CA Pub. Decisions

1. PEOPLE v. NELSON Part-II
   Feb 24, 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…
2. PEOPLE v. NELSON Part-I
   Feb 24, 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…
3. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE Part-III
   Feb 24, 2011
   This case arises from Kwikset Corporation's (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as â€
4. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE Part-I
   Feb 24, 2011
   This case arises from Kwikset Corporation's (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as â€
5. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE Part-II
   Feb 24, 2011
   We apply these principles to plaintiffs' pleadings. â€
6. CASSEL v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY Part-II
   Feb 24, 2011
   In order to encourage the candor necessary to a successful mediation, the Legislature has broadly provided for the confidentiality of things spoken or written in connection with a mediation proceeding. With specified statutory exceptions, neither  
7. CASSEL v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY Part-I
   Feb 24, 2011
   In order to encourage the candor necessary to a successful mediation, the Legislature has broadly provided for the confidentiality of things spoken or written in connection with a mediation proceeding. With specified statutory exceptions, neither â€
8. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS v. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD Part-II
   Feb 24, 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 …
9. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS v. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD Part-I
   Feb 24, 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 …
10. PEOPLE v. WILKINS Part-II
    Feb 24, 2011
    Denial of Request to Instruct the Jury That a Burglary is Complete When the Perpetrator Reaches a Place of Temporary Safety The court instructed the jury that defendant was charged with murder under the felony-murder rule based upon his alleged commission of a burglary, and that …
11. PEOPLE v. BOOKER Part-I
    Feb 24, 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…
12. PEOPLE v. MOORE Part-III
    Feb 24, 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.
13. PEOPLE v. MOORE Part-II
    Feb 24, 2011
    After some discussion of Carnahan's personal life, defendant's relationship with her (defendant said they had had a talk about a week earlier about â€
14. PEOPLE v. BOOKER Part-IV
    Feb 24, 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, Court affirm the judgment.
15. PEOPLE v. BOOKER Part-III
    Feb 24, 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, Court affirm the judgment.
16. PEOPLE v. BOOKER Part-II
    Feb 24, 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, Court affirm the judgment.
17. PEOPLE v. MOORE Part-I
    Feb 24, 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, Court affirm the judgment.
18. PEOPLE v. JONES Part-III
    Feb 24, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Albert Jones of the first degree murders of James H. Florville and Madalynne Florville with personal use of a deadly weapon and, as to both murders, under the special-circumstances of robbery- and burglary-murder. It also found true a multiple-murder sp…
19. PEOPLE v. JONES Part-II
    Feb 24, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Albert Jones of the first degree murders of James H. Florville and Madalynne Florville with personal use of a deadly weapon and, as to both murders, under the special-circumstances of robbery- and burglary-murder. It also found true a multiple-murder sp…
20. PEOPLE v. JONES Part-I
    Feb 24, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Albert Jones of the first degree murders of James H. Florville and Madalynne Florville with personal use of a deadly weapon and, as to both murders, under the special-circumstances of robbery- and burglary-murder. It also found true a multiple-murder sp…