CA Pub. Decisions

1. PEOPLE v. HOLLINQUEST Part-I
   Feb 25, 2011
   Defendant was convicted following a jury trial of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187) with a special circumstance (Pen. Code, § 190.2, subd. (a)(17)), and robbery (Pen. Code, § 211). He was sentenced to a term of life in state prison without the possibility of parole. In th…
2. PEOPLE v. CORNETT Part-III
   Feb 25, 2011
   Defendant Michael Cornett was charged with molesting his two stepdaughters, 10‑year-old Jane Doe 1 and six-year-old Jane Doe 2, with the final instance captured in a photograph taken by defendant's 12-year-old stepson. A jury found defendant guilty on all seven felonies all…
3. PEOPLE v. CORNETT Part-II
   Feb 25, 2011
   Defendant Michael Cornett was charged with molesting his two stepdaughters, 10‑year-old Jane Doe 1 and six-year-old Jane Doe 2, with the final instance captured in a photograph taken by defendant's 12-year-old stepson. A jury found defendant guilty on all seven felonies all…
4. PEOPLE v. CORNETT Part-I
   Feb 25, 2011
   Defendant Michael Cornett was charged with molesting his two stepdaughters, 10‑year-old Jane Doe 1 and six-year-old Jane Doe 2, with the final instance captured in a photograph taken by defendant's 12-year-old stepson. A jury found defendant guilty on all seven felonies all…
5. GREENWICH v.WONG Part-II
   Feb 25, 2011
   The primary questions presented in this case are whether lost profits may be awarded as consequential damages under Civil Code section 3306 for breach of a real property sale agreement where the buyer intended to renovate and sell the property at a profit and, if so, whether lost…
6. GREENWICH v.WONG Part-I
   Feb 25, 2011
   The primary questions presented in this case are whether lost profits may be awarded as consequential damages under Civil Code section 3306 for breach of a real property sale agreement where the buyer intended to renovate and sell the property at a profit and, if so, whether lost…
7. PEOPLE v. MAE POLK Part-IV
   Feb 25, 2011
   Defendant was convicted of the second degree murder of her husband following a trial at which she acted as her own attorney. The husband's body had been found in a cottage at their home, stabbed repeatedly. Defendant admitted the stabbing but testified she acted in self-defen…
8. PEOPLE v. MAE POLK Part-III
   Feb 25, 2011
   Defendant was convicted of the second degree murder of her husband following a trial at which she acted as her own attorney. The husband's body had been found in a cottage at their home, stabbed repeatedly. Defendant admitted the stabbing but testified she acted in self-defen…
9. PEOPLE v. MAE POLK Part-II
   Feb 25, 2011
   Defendant was convicted of the second degree murder of her husband following a trial at which she acted as her own attorney. The husband's body had been found in a cottage at their home, stabbed repeatedly. Defendant admitted the stabbing but testified she acted in self-defen…
10. PEOPLE v. MAE POLK Part-I
    Feb 25, 2011
    Defendant was convicted of the second degree murder of her husband following a trial at which she acted as her own attorney. The husband's body had been found in a cottage at their home, stabbed repeatedly. Defendant admitted the stabbing but testified she acted in self-defen…
11. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INFORMATION CENTER v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OFFORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
    Feb 25, 2011
    A modification decision.
12. CORTEZ v. ABICH
    Feb 24, 2011
    Under the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 (Cal-OSHA or the Act) (Lab. Code, § 6300 et seq.; all further unlabeled statutory references are to this code), employers are required to â€
13. PEOPLE v. SOTO Part-II
    Feb 24, 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€
14. PEOPLE v. SOTO Part-I
    Feb 24, 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€
15. CATLIN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF KERN COUNTY
    Feb 24, 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€
16. PEOPLE v. DIAZ Part-II
    Feb 24, 2011
    Court 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 o…
17. PEOPLE v. DIAZ Part-I
    Feb 24, 2011
    Court 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 o…
18. AMERON INTERNATIONALCORPORATION v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Feb 24, 2011
    A modification decision.
19. CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD Part-II
    Feb 24, 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…
20. CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD Part-I
    Feb 24, 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…