| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A087483
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People v. Cooper
Prisoner who is convicted under voter initiative cannot have sentence modified by legislative act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 13, 2002 | |
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S092653
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People v. Loyd
Two or more offenses of the same class may be joined together unless party seeking severance establishes substantial danger of prejudice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | |
|
D034429
|
People v. Basuta
Among other things, exclusion of evidence corroborative of defense theory was reversible error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 11, 2002 | |
|
68989-0
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State v. McNeal
Trial evidence was sufficient to support convictions for both vehicular assault and vehicular homicide. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 10, 2002 | |
|
47735-8
|
State v. Seek
Defendant was improperly convicted of bigamy without evidence of wrongful intent. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 10, 2002 | |
|
C033845
|
People v. Taylor
Defendant cannot be convicted for possessing cane sword unless he knew that cane actually concealed sword. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
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D034838
|
People v. Adams
Defendants convicted of causing death of 69-year-old victim do not deserve sentence enhancements for elder abuse. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
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B109409
|
People v. Valentine
Instructional error of threatened 'hardship' was prejudicial and improperly considered by jury as form of duress. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
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00-3056
|
US v. McElhiney
Court's 'Allen' instruction to jury in defendant's retrial on drug charges was impermissibly coercive. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
|
99CA2038
|
People v. Rivera
Prosecution required to elect which acts support counts of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
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00CA0331
|
People v. Honeysette
Trial court correctly instructed jury regarding charge of pattern of sexual abuse. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
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99CA2237
|
People v. Rodriguez
Defendant's double jeopardy rights were not violated by sentence of mandatory parole following probation violation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
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99CA0287
|
People v. Wright
Initial advisement regarding penalties is sufficient notice to impose mandatory parole for probation violation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
|
01-103
|
Opinion of Bill Lockyer
Intracardiac euthanasia may not be administered on conscious animals if animals may first be rendered humanely unconscious. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
|
B093601
|
People v. Elliott
Jury instruction to view defendant's oral admission with caution is not erroneous. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
|
S055942
|
People v. Elliott
Jury instructions to view defendant's oral admission with caution is not erroneous. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
|
S085942
|
People v. King
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 9, 2002 | |
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00-4141
|
U.S. v. McPhilomy
Absence of permits from Bureau of Land Management, removal of stone from community-designated pit, constitute theft of government property. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 8, 2002 | |
|
B146634
|
People v. Graves
Sentence entrapment does not exist when defendant enters a state plea while under federal investigation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 8, 2002 | |
|
S025121
|
People v. Taylor
Based in part on finding of no prosecutorial misconduct, California Supreme Court upholds death penalty. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 8, 2002 | |
|
D031198
|
People v. Williams
Trail court errs in denying competent defendant's timely request to represent himself. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 8, 2002 | |
|
99CA1007
|
People v. Mack
Evidence obtained pursuant to valid investigatory stop is admissible. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 8, 2002 | |
|
26130-8
|
State v. Richards
Defendant who signed traffic citation with false name is liable for forgery. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 8, 2002 | |
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B144839
|
People v. Van Buren
List of violent felonies for which parole can be delayed may expand over time. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 8, 2002 | |
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99CA1142
|
People v. Duncan
Statute defining sexual assault by a person in a position of trust sufficiently precise to withstand vagueness challenge. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 7, 2002 | |
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99CA1178
|
People v. Williams
Violation of residential curfew is sufficient to support parolee's conviction for escape. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 7, 2002 | |
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00CA0454
|
People v. Gee
Inventory search of vehicle not pretextual when conducted prior to tow of vehicle after driver arrested for driving while impaired. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 7, 2002 | |
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00CA0402
|
People v. DiGuglielmo
Withdrawal of guilty plea denied where no showing of fair and just reason for withdrawal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 7, 2002 | |
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00CA1477
|
People v. Jones
Withdrawal of guilty plea denied where defendant failed to show justification for allowing withdrawal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 7, 2002 | |
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B145118
|
People v. Roman
Criminal defendant is not entitled to new sentence after district attorney issues directive advising more lenient sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 7, 2002 |
