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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
99-8021	U.S. v. Brown Evidence is sufficient to convict owner of snowmobile rental operation of conducting commercial activity on national forest land without special use permit.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 12, 2000
98-36073	Duhaime v. Ducharme Under Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, life imprisonment without parole if defendant pleads not guilty and later convicted, is not unconstitutional.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2000
S077289	Lee v. Superior Court (People) Falsely impersonating a deceased person is criminal offense, despite lack of harm to deceased's present reputation.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 7, 2000
98-3287	U.S. v. Guidry Court commits judicial error in embezzlement case by imposing sentence enhancements for abuse of position of trust.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
99-2122	U.S. v. Hill Totality of circumstances, coupled with officer's advisement that defendant need not consent, supports search and seizure of contraband in luggage.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
98-5154	Clayton v. Gibson Six year lapse between trial's start and competency determination isn't deprivation of due process rights.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
98-3343 & 98-3347	U.S. v. Brown Agreement to commit carjacking necessarily involves substantial risk of physical force and justifies conviction of carrying firearm during crime of violence.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
98-3193	U.S. v. Nolan Court erred in suppressing evidence obtained from warrant that allowed seizure of assets relating to drug trafficking but not drugs or drug paraphernalia.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
98-04661	United States v. $3,148,884.40 United States Currency In forfeiture action, recovery is limited to amount of bank commissions and charges not returned to government.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
99-6181	Kuehner v. Guzik Order	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
98-4226 an 99-4002	U.S. v. Salas Order	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
98-3328 and 98-3329	U.S. v. Youmans Order	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
98-3350	U.S. v. McGuire Question of carjacking victim's injuries need not be submitted to jury when government doesn't seek enhanced sentence under 18 U.S.C. Section 2119.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 5, 2000
D032071	People v. Campbell Trial court's failure to advise of constitutional rights before defendant admits prior convictions invalidates the admissions.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
98-10502	U.S. v. Linick Forest Service's regulatory scheme is unconstitutionally overbroad, but the regulation's interpretive rule preserves the scheme's constitutionality by limiting the Forest Service's authority.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
D031235	People v. Rhoden Prosecution may withdraw from plea bargain at any time before defendant pleads guilty or otherwise relies on plea bargain to his detriment.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
B123190	People v. Avanessian Smog certificate is a 'certificate,' as defined by Vehicle Code, and its fraudulent production is prohibited.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
B130777	People v. Toney Maintaining a drug laboratory in the home is a form of indirect child abuse.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
A083097	People v. Lamb 'Harvey' rule, preventing consideration of facts underlying dismissed charges, doesn't apply to sentencing on guilty plea to child molestation.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
G021783	People v. Arndt Single injury cannot be used to impose two injury-related enhancements.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
E023152	Randy S., a Minor Age is but one factor in determining whether minor is capable of possessing the specific intent to arouse his own sexual desire.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
A086057	People v. Scott Circumstantial evidence may be used to draw inference that the only person in vicinity of the car was its driver.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
F030635	People v. Henderson Pit bulls may be considered a "deadly weapon."	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
B133621	Sanders v. Superior Court (People) Accused, whose conviction on one charge is reversed, may not be tried for new charges based on same evidence.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
S006547	People v. Carpenter Evidence considered by jury regarding murder of hikers on remote path, allegedly committed by defendant, sufficiently supports jury's death penalty verdict.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
H019333	People v. Ranger Insurance Co. Recent amendment in Penal statute, requiring a bail bond forfeiture to be declared in open court, does not apply retroactively.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
F030742	People v. Alvarado Carjacking, rather than attempted carjacking, exists when defendant has possession of vehicle and carries it away, however slight the movement.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
98-35526	U.S. v. Valdez One-year limitations period, for statute allowing habeas review based on newly recognized right, runs from date new right becomes retroactive.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
98-50082	U.S v. Cordoba District court's refusal to admit results of unstipulated polygraph examination, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Evidence, isn't an abuse of discretion.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999
D031878	People v. Ewing 'Harass,' as used in stalking statute, is not unconstitutionally vague.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 30, 1999