For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email Jeremy_Ellis@dailyjournal.com for prices or call 213-229-5424.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
Daily appellate reports
Enewsletter Sign-up
    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Case Name
    Search by Judge
    Search by Case Number
    Search by DJ Citation Number
    Search by Category
    Search by Court

Name Category Published
State v. Hall
Court's refusal to give voluntary intoxication and attempted assault instructions and to include intent in 'to convict' instructions was not error. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2001
State of Washington v. Cook
Probable cause to arrest where passenger of stopped vehicle gives officer independent cause to question and illegal drugs in plain view. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2001
State v. Hernandez-Hernandez
No ineffective assistance of counsel in cocaine delivery case where attorney argued mitigating factors for lower range standard sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2001
People v. Franz
Shushing sound along with throat-slashing gesture made by defendant to witnesses was sufficient verbal communication to constitute terrorist threat. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2001
People v. Herrera
Additional three-year term gang enhancement may be applied to 25 years to life first-degree murder sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2001
U.S. v. Sparks
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
Lambright v. Stewart
Convicted murderer granted evidentiary hearing on ineffective assistance of counsel claim because he presented colorable claim for relief. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
Smith v. Stewart
Defendant whose attorney failed to present evidence of mental impairment at sentencing phase is entitled to evidentiary hearing in federal court. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
English v. Cody
Request for certificate of appealability is denied and appeal is dismissed because petitioner's claims of confrontation clause violations were unsupported by evidence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Magleby
Burning of cross at interracial couple's home is violation of civil rights when act is racially motivated and due to couple's presence in neighborhood. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Aquino
Defendant's underlying sentence may not be enhanced more than once even if he possessed multiple illegal weapons. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Arevalo
Death threat need not be 'express' for sentence enhancement if offender's words or actions instill fear of death in reasonable person. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Duncan
Government may refuse to file substantial assistance motion if not unconstitutionally motivated and related to legitimate government end. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Edwards
Warrantless search of car held unlawful because defendant was not near car when arrested and was in custody at time of search. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
Bragg v. Galaza
Writ of habeas corpus denied where ineffective assistance of counsel claim is factually inadequate to support review. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Dipentino
Court errs in constructively amending grand jury indictment by instructing jury on work practice standard that defendants were not charged with violating. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Santillan
Man violates Lacey Act when he attempts to transport baby parrots across Mexican border knowing it is illegal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
Lockhart v. Terhune
Sixth Amendment is violated and prejudice is presumed when defendant does not effectively waive attorney's conflict of interest. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Herrea-Rojas
At sentencing hearing court must rule on defendant's objections to presentence report and state whether they are relevant to sentence imposed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
Kleve v. Hill
Conviction for conspiracy to commit second degree murder stands despite later case that holds offense does not exist. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Davis
Congress has authority under Commerce Clause to support conviction for possession of firearm. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Julian
Although court was authorized to order restitution, order must be specific regarding costs of future counseling for sexual-abuse victims. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
Thompson v. Dept. of Corrections
Prisoner condemned to death was not entitled to visit with spiritual advisor for extra 20 minutes prior to execution. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Henderson
Violation of statute prohibiting destruction or alteration of government land requires proof of specific intent. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
United States v. Verdin
Providing false identity is obstruction of justice warranting sentence enhancement under federal sentencing guidelines. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
U.S. v. Akins
Defendant who did not voluntarily waive right to counsel for domestic violence conviction may not be later indicted for firearms possession. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
State v. Campos
Evidence is sufficient to establish that defendant possessed cocaine with intent to deliver. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
State v. Williamson
Trial court may allow state to exercise peremptory challenge after jury is sworn and first witness has started to testify. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
State v. May
Defendant is entitled to jury instruction on unwitting possession in defense of charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
Cleveland v. United States
Unissued video poker licenses are property under mail fraud statute. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 9, 2001
By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.