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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
B170872	People v. Wallace Statute imposing court security fee on person convicted of crime committed before effective date is not ex post facto law.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
G030494	People v. Woods Right to counsel is not violated where informant elicited statements on recording device while search warrant was being served on suspect.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
E034724	People v. Zambrano Prosecutor's line of questioning requiring opinion testimony from defendant was improper but harmless.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
G031747	People v. Miller Search of probationer was valid even though guilty plea resulting in probation was later vacated.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
H026484	People v. Dickerson Sentencing court's imposition of restitution fines under statutory formula did not violate defendant's plea agreement.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
C042456	People v. Song Erroneous admission of statements was not harmless as to kidnapping charge.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
03-10490	U.S. v. Tzoc-Sierra Appellate court need not remand case even though downward sentence departure was partially based on impermissible factors.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
G033378	Chavez v. Superior Court (People) Dismissal of drug charges does not entitle defendant to return of marijuana for medical purposes.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
99-99020	Morales v. Woodford Jury instruction error regarding torture special circumstance was harmless.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
B172600	People v. Winslow Trial court finding that young disabled victim of sexual molestation was unavailable because of post-traumatic stress disorder was correct.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
C044110	People v. Arbacauskas Complaint charging defendant with cultivating marijuana for sale was properly dismissed.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
01-50082	U.S. v. Fernandez Drug and racketeering convictions of defendants involved in Mexican mafia are affirmed.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
C036854	People v. Meeks Defendant who stopped complying with requirement to register as felon is guilty of multiple offenses.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
01-56367	Gaston v. Palmer Court incorrectly applied tolling provisions in finding prisoner's second habeas application untimely.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
F044294	People v. Ausbie Assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury is not necessarily lesser included offense of mayhem.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
A101106	People v. Nicholson Parolee who fled arrest for parole violation is liable under escape statute.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
A107367	Gray v. Superior Court (Medical Board of California) Suspension of physician's license as condition of bail violated due process.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
02-16896	Parle v. Runnels District court will reconsider whether habeas petitioner was deprived of fair trial.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
S009038	People v. Turner Appellate court properly vacated defendant's life without possibility of parole sentence because there was illegal plea bargain.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
02-50636	U.S. v. Padilla Conviction for being felon in possession of firearm is upheld despite order vacating underlying felony conviction.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
02-10526	U.S. v. Washington Defendant's written consent to search does not quality as intervening event sufficient to purge taint of officer's prior illegal conduct.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
H026166	People v. Caudillo Third party's 911 call immediately after shooting was not testimonial.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
03-10710	U.S. v. Contreras-Salas Alien's conviction for child abuse does not qualify as crime of violence for purposes of sentence enhancement.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
F042343	People v. Eckley Trial court's reliance on documents containing factual misstatements necessitates remand for new sentencing hearing.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
B171524	People v. Miranda Trial court erred in granting defendant's motion to withdraw guilty plea that was not made within six months of probation.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
H027346	Litmon v. Superior Court Court may consolidate Sexually Violent Predator recommitment petitions when consolidation does not lead to delay of first petition.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
B169749	People v. Chan Sex offender who willfully provided inaccurate address is guilty of failure to register.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
03-30221	U.S. v. Melendrez Sentence enhancement applies to defendant who 'breeds' fake identification documents from authentic Social Security numbers.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
H026265	People v. Jaffe Possession of cocaine is lesser included offense of armed possession of cocaine.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
S127529	People v. Sykes Court did not err in permitting victim to testify she had knowledge of defendant's previous bank robbery convictions	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 9, 2005