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U.S. v. Gutierrez
Conviction for brandishing firearm during crime of violence valid where predicate offense, carjacking, categorically qualifies as crime of violence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Dec. 13, 2017
Arazola-Galea v. U.S.
Application for authorization to file second or successive habeas petition based on Supreme Court's 'Mathis' ruling denied where 'Mathis' merely clarified existing rules. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Dec. 13, 2017
People v. Rubino
Argument challenging CALCRIM No. 1520 for its alleged failure to instruct on 'specific intent' fails on appeal where the instruction includes specific intent. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA Dec. 13, 2017
Jackson v. Superior Court (People)
A defendant's release following a three-year involuntary commitment under Penal Code Section 1370 is not a categorical bar to new proceedings. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Dec. 12, 2017
People v. Rices
In automatic appeal from judgment of death, trial counsel's allegedly conflicted representation does not warrant reversal of murder convictions relating to liquor store robbery. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Dec. 12, 2017
People v. Nguyen
Pleading a prior serious felony conviction and three strikes law, without citing an enhancement statute, it is a prosecutor's 'discretionary charging decision' for sentencing purposes. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Dec. 12, 2017
People v. Shaw
Foil-lined bag used in stealing merchandise not considered 'burglary tool' within meaning of Penal Code warranting reversal of conviction for possession of burglary tools. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/1 Dec. 11, 2017
People v. Henriquez
Where racial under-representation in jury pool is not result of systematic exclusion of a distinctive group in the community, 'fair cross-section' challenge fails. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Dec. 8, 2017
People v. Suarez
Proposition 57, which would entitle juvenile offender to conditional reversal and remand for 'fitness hearing,' does not apply retroactively to juvenile homicide offender where juvenile's appeal is not yet final on appeal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Dec. 6, 2017
In re Martinez
Denial of habeas petition reversed and remanded where reviewing court cannot find beyond reasonable doubt that jury relied on legally valid theory to convict defendant of first degree murder. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Dec. 5, 2017
U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
A conviction of possession for sale of a controlled substance under Health and Safety Code Section 11351 may be held to be a drug trafficking offense under federal sentencing guidelines. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Dec. 5, 2017
People v. Sandoval
A criminal protective order must be reasonable and narrowly tailored while still protecting the victim. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Dec. 4, 2017
People v. Page
Resentencing petitioner entitled to show eligibility for Prop 47 sentence reduction by showing Vehicle Code conviction was based on a taken vehicle worth less than $950. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Dec. 1, 2017
United States v. Molinar
Attempted armed robbery is a 'crime of violence' under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual's enumerated felonies clause. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Nov. 30, 2017
U.S. v. Johnson
Sentence vacated where lower court fails to classify California robbery conviction as crime of violence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Nov. 28, 2017
People v. Roth
Order vacating misdemeanor sentence and reinstating felony sentence affirmed where misdemeanor sentence was unauthorized and thereby justifiably increased. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/4 Nov. 24, 2017
P. v. Gollardo
'Forgery of...narcotic prescription' ineligible for Proposition 47 sentence reduction where proposition makes no mention of offense and does not amend or add to offense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Nov. 21, 2017
People v. Hicks
Drug dealer's convictions for trafficking teenage runaways for sex act stand although he allegedly stopped paying teen for sex and naked photos after learning true age. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Nov. 20, 2017
People v. Young
Constitutional right to representation at 'critical' stage of trial violated where defendant is not present and is represented by stand-in counsel when court removes juror without good cause. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Nov. 20, 2017
People v. Solorio
Jury misconduct presents a rebuttable presumption of prejudice under 'Cissna.' 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Nov. 17, 2017
People v. Kaufman
Theft by larceny affirmed where sufficient evidence shows that defendant took property by trespass, with intent to steal property, and carried property away. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Nov. 17, 2017
People v. Watts
Under 'Davis' a trial court must independently evaluate evidence when hearing a new trial motion. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Nov. 16, 2017
People v. Garcia
Invited overnight guest may be found to have committed forcible lewd acts against child under 14 in course of 'burglary' where defendant was unauthorized to commit acts and had no unconditional possessory right to enter home. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Nov. 16, 2017
People v. Zabala
Warrantless search of hidden compartment found behind manipulated dashboard lawful under automobile exception even though removal of dashboard exceeded scope of permissible inventory search. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA Nov. 15, 2017
P. v. Wall (Randall)
Confession not involuntary where interrogating officer's allegedly improper promises not 'causally linked' to defendant's confession, which began before promises. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Nov. 14, 2017
People v. Lozano
Recent amendment to Penal Code Section 3051, which created youth offender parole hearing process, renders juvenile homicide offender's Eighth Amendment challenge to LWOP sentence moot. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/5 Nov. 13, 2017
People v. Avignone
Trial court lacks authority to strike white collar enhancement and therefore lacked authority to impose prison sentence instead of jail time under Realignment Act. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Nov. 10, 2017
People v. Forest
Writ of coram nobis denied where petitioner presents statement expressing legal 'opinion' as new 'fact.' 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/1 Nov. 9, 2017
The People v. Valdivia
Probation condition allowing warrantless searches and seizures of domestic abuse defendant's electronic devices overbroad. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Nov. 9, 2017
Brewer v. Superior Court for the County of Contra Costa
Evidence found during a traffic stop may be challenged under the Fourth Amendment as the fruit of an unlawful detention, even if the defendant lacks a reasonable expectation of privacy in a searched vehicle. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 Nov. 8, 2017
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