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People v. McInnis
Imposing three consecutive terms of life imprisonment 'out of an abundance of caution' for possibility of appellate relief, was inappropriate basis to impose consecutive rather than concurrent terms. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 May 3, 2021
U.S. v. Quintero
District court is mandated to commit mentally incompetent defendants to custody of Attorney general for treatment, without discretion for court to order particular treatment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 30, 2021
People v. Steskal
Defendant not entitled to voluntary manslaughter after shooting Orange County Sheriff's Deputy 30 times and killing him because Defendant's delusional perceptions of threats were unsubstantiated. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Apr. 30, 2021
People v. Orey
Substantial evidence supported finding that defendant qualified for commitment as sexually violent predator. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Apr. 29, 2021
Gibbs v. Covello
Defendants' confrontation rights were not violated when unavailable witness' preliminary hearing testimony was read to jury because defendants had opportunity to cross-examine witness during preliminary hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 29, 2021
Oakland Police Officers' Assn. v. City of Oakland
Under Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Section 3303(g), investigating agency's disclosure obligations should be guided by whether agency designates otherwise discoverable materials as confidential. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/1 Apr. 28, 2021
U.S. v. Figueroa-Beltran
Under modified categorical approach, possession of cocaine with intent to sell was drug trafficking offense warranting sixteen-level enhancement under sentencing guidelines. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 28, 2021
Tobias v. Arteaga
Detectives were entitled to qualified immunity because it was not clearly established their interrogation tactics 'shocked the conscience' when used over short period of time. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 28, 2021
U.S. v. Ayala-Bello
Federal government did not violate defendants' right to equal protection when it prosecuted defendants for illegal entry on normal criminal docket instead of Central Violations Bureau process. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 27, 2021
Bolin v. Baker
Habeas case decided after district court's decision held that ineffective assistance of counsel by petitioner's state-court counsel satisfies 'good cause' standard under 'Rhines v. Weber' for failure to exhaust. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 27, 2021
People v. Flores
In determining whether to strike gun enhancement, trial judge properly considered seriousness of injury and degree of danger defendant posed to public. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Apr. 26, 2021
People v. DeHuff
Although there was substantial evidence that defendant committed second degree murder on implied malice theory, it was not sufficient to preclude him relief under Senate Bill 1437 as matter of law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/5 Apr. 26, 2021
Sanchez v. Davis
Counsel was not ineffective for failing to investigate and present evidence from jailhouse informant because that testimony would still have supported prosecution's theory that defendant aided and abetted murders. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 23, 2021
People v. Braden
Defendant is ineligible for pretrial diversion under Penal Code Section 1001.36 after his trial begins, so trial court properly denied his request. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Apr. 22, 2021
Modification: People v. Abelino
Person of ordinary prudence could have entertained reasonable suspicion that mayhem, battery, and assault were natural and probable consequences of target crime of riot. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 Apr. 21, 2021
People v. Secrease
Prior felony-murder special-circumstance finding does not bar Penal Code Section 1170.95 relief. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 Apr. 21, 2021
People v. Vasquez
Although rape is lesser included offense of aggravated sexual assault by means of rape, it carries longer prison term; thus, defendant's conviction for rape would stand, while the other was vacated. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Apr. 19, 2021
Modification: People v. Brugman
Trial court properly refused defense counsel's proffered pinpoint instruction because it was potentially confusing at best, and, at worst, an incorrect statement of the law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Apr. 19, 2021
Modification: People v. Ramirez
Death penalty judgment was upheld because trial court's instruction under CALCRIM No. 521, modified by Penal Code Section 189 did not amount to error. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Apr. 16, 2021
People v. McCloud
Trial court properly denied petitioner's subsequent petition for conditional release after determining his condition as a sexually violent predator had not changed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Apr. 14, 2021
U.S. v. Koziol
Threats of sham litigation, which are made to obtain property to which defendant knows he has no lawful claim, are 'wrongful' under Hobbs Act. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 14, 2021
People v. Wilson
Witness identifying defendant based on his smirky grin was not unduly suggestive because nothing made defendant 'stand out' from the other men depicted. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Apr. 13, 2021
U.S. v. Ghanem
Because jury could reasonably find that defendant's arrest in Greece was connected to alleged offense, district court's instruction misstated the law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 13, 2021
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Grimaldo
District court plainly erred by failing to determine whether defendant's possession of gun emboldened his possession of narcotics for purposes of four-level weapon enhancement. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Apr. 13, 2021
In re Viehmeyer
Section 32(a) of Article 1 of California Constitution does not permit early parole consideration for those serving terms for both violent and nonviolent felonies. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Apr. 8, 2021
Shuler v. City of Los Angeles
Civil rights plaintiffs who lost in federal court are barred from pursuing equivalent state law claims in a second suit in state court. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Apr. 7, 2021
In re Woods
Excluding One Strike offenders from youth offender parole hearings violates equal protection because such procedures are generally available to similarly situated offenders and no rational basis exists. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Apr. 6, 2021
People v. Brugman
Trial court properly refused defense counsel's proffered pinpoint instruction because it was potentially confusing at best, and, at worst, an incorrect statement of the law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Apr. 1, 2021
Modification: People v. Nieto
Although instruction wrongly permitted jury to find deception itself sufficient to prove general kidnapping, instructional error in this case was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Mar. 31, 2021
People v. Abelino
Person of ordinary prudence could have entertained reasonable suspicion that mayhem, battery, and assault were natural and probable consequences of target crime of riot. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 Mar. 31, 2021
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