| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22-50288
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U.S. v. Groppo
Criminal defendant was not eligible for expungement because his request for relief was based solely on equitable grounds. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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G. Katzmann | May 28, 2024 |
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22-56216
|
Jane Doe v. Fitzgerald
A mandatory stay for a civil action under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act does not require the defendant be named in the corresponding criminal action. |
Torts, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
S. Ikuta | May 28, 2024 |
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22-6389
|
Brown v. U.S.
For purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act, a state drug conviction counts as a "predicate" if it involved a drug on the federal schedules at the time of that conviction, even if the schedules later change. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
S. Alito | May 24, 2024 |
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22-50110
|
U.S. v. Lucas-Hernandez
*Nazemian*'s four-factor analysis (determining whether an interpreter's statements should be attributed to the speaker) applies to the statements of a party opponent that are translated by the testifying witness. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
S. Bolton | May 24, 2024 |
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A165248
|
People v. Herrera
Jury reviewing surveillance videos admitted into evidence at different speeds and in conjunction with one another during deliberation did not create new evidence outside the record warranting a new trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Humes | May 23, 2024 |
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22-30044
|
U.S. v. Cloud
Failure of prosecutors to disclose communications between key witness and prosecution regarding her providing testimony in exchange for financial benefits was a violation of the accused's due process rights. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. McKeown | May 22, 2024 |
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S278262
|
People v. Carter
Remand was appropriate to determine whether defendant subject to petition to commit him as a sexually violent predator was entitled to disqualification of his counsel due to alleged ineffective assistance. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
G. Liu | May 21, 2024 |
|
B325433
|
People v. Ellis
Criminal defendant who stipulated to upper term at original sentencing was not entitled to full resentencing with the middle term as the presumptive default sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
K. Yegan | May 16, 2024 |
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A167272
|
D.K. v. Office of Administrative Hearings
Criminal defendants who are incompetent to stand trial are eligible for administrative mandamus writ relief from involuntary medication orders. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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I. Petrou | May 15, 2024 |
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A164789
|
People v. Arias
Prosecution's peremptory strike of a Black, female prospective juror for facially neutral reasons that were unsupported or implausible did not withstand scrutiny and required reversal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Humes | May 14, 2024 |
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22-50048
|
U.S. v. Duarte
Federal statute banning non-violent convicts from possessing firearms violated defendant's Second Amendment rights. |
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Bea | May 10, 2024 |
|
B324572
|
People v. Palacios
A resentencing hearing under Penal Code section 1172.6 does not provide the petitioner a new opportunity to raise claims of trial error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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A. Egerton | May 7, 2024 |
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D080941
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People v. Lovejoy
Criminal defendant was ineligible for resentencing relief from attempted murder conviction because conviction for conspiracy to commit murder demonstrated intent to kill. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
W. Dato | May 6, 2024 |
|
F085895
|
People v. Patton
Unlawful overlapping conviction for continuous sexual abuse was vacated where defendant's convictions and sentences for discrete sexual offenses during same period against same victim were more commensurate with his culpability. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Snauffer | May 6, 2024 |
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A167331
|
In re Randy C.
Pursuant to Fourth Amendment's automobile exception, officer had probable cause to search juvenile driver's vehicle after seeing unsmoked marijuana blunt on passenger's lap. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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T. Jackson | May 6, 2024 |
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21-55038
|
Bradford v. Paramo
Denial of habeas petition was reversed where state court concluded that because excluding exculpatory evidence was consistent with the rules of evidence, there was no constitutional violation. |
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Rawlinson | May 6, 2024 |
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B326131
|
People v. Garcia
Trial court did not abuse discretion in rejecting Penal Code Section 1172.75(a)'s mandate invalidating prior sentence enhancements when evidence clearly supported that defendant was still dangerous to society. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
G. Feuer | May 3, 2024 |
|
20-50345
|
U.S. v. Anderson
An officer's non-compliance with department policy governing inventory searches is not fatal to the inventory search exception but it may suggest impermissible motives. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law |
|
D. Forrest | May 3, 2024 |
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22-50064
|
U.S. v. Lucas
Under advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, appropriate standard of proof for factual findings is a preponderance of the evidence even for potentially large sentencing enhancements. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Murguia | May 3, 2024 |
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S267522
|
People v. Flores
Defendant's presence in high crime area and seemingly odd behavior after spotting police did not justify reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, so officers' ensuing detention and search were unconstitutional. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Corrigan | May 3, 2024 |
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A166452
|
People v. Berlin
When prosecution fails to request victim restitution within the two-year mental health diversionary period, the trial court may not award restitution thereafter. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Simons | Apr. 30, 2024 |
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S275940
|
People v. McDavid
Trial court had discretion to strike firearm enhancement under Section 12022.53 and impose any uncharged, lesser included enhancement for which the supporting facts were alleged and found true. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
G. Liu | Apr. 30, 2024 |
|
B328209
|
People v. Fay
Trial court's acquiescence to prosecutor's misstatement of implied malice requirement necessitated reversal of defendant's conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
F. Rothschild | Apr. 30, 2024 |
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A167703
|
People v. Koontzy
Restitution order imposed as condition of probation rather than to directly address the victim's loss could not be modified after the criminal defendant's probation ended. |
Remedies, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Simons | Apr. 29, 2024 |
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B323640
|
People v. Cunningham
Trial court correctly denied defendant relief under Penal Code Section 1172.6 (felony murder resentencing), which does not encompass the "provocative act" theory of murder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
K. Yegan | Apr. 25, 2024 |
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S273797
|
People v. Reynoza
A conviction under Penal Code Section 136.1(b)(2) may not be based solely on proof that a defendant dissuaded an individual from "assisting in the prosecution" of an already-filed charging document. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
P. Guerrero | Apr. 23, 2024 |
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A166580
|
People v. Basica
Trial court's entry of summary judgment against surety and bail bond agent was proper when their charge failed to appear within the bond's exoneration period. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Smiley | Apr. 23, 2024 |
|
G062075
|
People v. Lezama
Criminal defendant who pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter after imputed malice theory of murder had been statutorily eliminated was ineligible for ameliorative resentencing relief provided by Penal Code Section 1172.6. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
T. Delaney | Apr. 23, 2024 |
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F085699
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Modification: People v. Gray
Where defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity, superior court lacked jurisdiction to modify and recalculate defendant' s commitment term pursuant to Penal Code Section 1172.75. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Snauffer | Apr. 19, 2024 |
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A166001
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Modification: People v. Beaudreaux
While the trial court erred in not providing counsel to defendant for his Section 1172.6 resentencing petition, the error was harmless because the jury found him to be the actual killer. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Streeter | Apr. 19, 2024 |
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