CA Pub. Decisions

1. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS v. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
   Jul 14, 2011
   Facing a budget crisis, the City of Richmond decided to lay off 18 of its firefighter employees. The firefighters' union tried to negotiate with the city to avert the layoffs, but the city refused to bargain over its layoff decision. The union turned to the Public Employment …
2. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY Part-II
   Jul 14, 2011
   This case arises from Kwikset Corporation's (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as â€
3. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY Part-I
   Jul 14, 2011
   This case arises from Kwikset Corporation's (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as â€
4. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY
   Jul 14, 2011
   This case arises from Kwikset Corporation's (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as â€
5. PEOPLE v. SOTO Part-II
   Jul 14, 2011
   The Legislature has made it a crime to commit a lewd or lascivious act on a child under age 14. (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a).) It has mandated additional penal consequences when the act is committed â€
6. PEOPLE v. SOTO Part-I
   Jul 14, 2011
   The Legislature has made it a crime to commit a lewd or lascivious act on a child under age 14. (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a).) It has mandated additional penal consequences when the act is committed â€
7. CATLIN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF KERN COUNTY
   Jul 14, 2011
   After petitioner Steven D. Catlin was sentenced to death, the Legislature enacted Penal Code section 1054.9.[1] That statute permits a defendant who has been sentenced either to death or to life imprisonment without parole to obtain discovery of â€
8. PEOPLE v. DIAZ Part-I
   Jul 14, 2011
   We granted review in this case to decide whether the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution permits law enforcement officers, approximately 90 minutes after lawfully arresting a suspect and transporting him to a detention facility, to conduct a warrantless search of t…
9. AMERON INTERNATIONALCORPORATION v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
   Jul 14, 2011
   A modification decision.
10. CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD Part-II
    Jul 14, 2011
    The California Constitution provides that any act to increase taxes must be passed by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.[1] On the other hand, statutes that create or raise regulatory fees need only the assent of a simple majority.[2] In 2003, the Legislature passed amendments…
11. CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD Part-I
    Jul 14, 2011
    The California Constitution provides that any act to increase taxes must be passed by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.[1] On the other hand, statutes that create or raise regulatory fees need only the assent of a simple majority.[2] In 2003, the Legislature passed amendments…
12. PEOPLE v. NELSON Part-II
    Jul 14, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Bernard Albert Nelson of the first degree murder, robbery, and attempted carjacking of Richard Dunbar. It concluded, as a special circumstance, that the murder was committed in the course of the other two felonies. It also convicted him of robbing, infl…
13. PEOPLE v. NELSON Part-I
    Jul 14, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Bernard Albert Nelson of the first degree murder, robbery, and attempted carjacking of Richard Dunbar. It concluded, as a special circumstance, that the murder was committed in the course of the other two felonies. It also convicted him of robbing, infl…
14. PEOPLE v. BOOKER Part-IV
    Jul 13, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Richard Lonnie Booker of the first degree murders of Tricia Powalka, Amanda Elliot, and Corina Gandara. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).)[1] It also convicted him of arson (§ 451, subd. (b)) and the attempted murder of Eric S. (§§ 187, 664). It found t…
15. PEOPLE v. BOOKER Part-III
    Jul 13, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Richard Lonnie Booker of the first degree murders of Tricia Powalka, Amanda Elliot, and Corina Gandara. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).)[1] It also convicted him of arson (§ 451, subd. (b)) and the attempted murder of Eric S. (§§ 187, 664). It found t…
16. PEOPLE v. BOOKER Part-II
    Jul 13, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Richard Lonnie Booker of the first degree murders of Tricia Powalka, Amanda Elliot, and Corina Gandara. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).)[1] It also convicted him of arson (§ 451, subd. (b)) and the attempted murder of Eric S. (§§ 187, 664). It found t…
17. PEOPLE v. BOOKER Part-I
    Jul 13, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Richard Lonnie Booker of the first degree murders of Tricia Powalka, Amanda Elliot, and Corina Gandara. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).)[1] It also convicted him of arson (§ 451, subd. (b)) and the attempted murder of Eric S. (§§ 187, 664). It found t…
18. PEOPLE v. MOORE Part-III
    Jul 13, 2011
    Ronald Wayne Moore was convicted of and sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 11-year-old Nicole Carnahan, which occurred during the commission of burglary and robbery. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(17).) On automatic appeal, we affirm the judgment.
19. PEOPLE v. MOORE Part-II
    Jul 13, 2011
    Ronald Wayne Moore was convicted of and sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 11-year-old Nicole Carnahan, which occurred during the commission of burglary and robbery. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(17).) On automatic appeal, we affirm the judgment.
20. PEOPLE v. MOORE Part-I
    Jul 13, 2011
    Ronald Wayne Moore was convicted of and sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 11-year-old Nicole Carnahan, which occurred during the commission of burglary and robbery. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(17).) On automatic appeal, we affirm the judgment.