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People v. Nelms
Trial court lacked jurisdiction when it dismissed smuggling charge while case was pending on appeal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
Tilcock v. Budge
Habitual offender case is remanded for evidentiary hearing where counsel failed to object to inclusion of ineligible convictions. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
U.S. v. Straub
To compel use immunity, defendant must show prosecution denied immunity to defense witness whose testimony directly contradicts government witness, distorting fact-finding process. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
U.S. v. Ganoe
District court properly exercises its discretion in allowing jury to view child pornography images charged in indictment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
People v. Crisler
Trial court properly awards restitution to parents who incurred expenses while attending murder trial of their son. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 17, 2008
People v. O'Neil
Condition of probation allowing probation officer to forbid defendant drug dealer from associating with designated persons is deemed overly broad. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 14, 2008
People v. Mungia
Torture-murder special circumstance finding is vacated where defendant did not intend to torture elderly woman found battered to death. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 14, 2008
People v. Wallace
Sufficient evidence exists to support defendant's convictions for attempted rape and robbery of 83-year-old widow. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 14, 2008
U.S. v. Byun
Plaintiff convicted of importing minor into United States for prostitution must register as sex offender even though conviction is not clearly specified. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 14, 2008
U.S. v. Almazan-Becerra
District court properly relies on police reports to find defendant's previous conviction for selling marijuana was drug trafficking offense warranting enhancement. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2008
U.S. v. Peterson
Convictions for causing false material statements are upheld where builders subsidized payments and provided falsified letters to Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2008
U.S. v. Liu
Sufficient evidence exists to support sex trafficking convictions of Chinese nationals who transported women to engage in prostitution. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2008
People v. Garcia
Amended Sexually Violent Predator Act is constitutional. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 12, 2008
People v. Puente
Defendant's due process challenge based on failure to notify of waiver violation is dismissed where he did not obtain certificate of probable cause. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 12, 2008
U.S. v. Goddard
Special condition is reasonable if construed to allow person convicted of possessing child pornography to install routine software updates without prior approval. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 12, 2008
King v. Schriro
Habeas petitioner's case is not prejudiced where prosecutor implied witness' life had been threatened to keep her from testifying. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 12, 2008
U.S. v. Ramirez
Defendant's right to fair trial is not violated in case where prosecutor compelled him to call witnesses liars. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 12, 2008
People v. Hovarter
Evidence of defendant's rape, kidnapping, and attempted murder of another teenage girl are properly admitted to prove identity in charged crime. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 12, 2008
U.S. v. Tankersley
Upward departure is reasonable when based on effort to achieve sentencing parity between defendants who engaged in similar terrorist conduct. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 12, 2008
People v. Becerra
Perjured grand jury testimony must be prejudicial at trial to sustain post-trial challenge to indictment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2008
People v. Renteria
California has territorial jurisdiction to convict driver of stolen van who evaded peace officer on federal enclave. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2008
Barsamyan v. Superior Court (People)
Counsel's consent to continuance in one case to accommodate another trial initiates 10-day grace period for purposes of speedy trial statute. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 8, 2008
Garcia-Aguilar v. District Court (United States)
Government cannot fix charging error by bringing superseding indictment and voiding defendants' unconditional guilty pleas. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 7, 2008
People v. Dallas
Where defendant lived with abused infant, prior acts of domestic violence are admissible under Evidence Code Section 1109. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 2008
People v. Manning
Evidence of defendant's prior sexual offense against female co-worker is admissible in trial for battery on institutionalized victim. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2008
Mendez v. Knowles
District court properly excuses defendant's late filing based on excusable neglect. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2008
U.S. v. Ruff
District court commits no procedural error and imposes substantively reasonable below-guideline sentence in health care fraud and embezzlement case. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2008
Green v. LaMarque
Defendant is entitled to new trial where prosecutor used peremptory challenges to exclude all six African-Americans on jury panel. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2008
People v. Segura
Court may not modify material term of plea agreement granting probation without both parties' consent. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2008
People v. Pearson
Defendant who conceals victim-witness and obtains partial acquittal is estopped from seeking refuge under jeopardy umbrella. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 4, 2008
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