| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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99CA2327
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Hamilton v. Lake Fork Cove Alliance, Inc.
Personal representative has fiduciary duty to all decedent's potential successors. |
Probate and Trusts |
|
Jul. 30, 2001 | |
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S088995
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People v. Denser
Order |
|
Jul. 29, 2001 | ||
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S090699
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Montenegro v. Diaz
Order |
|
Jul. 29, 2001 | ||
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99CA1325
|
People v. Martinez
Advisement of prospective jurors of possible death penalty did not deprive defendant of fair and impartial trial.Colorado Court of Appeals. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 29, 2001 | |
|
70119-9
|
Kitsap County v. Moore
Indigent defendants who appeal from limited jurisdictions to superior courts are not entitled to attorney fees. |
Government |
|
Jul. 29, 2001 | |
|
19373-0-III
|
State v. Lopez
Because defense counsel didn't challenge state's failure to prove defendant had previous serious conviction, defendant's unlawful possession of firearm conviction is reversed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 29, 2001 | |
|
70213-6
|
State v. Reynolds
Defendant failed to prove involuntarily abandonment of property where he did not show substantial nexus between abandonment and alleged illegal police conduct. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 29, 2001 | |
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66693-8
|
State v. Marshall
Where defendant moves to withdraw guilty plea with evidence that he was incompetent, court must either grant motion or convene competency hearing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 29, 2001 | |
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S084166
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In re Antonio Arredondo on Habeas Corpus
Order |
|
Jul. 27, 2001 | ||
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99-15797
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Phillips and Associates Family Law Offices, P.C. v. Napolitano
District court lacks jurisidiction to review state court's ruling when appellant's federal constitutional claims are inextricably intertwined with state court decision. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
|
B141503
|
Marriage of Armato
Court enforces written agreement signed by both parents that modified original child support order. |
Family Law |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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B126748
|
People v. Toledo
Victim need neither hear threat nor have sustained fear for accused to be guilty of attempted terrorist threat. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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00-30191
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United States v. Morales
Anonymous tip was not reliable enough to establish reasonable suspicion that defendant was engaged in criminal activity. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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99-35516
|
Mak v. FBI
Without proper demand from state court, FBI does not have to disclose identities of informants to capital defendant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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99-55634
|
Royal Foods Co. Inc. v. RJR Holdings Inc.
Restaurants that buy wholesale quantities of perishable agricultural commodities are dealers under Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. |
Business Law |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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99-16346
|
Rein v. Providian Financial Corp.
Debtor's later action against creditor isn't barred by res judicata when prior bankruptcy action not concluded to final judgment on merits. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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99-3393
|
Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. Sea Harvest Seafood Co.
Admiralty law governs overwhelmingly maritime insurance contract and policy does not cover damage resulting from human error. |
Maritime Law |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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99-3229
|
Bausman v. Interstate Brands Corporations
Terminated employee raises genuine issue concerning pretext in retaliatory discharge claim. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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00-1153
|
Medina v. Cram
Police officers sued over excessive force are entitled to qualified immunity if their actions were objectively reasonable. |
Civil Rights |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
|
S079744
|
People v. Ansell
State law denying 'certificates of rehabilitation' to convicted child molesters enacted after crime was committed does not violate ex post facto principles. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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00-6144
|
Kent v. Martin
Government employer must show that employee's public statements caused actual disruption in workplace in order to justify termination. |
Employment Law |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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00-8055
|
US v. Browning
Police had probable cause to stop defendant and his incriminating statements to DEA agents weren't inadmissible as statements made during plea negotiations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
|
B135510
|
Denver D. Darling Inc. v. Controlled Environments Construction Inc.
Subcontractor entitled to payment for work despite allegedly failing to meet contract specifications. |
Contracts |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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99-1127
|
Kojima v. Grandote International ( In re Grandote Country Club Co.)
Among other things, where only asset at issue is real property within Colorado, state law and not Japanese law is properly applied. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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S087881
|
Estate of Griswold
Natural father or issue may inherit intestate share from out-of-wedlock child if father admitted paternity and paid child support. |
Probate and Trusts |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
|
S083305
|
People v. Cheek
At show cause hearing, defendant committed as sexually violent predator has right to present oral testimony, call witnesses and cross-examine State's witnesses. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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99-56770
|
Boulder Fruit Express & Heger Organic Farm Sales v. Transportation Factoring, Inc.
Factoring agreements do not per se breach Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act trust. |
Contracts |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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97-71373
|
Park v. INS
Amended opinion |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | ||
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99-71081
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Kamalthas v. INS
Immigrant who is ineligible for political asylum may still seek relief based on allegations of torture in home country. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 | |
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99-10219
|
United States v Steffen
Inducing another to cross state lines to fraudulently deliver money is travel fraud, even if money did not belong to person defrauded. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 25, 2001 |
