This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Case Name
    Search by Judge
    Search by Case Number
    Search by DJ Citation Number
    Search by Category
    Search by Court
Name Category Published
People v. Hardy
Sentence of life without possibility of parole must be doubled for second-strike defendant.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 1999
People v. Morante
Defendant's State-Based Orchestration of Drug Trafficking Establishes Jurisdiction But Conspiracy Conviction Conflicts With Law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 10, 1999
People v. Taylor
Accepted cure of error by court in disallowing defense peremptory challenges waives new venire right.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 10, 1999
People v. Guiuan
Court has sua sponte duty to tailor accomplice instruction relating only to testimony favorable to prosecution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 10, 1999
People v. Tillis
Prosecutor's failure to provide discovery of defense expert's arrest for drug use is harmless error.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 10, 1999
U.S. v. Doe
Law requiring parental notification of juvenile's arrest doesn't apply to juveniles held by tribal authorities.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 9, 1999
U.S. v. Hanousek
The government doesn't have to prove criminal negligence in violation of Clean Water Act, only "ordinary' negligence is required.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. Kim
Additional jury instruction corrects erroneous instruction on entrapment stating defendant guilty if he was willing to commit crime before government contact.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
Babbitt v. Woodford
Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, dismissal of claims previously presented in a federal habeas petition is required.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. Jackson
Consecutive prison terms can be imposed on defendant following revocation of concurrent terms of supervised release.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. Montero-Camargo
Vehicles' turnaround prior to checkpoint, combined with tandem driving and ethnicity of occupants, can be sufficient to justify border patrol agents' investigative stop.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. Ramirez
Conspiracy and drug smuggling conviction requires more than defendant's mere presence in drug-laden vehicle.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. LaValle
Review of federal sentence, that includes enhancement based on now stricken prior state conviction, is proper.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. Malandrini
Period of supervised release doesn't begin running until after defendant is released from prison.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. Leon-Reyes
Admission of testimony summaries from previous trial for purpose of showing perjury isn't abuse of discretion.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. Hopper
Phony warrant submitted to prevent collection of tax debt and enforcement of tax lien constitutes obstruction of Justice of IRS proceedings.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
U.S. v. Deeb
Use of investors money to keep stock certificates in defendant's own name to cover margin purchases warrants conviction under money laundering statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
Ficklin v. Hatcher
Despite court giving erroneous jury instructions, defendant can still be convicted if jury doesn't rely on faulty instructions.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
Henry v. Kernan
Defendant's confession is involuntary and therefore inadmissible if it is result of psychologically coercive questioning and unheeded requests for counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 1999
People v. Hannah
If defendant's sentence doesn't include parole, it's inappropriate to impose a restitution fine.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
People v. Summers
When arrestee's roommate is missing, police can conduct warrantless search to ensure safety and seize sawed-off shotgun.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
People v. Summers
When arrestee's roommate is missing, police can conduct warrantless search to ensure safety and seize sawed-off shotgun.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
Alvarez v. Gomez
Repeated inquiries into the availability of counsel is sufficient to invoke Miranda v. Arizona right to counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
People v. Peck
Defendant's defense of free exercise of religion to possession of marijuana charge is rejected.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
People v. Falck
Stalking statute isn't unconstitutionally vague or overbroad and substantial evidence supports conviction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
People v. Ramos
First degree burglary is reduced to second degree if inhabitant is dead before defendant enters.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
U.S. v. Angotti
Bank officials' location determines proper venue district for crime of making false statements to bank.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
U.S. v. Miller
State law restoration of rights isn't bar to felon status for federal firearm possession prosecution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
In re Visciotti
No relief from death penalty if claim of ineffective assistance of counsel fails to show prejudice.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999
People v. Barriga
Court Can Reject Agreement WhichViolates Felony Plea Statute EvenAfter Plea Has Been Accepted.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 1999