |
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01-35103
|
Taylor v. Sawyer
Decision of Bureau of Prisons to deny prisoner's request for 'nunc pro tunc designation' was not arbitrary or capricious. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 8, 2002 | |
|
C028033
|
People v. Spence
Good faith exception to exclusionary rule doesn't permit admission of evidence seized beyond conditions of probation search. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 8, 2002 |
