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People v. Rea
Failure to timely pay sales taxes can subject taxpayer to criminal prosecution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Anderson
Conviction of first degree criminal trespass reversed where trial court failed to instruct jury on intent element.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Williams
Trial court not required to inform defendant regarding jury instruction on use of prior convictions.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Mason
Defendant not entitled to new trial based on newly discovered evidence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Lee
Transfer of juvenile case to district court appropriate given seriousness of offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
U.S. v. Smith
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
Wilson v. Herrera
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
Williams v. Scott
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
U.S. v. Simpson
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
Coghan v. Jordan
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Snare
Sentence does not violate plea agreement where parole period is included after defendant is terminated from community corrections.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
U.S. v. Swapp
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
US. v. Bernhardt
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
U.S. v. Hollis
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
U.S. v. Kelly
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
U.S. v. Johnson
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
Simmons v. Ward
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Gonzales
Defendant's statements needn't be suppressed if made voluntarily and in the absence of compelling influences.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
Elzie v. Pugh
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
Harrell v. A.M. Flowers
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Blount
Court that fails to advise defendant of plea's penal consequences doesn't commit constitutional error.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
Stroud v. Superior Court
In a criminal case, a defendant is entitled to a 'continuous' preliminary hearing as specified in statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Hoxter
Officers may rely on consent to enter the residence given by defendant's 16-year-old daughter.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Superior Court (Perez)
Deportation of legal immigrant before receiving treatment benefits of Sexually Violent Predators Act doesn't violate equal protection clause.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Avila
Invocation of right to counsel must be during or right before custodial interrogation, and may not be asserted in an anticipatory manner.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Beltran
Blanket invocation of right to counsel may nonetheless be waived by defendant during later custodial interrogation about an unrelated crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Somersall
Consultation of legal dictionary, provided by bailiff, for the definition of 'malice' is jury misconduct.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
Kodani v. Reed
Officer had reasonable cause to detain driver who, from officer's perspective, did not appear to be wearing shoulder harness.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Castaneda
Trial court may select high aggregate base term for sentencing defendant as long as it does not exceed defendant's original aggregate term.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999
People v. Jones
Defendant's prior guilty plea to federal bank robbery doesn't itself establish prior serious felony where bank robbery was not necessarily serious felony.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 1999