Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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G063080
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Drury v. Ryan
Trial court's refusal to allow negligence per se jury instruction was reversible error where defendant's traffic violation led to collision. |
Torts, Evidence |
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E. Moore | Mar. 25, 2025 |
23-1703
|
U.S. v. Steinman
Thirty-minute-long traffic stop was not unreasonably prolonged where officer questioned defendant while writing the citation and waiting for the criminal history check. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
M. Smith | Mar. 6, 2025 |
G064229
|
Sheehy v. Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Trial court's order granting motion in limine to preclude attorney's expert testimony was not directly appealable. |
Civil Procedure, Evidence |
|
M. Sanchez | Jan. 23, 2025 |
22-50239
|
U.S. v. Velazquez
In cases confined to drug importation charges, courts do not abuse their discretion when admitting relevant, probative, not unduly prejudicial evidence of the retail value of narcotics. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
J. Selna | Jan. 22, 2025 |
22-30210
|
U.S. v. Shuemake
Where witness's earlier sworn statement contradicted his grand jury statements, district court did not err in admitting the statement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
K. Lee | Dec. 27, 2024 |
A166277
|
People v. Baugh
Trial court did not err by refusing to order prosecutor to obtain evidence regarding victim witness' alleged schizophrenia diagnosis. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
C. Fujisaki | Dec. 23, 2024 |
23-16065
|
Teradata Corp. v. SAP SE
District court abused its discretion by excluding an expert's testimony on market definition in trade secrets and antitrust action. |
Antitrust, Evidence |
|
E. Miller | Dec. 20, 2024 |
D082799
|
People v. Caratachea
Trial court was not required to conduct a sua sponte Evidence Code Section 352 inquiry where attorney did not request exclusion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
W. Dato | Dec. 17, 2024 |
C098299
|
Modification: People v. Robinson
Grand jury was prior hearing that resentencing court could consider evidence from when determining whether petitioner was entitled to ameliorative resentencing relief for his murder conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
L. Earl | Dec. 9, 2024 |
F087187
|
People v. Hall
As children's statements made to officers investigating 911 hang-up were in response to an ongoing emergency, admission of those statements through officers' testimony did not violate Confrontation Clause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
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M. Snauffer | Dec. 9, 2024 |
19-50182
|
U.S. v. Dorsey
Officer's lay opinion testimony regarding surveillance videos was properly admitted because it was based on personal knowledge and was helpful to the jury in determining a fact in issue. |
Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
A. Johnstone | Dec. 5, 2024 |
D081490
|
Modification: People v. Corbi
Gang expert's trial testimony that defendant started a quarrel was improper because the jury did not need special knowledge to apply the expert's logic to the facts. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
W. Dato | Nov. 22, 2024 |
C098299
|
People v. Robinson
Grand jury was prior hearing that resentencing court could consider evidence from when determining whether petitioner was entitled to ameliorative resentencing relief for his murder conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
L. Earl | Nov. 20, 2024 |
22-10286
|
U.S. v. Porter
Admission of propensity evidence does not violate Fifth Amendment due process principles where courts evaluate whether the probative value outweighs the potential for prejudice under Rule of Evidence 403. |
Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Bress | Nov. 18, 2024 |
D081490
|
People v. Corbi
Gang expert's trial testimony that defendant started a quarrel was improper because the jury did not need special knowledge to apply the expert's logic to the facts. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
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W. Dato | Oct. 29, 2024 |
B322044
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Richard v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Exclusion of expert testimony was error where the witness had experience and knowledge operating trains on tracks where accident occurred that could have assisted the jury in making its determination. |
Evidence |
|
N. Bershon | Oct. 28, 2024 |
D082304
|
People v. Ellis
Admission of propensity evidence of uncharged acts and instructing jury accordingly was not error where trial court conducted the analysis required by Evidence Code Section 352 pretrial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
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J. Castillo | Oct. 2, 2024 |
22-35674
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Gregory v. State of Montana
District court improperly imposed severe evidentiary sanctions against defendants who had not displayed the requisite intent to destroy surveillance footage. |
Evidence, Civil Procedure |
|
D. Collins | Sep. 30, 2024 |
23-15335
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Hyer v. City and County of Honolulu
Excluding expert reports in their entirety was error where the reports relied on facts that were not in evidence and were not speculative or unreliable, and exclusion resulted in prejudice. |
Evidence |
|
R. Paez | Sep. 24, 2024 |
D083446
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Review granted: Snap v. Superior Court (Pina)
A history of posts by an allegedly violent victim featuring the firearm used in his murder was sufficient for finding good cause for a subpoena of his social media history. |
Evidence |
|
J. McConnell | Sep. 23, 2024 |
E081025
|
Huntsman-West Foundation v. Smith
Trial court properly granted summary judgment for defendant, who had no control over premises on which plaintiffs' property was stored and eventually lost. |
Torts, Evidence |
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D. Miller | Sep. 10, 2024 |
A167548
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People v. Tidd
Expert testimony linking gun cartridge to defendant's firearm lacked foundation, and its admission was both erroneous and prejudicial. |
Evidence |
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A. Tucher | Sep. 3, 2024 |
H051516
|
DiMaggio v. Superior Court (People)
Trial court erred in applying good faith exception to exclusionary rule when police obtained the evidence by disregarding the timeframe limits specified in the warrant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
A. Danner | Sep. 3, 2024 |
A167187
|
Malinowski v. Martin
Dashcam evidence of communications during supervised exchange of children involved in a domestic violence dispute was not confidential under the Privacy Act. |
Evidence, Family Law |
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C. Fujisaki | Aug. 26, 2024 |
D083446
|
Snap v. Superior Court (Pina)
A history of posts by an allegedly violent victim featuring the firearm used in his murder was sufficient for finding good cause for a subpoena of his social media history. |
Evidence |
|
J. McConnell | Jul. 25, 2024 |
23-15405
|
BillFloat, Inc. v. Collins Cash Inc.
Because survey design issues did not render likelihood-of-confusion survey unreliable, district court's admission of survey was not abuse of discretion. |
Evidence, Intellectual Property |
|
M. McKeown | Jul. 2, 2024 |
22-899
|
Smith v. Arizona
Analyst's out-of-court statements offered in support of testifying expert's opinion were admitted for their truth where they were used to support the expert's opinion but only provided support if true. |
Evidence |
|
E. Kagan | Jun. 24, 2024 |
23-14
|
Diaz v. United States
Expert testimony about most drug couriers' mental states generally was not an opinion on the defendant's specific mental state when she was caught transporting drugs, so it was admissible. |
Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Thomas | Jun. 21, 2024 |
D081689
|
Audish v. Macias
Trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting limited evidence about plaintiff's future eligibility for Medicare and expected amounts Medicare might pay for future medical services. |
Evidence, Torts |
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J. McConnell | Jun. 10, 2024 |
21-10230
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U.S. v. Blackshire
Domestic violence criminal defendant forfeited confrontation rights where evidence showed he intentionally took affirmative steps to dissuade the witness from testifying. |
Evidence |
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A. Hurwitz | Apr. 22, 2024 |