Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B106003
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People v. Kidd
Whether a prior conviction is a serious felony for 'three strikes' purposes is a question of law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 12, 1999 | |
S069616
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People v. Maupin
Attack on constitutional validity of prior conviction claiming involuntary guilty plea isn't collaterally estopped. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 12, 1999 | |
G018045, G018046 and G018057
|
People v. Le
When challenged by defense, prosecution must prove statute of limitations had not tolled. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 12, 1999 | |
B112071 and B112073
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People v. Hatch
Court's prior Section 1385 dismissal constitutes an implied acquittal, barring any new filing against defendant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 12, 1999 | |
98-36014
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Soaring Eagles Orchards Inc. v. Chaussee (In re Indian Wells Orchards)
Re-litigation exception to Anti-Injunction Act allows injunction only where state litigation claims have been decided by federal court. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 11, 1999 | |
98-16764
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Hunsaker v. Schwenk (In re Hunsaker)
Collateral estoppel is inapplicable where issue of fraud was not necessarily resolved by prior judicial arbitration award. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 11, 1999 | |
96-56773
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Hoffman v. Bello (In re Hoffman)
Summary judgment properly granted for creditors on debtor's claim where no evidence of fraud was presented. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 11, 1999 | |
S075758
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People v. Gonzalez
Order |
|
Oct. 11, 1999 | ||
99-55245
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Wilber v. Riddle (In re Wilber)
Appeal is properly dismissed where default judgments are entitled to collateral estoppel effect. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 11, 1999 | |
99-95
|
Excel Communications, Inc. v. At&T Corp.
Opinion |
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Oct. 11, 1999 | ||
99-5316
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Opinion |
|
Oct. 11, 1999 | ||
G022678
|
People v. Hoxter
Officers may rely on consent to enter the residence given by defendant's 16-year-old daughter. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 11, 1999 | |
S079907
|
People v. Davis
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 1999 | ||
96-35251
|
Berger v. Hanlon
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 1999 | ||
S062147
|
People v. Diaz
Conviction for premeditated attempted murder is error since information charged defendant with lesser offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 1999 | |
S077367
|
People v. Dozier
Tripling 'minimum' of indeterminate life sentence for offender's third strike isn't proper under 'Three strikes' law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 1999 | |
98-1586
|
Advanta National Bank v. Kong (In re Kong)
Creditor did not demonstrate fraud to deny discharge of credit card debt incurred for purpose of gambling. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 7, 1999 | |
98-1183
|
Seixas v. Booth (In re Seixas)
Debtor's obligation to pay children's college education expenses pursuant to marital settlement agreement are nondischargeable. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 7, 1999 | |
S081162
|
People v. Salazar
Order |
|
Oct. 7, 1999 | ||
S081704
|
People v. Superior Court (Hebert)
Order |
|
Oct. 7, 1999 | ||
S067779
|
People v. Barra
Doubling provision of three strike law applies to determinate life sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 6, 1999 | |
S068623
|
Alaniz v. Simpson
Insurer owes no duty to applicant's potential victims once applicant is notified he is uninsured. |
Insurance |
|
Oct. 6, 1999 | |
S073792
|
Blount on Habeas Corpus
Review granted |
|
Oct. 6, 1999 | ||
98-0164
|
Unique Equipment Co. Inc. v. TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
Employer, who helped design product for in-house use, needn't indemnify product's manufacturer for suit brought by covered employee injured by the product. |
Workers' Compensation |
|
Oct. 6, 1999 | |
99-0087 and 99-0088
|
State v. Jones
Incarceration is not mandatory for second-time drug offenders already sentenced to intensive probation for the first offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 6, 1999 | |
99-428
|
New Star Lasers Inc. v. Regents of the University of California
Suit for declaration of noninfringement, of a patent owned by state entity, isn't barred by Eleventh Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Oct. 6, 1999 | |
98-9308 and 98-9504
|
Cross v. California
Order |
|
Oct. 6, 1999 | ||
99-150
|
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.
Certiorari granted |
|
Oct. 6, 1999 | ||
98-10359 and 98-10360
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U.S. v. Duran-Orozco
No exigent circumstances justifying warrantless entry into residence exist when government agents concede they could have guarded house's perimeter. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 3, 1999 | |
S074006
|
People v. Morris
Order |
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Oct. 3, 1999 |