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Modification: People v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co.
Trial court was not required to forfeit bond when defendant failed to appear for trial readiness conference because defendants may be excused from such a hearing and his counsel appeared. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Oct. 21, 2025
U.S. v. Davis
District court using criminal defendant's statements made during psychological exam to determine his competency at sentencing phase did not violate the defendant's right against self-incrimination. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Oct. 21, 2025
People v. Hernandez
Peremptory challenges to jurors based on youth alone do not violate prohibitions against discrimination in jury selection because youth is not a cognizable group for those purposes. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 Oct. 16, 2025
People v. Dain
Remoteness in time, by itself, cannot serve as the basis for dismissing a criminal defendant's prior strike conviction under the Three Strikes law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Oct. 16, 2025
People v. Guevara
Considering the constitutional avoidance doctrine, Penal Code section 1172.75's resentencing directive was ambiguous enough to incorporate section 1170.126's public safety inquiry, maintaining courts' resentencing discretion and the statute's constitutionality. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law CASC Oct. 10, 2025
People v. Hill
Sixth Amendment's unanimity requirement was not violated where statute allowed jury to convict for continuous sexual abuse of a child without agreeing on the individual underlying acts supporting guilt. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Oct. 13, 2025
People v. McKean
Penal Code section 1172.75 does not permit resentencing for defendants serving time on convictions for in-prison offenses because those subsequent sentences do not merge or aggregate with the original term. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Oct. 13, 2025
People v. Garcia
Trial court correctly overruled objection to peremptory challenge of Black prospective juror where, considering totality of circumstances, an objectively reasonable person would not view cognizable group membership as a factor. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 Oct. 13, 2025
U.S. v. Tainewasher
District court did not plainly err by failing to instruct jury that, to convict defendant of facilitating a drug felony, it must also find that the drug felony was actually committed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Oct. 13, 2025
People v. Gomez
Defendant who was a juvenile at the time of his offense was eligible for resentencing even though his adult codefendant had not been convicted of the same offense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/4 Oct. 9, 2025
People v. Melgoza
Modified jury instruction defining "force" for forcible rape and forcible oral copulation as including movement or positioning of the victim's body misstated the law and constituted prejudicial error. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA Oct. 9, 2025
People v. Cortez
"Removals," violent intra-gang punishments of members accused of robbing or stealing from associates, provided non-reputational benefits required by amendments to gang special circumstances under Penal Code section 186.22. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA Oct. 9, 2025
Modification: People v. Orozco
Amending information to include conspiracy to commit murder charge right before jury selection was improper because the offense had not been shown by evidence at the preliminary hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Oct. 8, 2025
People v. Parker
Equitably tolling the two-year incompetency commitment limit under Penal Code section 1370 was proper because of defendant's unavailability due to concurrent proceedings in another county. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Oct. 7, 2025
People v. Garcia
Peremptory challenge based on prospective juror's lack of life experience and apparent lack of confidence was proper where trial court observed the cited behavior. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 Oct. 7, 2025
People v. Molina
Substantial evidence supported jury's conclusion that defendant-nurse "had the care" of elder who was abused in independent living facility. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Oct. 6, 2025
People v. Ramos
In Penal Code section 1172.6 resentencing hearing, even though petitioner was not a participant in codefendant's trial, transcripts from codefendant's trial identifying petitioner as the shooter were admissible. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Oct. 6, 2025
Modification: In re Grinder
Rule prohibiting use of hearsay testimony to prove a commitment offense involved the use of force or violence was procedural, rather than substantive, and did not apply retroactively. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Oct. 6, 2025
People v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co.
Trial court was not required to forfeit bond when defendant failed to appear for trial readiness conference because defendants may be excused from such a hearing and his counsel appeared. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Oct. 3, 2025
People v. Page
Current version of jury instruction for introducing child sexual abuse patterns of behavior expert testimony did not violate defendant's right to fair trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Oct. 2, 2025
Modification: People v. Baldwin
Limiting resentencing to juvenile offenders expressly sentenced to life without the possibility of parole rather than those serving a term of years with parole eligibility did not violate equal protection. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Sep. 29, 2025
U.S. v. Wells
Because defendant's retirement account required spousal consent for a lump sum withdrawal, the government was prohibited from seizing the funds for victim restitution payment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Sep. 29, 2025
People v. Superior Court (Lalo)
Granting discovery request pursuant to the Racial Justice Act was improper where the defendant failed to demonstrate the requisite "good cause" based on specific facts. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Sep. 26, 2025
Ahn v. Parisotto
Despite subsequent in-the-interest-of-justice dismissal, criminal defendant's guilty plea for receiving illegal kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals meant his suspension from the workers' compensation system was statutorily required. 		Workers' Compensation, Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/4 Sep. 26, 2025
Hernandez v. Superior Court (People)
Defendant's case was dismissed for violating speedy trial rights when prosecutor's other case was not "in progress" under Penal Code section 1050(g)(2) and was not good cause for a continuance. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/5 Sep. 26, 2025
U.S. v. Metcalf
Dismissal was required where plausible reading of state law meant defendant had no notice that his conduct potentially violated federal law prohibiting possession of firearms in school zones. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Sep. 24, 2025
People v. Venancio
Resentencing petitioner was ineligible for relief as a matter of law because record of conviction showed he was convicted under a provocative act theory, which was still valid under current law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/3 Sep. 23, 2025
People v. Pierce
Reasonable jurors could have concluded defendant had implied malice where he demonstrated predrinking intent to drive and engaged in a street race with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Sep. 19, 2025
Angulo v. Superior Court (People)
Under Penal Code section 1001.80, military diversion eligibility extends to any current or former service member with a qualifying service-related condition, imposing no minimum service requirement. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Sep. 18, 2025
Mendoza v. Superior Court (People)
An arraignment or plea on an amended complaint does not restart the statutory 60-day period for holding a preliminary hearing under Penal Code section 859b. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Sep. 17, 2025
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