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Bean v. Calderon
Failure to provide necessary information to unprepared experts is ineffective assistance of counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
Windham v. Merkle
State's failure to raise defense to charge of discriminatory juror challenges allows defendant to show prejudice.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Bishop
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
Sinor v. Lemaster
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Sargent
Conviction for child abuse involving infliction of pain and mental suffering doesn't require criminal negligence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Romero
Expert testimony about street violence in Hispanic culture is irrelevant to charge of murder escalating from 'road rage.'
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Miller
Exigent circumstances for search exist where police return lost boy to home, find door ajar, and give knock-notice.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Donelson
Petition for commitment as a Sexually Violent Predator isn't invalid when filed during 'hold' on defendant's release.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Moore
Court isn't required to advise defendant of Sexually Violent Predator Act before he pleads no contest to sex crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
Jermaine B., a Minor
Juvenile defendant is entitled to withdraw no contest plea and invoke his right to a juvenile adjudication.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Velasquez
Sentence must be modified where prosecutor incorrectly and negligently advises defendant of sentencing.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Williams
Harmful error to admit evidence that defendant had entered, and then withdrawn, a guilty plea.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
Hubbart v. People
The Sexually Violent Predators Act doesn't violate due process, equal protection or ex post factor principles.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Rigo
Prior medical approval is required before using marijuana, in order to apply the compassionate use defense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Yovanov
Evidence of uncharged sexual misconduct can be admitted to corroborate victim's claims of abuse.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. McGavock
No corroboration required for accomplice testimony in probation revocation proceedings.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
In re James Warner Eichorn
Necessity is a valid defense to charge of violating a city ordinance banning sleeping in public areas.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Rodriguez
Jury instruction equating 'proximately causing' and 'personally inflicting' injury is error when determining a 'strike.'
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Lynch
Legislative amendment extending statute of limitations doesn't change prior appellate ruling not allowing extension.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Myers
No abuse of discretion to deny motion to strike prior conviction if impartial and based on facts.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Anzalone
Commitment as a mentally disordered offender is improper when crime was committed without force or violence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Mendez
Defendants challenging legality of proceedings following guilty plea, must comply with all statutory requirements.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Roybal
Continuance to wait for expert, who defendant believed would testify DNA test was invalid, is properly denied.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Pelayo
Defendant punishable for rape by blocking escape and issuing threats, even though co-defendant committed penetration.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Oskins
To avoid criminalizing innocent conduct, violation of illegal weapon possession statute requires culpable mens rea.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Miller
Exigent circumstances for search exist where police return lost boy to home, find door ajar, and give knock-notice.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
United States v. Bee
Child molester may be forbidden to possess sexually stimulating material while on supervised release
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Soueiti
Decision whether to order deportation of criminal defendant isn't a civil matter under Equal Access to Justice Act.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
People v. Montes
Conviction for 'penetration by foreign object on person under 14' is violent felony under 'three strikes.'
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999
U.S. v. Nuno
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 25, 1999