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. Miranda
Order
Jun. 21, 2007
People v. Moran
Order
Jun. 21, 2007
Pesnell v. Arsenault
Subsequent claims against federal employees, after earlier FTCA claims are dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, are not barred.
Torts Jun. 21, 2007
Muzzy Ranch Co. v. Solano County Airport Land Use Commission
Commission correctly determines common sense exemption to California Environmental Quality Act applies where plan merely incorporates existing general plan and zoning.
Environmental Law Jun. 21, 2007
Patton v. Sherwood
Under Probate Code, settlor of charitable remainder unitrust may reserve power to object to trustee accountings.
Probate and Trusts Jun. 21, 2007
People v. Morton
Imposition of upper term sentence is valid under 'Cunningham v. California' where it was based on prior convictions and harmless error
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 21, 2007
Westcon Construction Corp. v. County of Sacramento
Construction company fails to timely provide County of Sacramento notice of breach of contract claim, as required by Government Claims Act.
Government Jun. 20, 2007
People v. Cole
Strike sentence does not violate equal protection where previous crime would not count as strike had defendant been adjudicated in juvenile court.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
People v. Parrish
Trial court properly admits accomplice's out-of-court statements into evidence, in convicting defendant of felony murder and attempted second-degree robbery of market.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
U.S. v. Rendon-Duarte
Judgment and sentence are upheld despite court's erroneous admission of prior bad acts and sole reliance on facts to determine prior violent crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
Smith v. Superior Court (People)
Prosecution is not entitled to participate in defendant's discovery proceedings or to copies of subpoenaed documents relating to jury selection process.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
County of Los Angeles v. James
Erroneously declared father is not entitled to reimbursement for child support payments made on child later shown to not be his own.
Family Law Jun. 20, 2007
Marriage of West
Order reducing spousal support is reversed where it unfairly penalizes wife for failure to invest principal from sale of community asset.
Family Law Jun. 20, 2007
Parlour Enterprises Inc. v. The Kirin Group Inc.
Lost anticipated profits award must be reduced where expert testimony used to support it was insufficient, speculative, and hypothetical.
Torts Jun. 20, 2007
U.S. v. Hollis
20-year minimum sentence is affirmed absent proof of drug type where cocaine base residue shows defendant distributed crack.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
U.S. v. Mayer
Undercover investigation exposing North American Man/Boy Love Association member's intent to travel for sex with minors passes constitutional muster.
Constitutional Law Jun. 20, 2007
Jasmine S., a Minor
Juvenile court abuses its discretion by disqualifying legal services agency from representing siblings in dependency proceedings for mere potential conflict of interest.
Family Law Jun. 20, 2007
People v. Parrish
Trial court properly admits accomplice's out-of-court statements into evidence, in convicting defendant of felony murder and attempted second-degree robbery of market.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
U.S. v. Rendon-Duarte
Judgment and sentence are upheld despite court's erroneous admission of prior bad acts and sole reliance on facts to determine prior violent crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
Westcon Construction Corp. v. County of Sacramento
Construction company fails to timely provide County of Sacramento notice of breach of contract claim, as required by Government Claims Act.
Government Jun. 20, 2007
Smith v. Superior Court (People)
Prosecution is not entitled to participate in defendant's discovery proceedings or to copies of subpoenaed documents relating to jury selection process.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
County of Los Angeles v. James
Erroneously declared father is not entitled to reimbursement for child support payments made on child later shown to not be his own.
Family Law Jun. 20, 2007
Marriage of West
Order reducing spousal support is reversed where it unfairly penalizes wife for failure to invest principal from sale of community asset.
Family Law Jun. 20, 2007
Parlour Enterprises Inc. v. The Kirin Group Inc.
Lost anticipated profits award must be reduced where expert testimony used to support it was insufficient, speculative, and hypothetical.
Torts Jun. 20, 2007
U.S. v. Hollis
20-year minimum sentence is affirmed absent proof of drug type where cocaine base residue shows defendant distributed crack.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2007
Jasmine S., a Minor
Juvenile court abuses its discretion by disqualifying legal services agency from representing siblings in dependency proceedings for mere potential conflict of interest.
Family Law Jun. 20, 2007
People v. Timms
Jury instruction to consider voluntary intoxication only in deciding intent to kill does not violate defendant's due process or equal protection rights.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2007
People v. Brenn
Recorded statements made by stabbing victim to 911 operator are admissible as non-testimonial, spontaneous declarations.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2007
Linear Technology Corp. v. Applied Materials Inc.
State court has jurisdiction over buyer's contract-related claims alleging seller's failure to indemnify against third party infringement actions.
Civil Procedure Jun. 19, 2007
Wimsatt v. Superior Court (Kausch)
Mediation briefs and e-mails referencing the briefs are made in course of mediation and are protected communications under mediation confidentiality statutes.
Civil Procedure Jun. 19, 2007