| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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97-50146
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U.S. v. Sanchez-Lima
Denying admission of videotaped testimony of deported eyewitnesses violates defendant's Sixth Amendment right to present defense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
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98-16213
|
In re Grand Jury Proceedings
Prosecutor doesn't need to invoke crime-fraud exception to compel attorney who advised pension fund's testimony. |
Attorneys |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
A077542
|
People v. Denison
Attorney's failure to argue that possession of Valium wasn't a crime was ineffective assistance. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
98-7024
|
Lyda v. Gibson
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
98-1231
|
U.S. v. Nichols
Intent to kill isn't a required element of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
97-2351
|
U.S. v. Barrajas-Diaz
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
98-3091
|
U.S. v. Terrell
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
98-6361
|
White v. Braley
Order |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
97-2356
|
U.S. v. Montano
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
S075453
|
Kim v. Worker's Compensation Appeals Board
Review granted |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | ||
|
S075329
|
Toigo et al. v. Town of Ross
Order |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | ||
|
D025143 and D026136
|
Crouse v. Brobeck, Phleger, & Harrison
Attorney may still be liable for loss of note after he changed law firms. |
Torts |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
B121005
|
Canon U.S.A. Inc. v. Superior Court (Rhulen Company Inc.)
Trial court should consider whether to accept a nationwide class in defective product suit at the pleading stage. |
Torts |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
98-10054
|
U.S. v. Tailan
Merchandise stolen from storage trailer in Navy Exchange compound constitutes property of the United States. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
98-2219
|
U.S. v. Mike
Order |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | ||
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98-2116
|
U.S. v. Blanco-Rodriguez
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
97-2347
|
U.S. v. Ramirez
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
98-5101
|
Tyler v. Owen
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
97-4019
|
Sutton v. Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind
Civil rights claim fails where principal and school aren't 'persons' for purposes of Section 1983. |
Civil Rights |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
97-2279
|
Powers v. Shanks
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
98-8074
|
Bailey v. Casper College
Order |
Civil Rights |
|
Mar. 1, 1999 | |
|
S076585
|
Steir v. Riverside County Superior Court
Review granted |
|
Feb. 28, 1999 | ||
|
S075992
|
Gossai v. Governing Board of the Victor Valley Community College District
Review granted |
|
Feb. 28, 1999 | ||
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96-6336
|
Johnson v. Gibson
Defendant is entitled to mental health expert assistance where State uses "continuing threat aggravating circumstance." |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 28, 1999 | |
|
97-0999
|
State v. Escobar-Mendez
Statute of limitation doesn't bar prosecution where indictment delays are due to defendant's efforts to conceal crime. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 27, 1999 | |
|
98-0200
|
State v. Quinonez
A statute that allows the judge to decide "historical prior felony conviction" is constitutional and doesn't violate a defendant's right to a jury trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 27, 1999 | |
|
97-9398
|
Dornes v. Lindsey
Principal not liable for student's expulsion by Board of Education at her recommendation. |
Juveniles |
|
Feb. 26, 1999 | |
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97-17024
|
Bianchi v. Walker
Claim under a Value Engineering Change Proposal should have been filed at federal claims court, not district court. |
Government |
|
Feb. 26, 1999 | |
|
98-30063
|
United States v. Iverson
Clean Water Act subjects corporate executives to criminal liability for unauthorized waste dumping. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 26, 1999 | |
|
97-35483
|
Bankruptcy of Filtercorp Inc.
State law lien on "accounts receivable" or "inventory" includes after-acquired property absent contrary intent. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Feb. 26, 1999 |
