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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 Oct. 12, 1999
People v. Maupin
Attack on constitutional validity of prior conviction claiming involuntary guilty plea isn't collaterally estopped.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 12, 1999
People v. Le
When challenged by defense, prosecution must prove statute of limitations had not tolled.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 12, 1999
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
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
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
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
People v. Gonzalez
Order
Oct. 11, 1999
Wilber v. Riddle (In re Wilber)
Appeal is properly dismissed where default judgments are entitled to collateral estoppel effect.
Bankruptcy Oct. 11, 1999
Excel Communications, Inc. v. At&T Corp.
Opinion
Oct. 11, 1999

Opinion
Oct. 11, 1999
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
People v. Davis
Order
Oct. 8, 1999
Berger v. Hanlon
Order
Oct. 8, 1999
People v. Diaz
Conviction for premeditated attempted murder is error since information charged defendant with lesser offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 7, 1999
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
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
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
People v. Salazar
Order
Oct. 7, 1999
People v. Superior Court (Hebert)
Order
Oct. 7, 1999
People v. Barra
Doubling provision of three strike law applies to determinate life sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 6, 1999
Alaniz v. Simpson
Insurer owes no duty to applicant's potential victims once applicant is notified he is uninsured.
Insurance Oct. 6, 1999
Blount on Habeas Corpus
Review granted
Oct. 6, 1999
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
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
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
Cross v. California
Order
Oct. 6, 1999
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.
Certiorari granted
Oct. 6, 1999
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
People v. Morris
Order
Oct. 3, 1999