| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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S053934
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People v. Davis
Finding of fitness isn't required for prior juvenile adjudication to qualify as a 'strike.' |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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97-99015
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Woratzeck v. Arizona Board of Executive Clemency
Involvement of capital defendant's former counsel in clemency proceedings doesn't violate due process. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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S005499
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People v. Ramos
Use of deceased jailhouse informant's previous testimony in defendant's death penalty retrial isn't error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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S045174
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People v. Hammon
Trial court doesn't err in refusing pretrial discovery of victim's psychotherapist records on privilege grounds. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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96-10424
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U.S. v. Jarvouhey
Licensed dealer's firearms sales while willfully failing to keep records is crime properly sentenced as felony. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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D025447
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People v. McCleod
Sufficient evidence supports defendant's conviction for failure to register as sex offender after changing residence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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S054240
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People v. Ledesma
Enhancement for personal use of firearm is mandatory if underlying offense is assault with firearm. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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96-10240
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U.S. v. Watson
Cellular telephone cloning falls under pre-October 1994 version of statute prohibiting possession of counterfeit access devices. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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F024911
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People v. Aguirre
Murderer is entitled to no more than 15 percent credit for presentence custodial time. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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A058400
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People v. Hickles
Failure to instruct on predicate or target offense aided and abetted is prejudicial error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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95-50079
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U.S. v. Artero
Picking grand jurors from voter lists from counties bordering Mexico doesn't violate community cross-section right. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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96-99011
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Amaya-Ruiz v. Stewart
Defendant's statements during trial of not understanding proceedings do not require new competency evaluation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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97-0544
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U.S. v. Soares
Accrued contractual interest is part of actual loss for guidelines sentencing purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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96-8732
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Edwards v. United States
Sentencing judge, not jury, must determine type and quantity of drugs involved in conspiracy. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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97-215
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Calderon v. Thompson
Court of appeals abuses discretion by recalling mandate to revisit denial of habeas relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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S054240
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People v. Ledesma
Future ability to pay from prison earnings supports restitution orders. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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B113623
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People v. Rudd
Delay in asserting right of self-representation, followed by silence when counsel is appointed, constitutes waiver. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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97-30090
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U.S. v. McKittrick
Killing of wolf that was member of protected experimental population violates Endangered Species Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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97-30108
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U.S. v. Whitecotton
Drugs sold to agent without defendant's knowledge don't count toward quantity for sentencing purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
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S068395
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People v. Douglas
Order suspending defendants sentence, granting probation, and declaring charged offenses to be misdemeanors isnt appealable. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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D026056
|
People v. Santana
Narcotics officer doesn't violate Fourth Amendment by squeezing checked luggage to smell expelled air. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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A077542
|
People v. Denison
Probation search condition justifies investigative stop of vehicle in which probationer is a passenger. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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B107166
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People v. Caird
'Not guilty' notation on verdict form regarding lesser offense doesn't void conviction of greater offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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95-1906
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U.S. v. Watts
Sentencing courts can consider defendants' conduct regarding charges resulting in acquittals. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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S063658
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People v. Harbolt
Judicial notice of appellate opinion affirming defendants conviction is permitted as proof of prior conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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96-30199
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U.S. v. Stockdale
Sentence reduction based on downgrade of marijuana weight equivalencies doesn't include benefit of 'safety valve' statute. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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97-8214, 97-1390, 97-8660 and No. 125 Org.
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Breard v. Greene
Alien isn't entitled to habeas relief or execution stay for Vienna Convention on Consular Relations violation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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96-1584
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Campbell v. Louisiana
White defendant has standing for Fourteenth Amendment objection to exclusion of blacks from grand jury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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A075154 and A080988
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People v. Bryden
Ineffective assistance of counsel isn't found when reasonable probability doesn't exist that outcome would be different. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
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B111467
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People v. Rodarte
Making terrorist threats is crime of force or violence under mentally disordered offender statute. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 16, 1999 |
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