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People v. Rogers
Defendant must pay restitution to insurance carrier regardless of carrier's subrogation rights.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 11, 2001
State v. Ward
Trial court had discretion to commit defendant to consecutive terms despite absence of language in sentencing statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 11, 2001
Crumrine v. Stewart
Inmate sentenced to consecutive term has no entitlement to earned release credit.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 11, 2001
U.S. v. Footracer
Systematic removal of criminal trials to area containing smaller number of Native Americans doesn't violate right to jury venire composed of cross-section of community.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 6, 2001
People v. Pierce
Statute which allows admission of defendant's prior sexual abuses doesn't offend due process or equal protection clauses.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 5, 2001
People v. Mendoza
Prosecution may use hearsay testimony to establish details of underlying offenses when crime is committed by sexually violent predator.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2001
Albertson v. Superior Court (People)
Mental health records generated for treatment of sexually violent predator are confidential within meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5328.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2001
People v. Sanchez
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 4, 2001
Humphrey v. McKinna
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2001
U.S. v. Ringer
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2001
Rojas-Sanchez v. Attorney General of the State of Kansas
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2001
Tomlinson v. Mendez
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2001
State v. Woods
Court affirms death penalty in case where defendant is convicted of the murders of two women and the attempted murder of another.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2001
People v. Garcia
Evidence that sex offender was given notice of registration requirement before being paroled is sufficient to support conviction for failing to register.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 1, 2001
People v. Superior Court (Laff)
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 1, 2001
U.S. v. Asido
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 31, 2001
People v. Superior Court (Laff)
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 30, 2001
People v. Hoover
Defendant's prior bad acts of domestic violence against girlfriend are admissible to prove current physical abuse.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2001
People v. Graves
Double punishment is not permissible under three strikes law.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2001
People v. Mar
Accused's right against self-incrimination is not violated when he is required to wear electric stun belt while testifying at trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2001
People v. Briscoe
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2001
People v. Harper
Amendment to certificate of rehabilitation process does not violate ex post facto clause because it is administrative, not punitive mechanism.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 28, 2001
People v. Schmidt
Statute making it a criminal offense for ex-felon to possess firearm doesn't violate ex post fact clause.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 28, 2001
State v. Ahluwalia
Petitioner, neither acquitted nor convicted of lesser charge of second-degree murder in first trial, was properly retried for second-degree murder.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 28, 2001
State v. Guilliot
Court does not err in excluding evidence of personality disorder and expert's opinion testimony when it would not have helped jury.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 28, 2001
People v. Barba
Where defendant commits sexual offenses on one single victim, court may not treat offenses as separate and impose multiple life terms.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 25, 2001
People v. Martin
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 25, 2001
Fultz v. Stratman
Special parole statute bars Parole Commission from imposing new term of special parole following revocation.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 24, 2001
Tuggle on Habeas Corpus
Review granted
Criminal Law and Procedure May 24, 2001
U.S. v. Sanchez
Conviction cannot stand where prosecutor commits misconduct by forcing defendant to characterize Deputy U.S. Marshal as liar during cross-examination.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 24, 2001