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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
D037485	People v. Athar Single overt act committed during limitations period supports conviction for multiple transactions of money laundering.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 22, 2003
B142943	People v. Smith Pre-arrest sentence manipulation by police violated defendants' due process rights and requires modification of their sentences.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 21, 2003
03-406	Opinion of Lockyer Neither federal statutes nor state statutes governing issuance of subpeonas provide authority for state law enforcement officers to use pen registers.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 19, 2003
G029933	People v. Pigage Deputy district attorney who repeatedly threatened to defy court order committed prosecutorial misconduct.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 18, 2003
B163585	People v. Tardy Pleading was sufficient to put defendant on notice of prior conviction that would support enhanced sentence.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 12, 2003
B159949	In re Calhoun Medical personnel did not act improperly in treating sexually violent predators with psychotropic drugs.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 12, 2003
B163411	People v. Punzalan City lacks standing to challenge court's order sealing arrest record of factually innocent defendant.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 12, 2003
E032345	People v. Pirnia Physician who performed unsuccessful breast enhancement while his license was suspended is guilty of mayhem.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 12, 2003
C042734	People v. Dixon Defendant's failure to report by mail to probation officer was non-drug related violation of probation under Proposition 36.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 12, 2003
B145387	People v. Cervantes Same prior conviction cannot be used to qualify for 25-years-to-life sentence and as strike under Three Strikes law.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 11, 2003
A092567	People v. Chico Trial court did not err by imposing consecutive firearms enhancement for each of four counts of robbery stemming from simultaneous robbery of four victims.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 11, 2003
G028636	Burris v. Superior Court (People) Penal code section does not bar district attorney from refiling dismissed misdemeanor charge as felony.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 10, 2003
S101183	People v. Batts Prosecutor's intentional misconduct that resulted in mistrial did not bar retrial of defendants.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 10, 2003
D042054	Abatti v. Superior Court (People) Court will determine whether former police officer's personnel records indicated propensity to fabricate facts.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 10, 2003
B156926	People v. Aguilar Appeal dismissed for failure to obtain in timely manner required certificates of probable cause.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 10, 2003
G027960	People v. Anson Citizen's arrest of defendant was timely and subsequent search of defendant's camper was lawful.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 10, 2003
C041637	People v. Duncan Judge decides not to remand Vietnam veteran's manslaughter case for resentencing.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 10, 2003
S015381	People v. Carter Because trial court's errors were nonprejudicial, defendant's sentence of death is affirmed.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 10, 2003
C039029	People v. Garza Imposition of full and separately served enhancement is proper where crimes involve sodomy and forced oral copulation.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 9, 2003
B143757	People v. Cleland Prosecutor's comments on defendants' post-arrest silence was prejudicial error requiring retrial.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 8, 2003
E030693	People v. Coryell Where driver and passenger fled from car prior to defendant's taking, substantial evidence supports carjacking conviction.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 8, 2003
B160373	In re Collins Defendant did not suffer prejudice when court deviated from plea bargain and ordered direct victim restitution.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 8, 2003
B164733	Roman v. Superior Court (People) Court rejects HIV positive petitioner's argument that he did not willfully endanger victim's life when he sodomized him.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 8, 2003
C028033	People v. Spence Good faith exception to exclusionary rule does not permit admission of evidence seized in probation search.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 5, 2003
B155958	People v. Tatum Videotaped statement of elderly victim was admissible under exception to hearsay rule.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 5, 2003
B158270	People v. Traster Where evidence shows defendant never acquired title to money, crimes are more appropriately characterized as larceny by trick and device.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 5, 2003
C043173	People v. Malone Admission of defendant's testimony from first trial at second trial was proper after defendant elected not to testify.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 5, 2003
A094701	People v. Snyder Trial court's instruction to jury regarding corroboration of accomplice's testimony was proper.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 5, 2003
E032037	People v. Morales Retrial on robbery charges is not barred by collateral estoppel on account of inconsistent jury verdict.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 5, 2003
F040612	People v. Montes Intent to kill is element of crime of attempted voluntary manslaughter.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Dec. 5, 2003