| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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08-50086
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U.S. v. Charles
Defendant's convictions for possessing controlled substance for sale can be used as career offender enhancements for sentencing purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2009 | |
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B211622
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People v. Gutierrez
Admission of narrative portion of sexual assault examination report violates defendant's right to confrontation but is not prejudicial error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2009 | |
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A119615
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People v. Quiles
Juvenile adjudications for burglary and second degree robbery properly used to impose upper term where crimes were of increasing seriousness. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2009 | |
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07-16875
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Smith v. Lockyer
Trial court improperly attempts to coerce verdict where judge instructed jury to examine specific inconsistencies in statements. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Sep. 10, 2009 | |
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B213606
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Birotte v. Superior Court (People)
One-year limitations period for filing complaint after DNA has conclusively established identity of suspect requires more than positive identification of suspect. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 10, 2009 | |
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A122142
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People v. Mcintosh
Defendant not entitled to withdraw plea after retired judge becomes unavailable. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 10, 2009 | |
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08-30266
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U.S. v. Bride
District court may not reduce sentence imposed pursuant to plea agreement where sentence was not based on subsequently lowered sentencing range. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 9, 2009 | |
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08-35221
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U.S. v. $6,190.00 in U.S. Currency
Federal court may strike fugitive’s claim to assets in forfeiture proceeding where he failed to appear in state criminal proceeding. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 9, 2009 | |
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F054344
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People v. Cardona
Juvenile unfitness is properly determined by judge, rather than jury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 9, 2009 | |
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A121530
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People v. Morgain
Prosecutor may draw negative inferences from material witness' refusal to testify where she was granted immunity. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 9, 2009 | |
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F055219
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People v. Lawrence
CALCRIM jury instructions properly conveyed standard of assessing witness credibility in attempted murder case. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 9, 2009 | |
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05-15675
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Friedman v. Boucher
Government employees not entitled to qualified immunity where forcible warrantless taking of DNA sample violated clearly established Fourth Amendment rights. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 9, 2009 | |
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D053982
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Doe v. Brown
Defendant remains subject to sex offender registration and public disclosure of information where conviction was dismissed for successful completion of probation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 4, 2009 | |
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08-30372
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U.S. v. Knight
District court must reduce maximum term of supervised release by aggregate length of all terms of imprisonment imposed upon revocation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 3, 2009 | |
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A122183
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People v. Burton
Trial court retains jurisdiction to revoke probation after expiration of probation term despite tolling based on unproven probation violation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 2, 2009 | |
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D052885
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People v. Lopez
Blood alcohol laboratory report constitutes inadmissible hearsay evidence where defendant could cross-examine creator of report who was available to testify. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 2, 2009 | |
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05-50902
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U.S. v. Inzunza
District judge properly relies on co-conspirator statements and party opponent admissions to convict former city councilman of extortion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 2, 2009 | |
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F056729
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People v. Villalobos
Restitution fine imposed at sentencing does not violate plea bargain where parties left issue of fines to trial court's discretion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Sep. 1, 2009 | |
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F054698
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People v. Shaw
Jury instruction for annoying and molesting minor correctly tailors unnatural sexual interest to victim of crime. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 1, 2009 | |
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S147980
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People v. Brookfield
Sentence enhancement for companion’s firearm use is improper where court also imposed life term for participation in street gang. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 1, 2009 | |
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S148463
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People v. Jones
Defendant who shoots into inhabited dwelling to benefit criminal street gang subject to life term and enhancement for personally discharging firearm. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Sep. 1, 2009 | |
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G036560
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People v. Tran
Street terrorism conviction based on murder or attempted murder improper where defendant intended to benefit his gang in both acts. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 1, 2009 | |
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07-30414
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U.S. v. Gallenardo
Mistrial denied where taped conversation containing information about other sexual allegations against defendant was played to jury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 31, 2009 | |
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05-10067
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U.S. v. Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc.
Government may not claim plain view doctrine to retain drug test records of baseball players after conducting broad seizure of computer files. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2009 | |
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07-10553
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U.S. v. Cardenas-Mendoza
Court errs by not striking witness testimony under Jencks Act where government failed to provide substitute for missing transcript. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2009 | |
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S056425
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People v. Davis
'Rescue doctrine' renders admissible defendant's confession elicited without attorney present four days after invoking right to counsel. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2009 | |
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S152695
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People v. Anderson
Double jeopardy does not bar retrial of sentencing allegation where jury convicts on substantive crime only. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2009 | |
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B213114
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People v. Perez
Probation condition prohibiting defendant from being within 500 feet of any court is overbroad. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 27, 2009 | |
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C055692
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People v. Hach
Jury instruction for second degree felony murder based on shooting at occupied vehicle is harmless error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 27, 2009 | |
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A120293
|
People v. Cannedy
Recusal of district attorney's office is improper where prosecutor intended to offer office employee’s testimony regarding uncharged similar acts by defendant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 27, 2009 |
