Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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98-10491
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U.S. v. Granville
Evidence discovered by officers who violated 'knock and announce' statute by prematurely breaking down suspect's door should be suppressed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 31, 2000 | |
99-16668
|
Barapind v. Reno
Board of Immigration Appeals may hold alien's asylum in abeyance pending completion of extradition proceedings. |
Immigration |
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Aug. 31, 2000 | |
99-35237
|
McLean v. Runyon
U.S. Postal Service must include vacant positions with equivalent level of pay to current position when reassigning disabled worker to equivalent job. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 31, 2000 | |
F034368
|
Laura F., a Minor
Indian Child Welfare Act's full faith and credit provision doesn't require court's adherence to tribal resolution that adoption isn't in child's best interest. |
Native American Affairs |
|
Aug. 31, 2000 | |
B140709
|
State v. Superior Court (Bolduc)
Medic-Cal beneficiaries are not entitled to recover 'excess' money recovered by State of California from tobacco litigation. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Aug. 31, 2000 | |
S089701
|
Reed v. Pacificare of California
Review granted |
|
Aug. 31, 2000 | ||
S089776
|
Goffney v. Family Savings and Loan Assoc.
Statute permits a nonjudicial foreclosure sale to be conducted on the seventh day after termination of a court order precluding the sale. |
Real Property |
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Aug. 31, 2000 | |
S090440
|
Karris v. Abu-Hamdeh
Order |
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Aug. 31, 2000 | ||
S088615
|
Bakall v. San Diego County Water Authority
Order |
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Aug. 31, 2000 | ||
S090243
|
Anderson v. State of California
Order |
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Aug. 31, 2000 | ||
S089345
|
In re Rodriguez
Counsel's motion to withdraw guilty plea, causing enhanced sentencing, is not ineffective assistance when court could vacate plea on its own. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 31, 2000 | |
98-0003
|
Arizona Department of Revenue v. Care Computer Systems Inc.
Sufficient nexus exists between Washington corporation's business activities and Arizona that justifies Arizona imposing retail transaction privilege tax. |
Taxation |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
99-0049
|
Moretto v. Samaritan Health System
Separate back injury incurred while employee is receiving physical therapy for industrial knee injury is compensable under Workers' Compensation Act. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
99-0136
|
State v. Thompson
Prior felony convictions are not 'historical prior felonies' when accused is not sentenced on priors before commit-ting present offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
99-10284
|
U.S. v. Ceron-Sanchez
Aggravated felony qualifies as crime of violence for purpose of increasing base level offense in sentencing convicted illegal alien. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
99-30296
|
U.S. v. Andra
Tax liabilities of individuals advised to illegally evade tax assessment and collection are properly included in calculation of tax loss for sentencing purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
98-0020
|
Park Central Mall v. Maricopa County
Tax Assessor is bound by assessment correction procedures he chose even though notice was premature and therefore invalid. |
Taxation |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
98-0422
|
Shane B., a Minor.
Prohibition against retroactive application of law does not apply when law is purely procedural. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
S070946
|
People v. Rathert
Review granted |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
98-50631
|
U.S. v. Poehlman
Government entraps one who is not predisposed to engaging in sex with minors when government induces person through protracted, aggressive e-mail. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
97-50635
|
U.S. v. Campos
Unstipulated polygraph evidence concerning defendant's mental state is inadmissible when it involves ultimate issue of mens rea. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
99-10270
|
U.S. v. Benavidez
If unstipulated polygraph evidence is more prejudicial than probative and without further evidentiary analysis, it is properly excluded. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
98-16821
|
Johnson v. Lewis
Prisoners who challenge the conditions of their confinement under the Eighth Amendment must show objective and subjective deprivation of their rights. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
98-17437
|
Radici v. Associated Insurance Cos.
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act provisions of the Public Health Services Act do not preempt state benefit laws. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
99-10171
|
U.S. v. Smith
Court's refusal to give jury instruction regarding the defense theory and prosecutor's misstatement of law is grounds for reversal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
99-10295
|
U.S. v. Williams
Court may consider actions as relevant for sentencing purposes that my be barred from prosecution under the statute of limitations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
B140746
|
Andrews v. Superior Court (Thomas)
Court cannot order counsel to pay both sanctions and client's share of discovery referee's fee when not authorized by statue. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
B134828
|
People v. Hall
Prosecutorial misconduct is found when prosecutor tells jury what testimony of uncalled witness would have been during closing argument. |
Attorneys |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
B139451
|
Shaffery v. Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
Lawyer whose fees are paid by client's insurer may not seek indemnity from lawyers retained by insurer to monitor same case. |
Attorneys |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 | |
G023714
|
People v. Mooc
Cross examination about absent third party's statements and failure to divulge officer's entire personnel record result in unfair trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 30, 2000 |