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Supreme Court of California - May 2003 Opinion Summaries

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PEOPLE v. BUTTRAM
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
The Court of Appeal was mistaken to conclude that a certificate of probable cause was necessary to assert an abuse of sentencing discretion within the... 		05/29/2003 S103761
PEOPLE v. HAMMER
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
A prior conviction of an earlier Penal Code section 288(a) charge, as to which defendant qualified for probation, constituted a qualifying prior... 		05/29/2003 S104303
PEOPLE v. NAKAHARA
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
In automatic appeal from first degree murder conviction and imposition of death penalty, trial court did not err in 1) warning defendant regarding... 		05/22/2003 S018292
DEP'T OF FIN. v. COMM'N ON STATE MANDATES (KERN HIGH SCH. DIST.)
Supreme Court of California
Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Benefits, Government Law 
Public school districts and a county that participate in certain state and federally-funded programs are not constitutionally-entitled to... 		05/22/2003 S109219
PEOPLE v. BATTS
Supreme Court of California
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure 
When the prosecution in a criminal case commits misconduct that results in a mistrial, the double jeopardy clause of the California Constitution is... 		05/19/2003 S101183
IN RE CHAVEZ
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
Rule 45(e) of the Cal. Rules of Court does not authorize the court of appeal to relieve a defendant from default resulting from failure to timely file... 		05/15/2003 S099172
PEOPLE v. SMITH
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
On automatic appeal from imposition of death sentence, 1) allowing a late notice of aggravating evidence was not erroneous, 2) exclusion of defense... 		05/08/2003 S028339
WHITE v. DAVIS
Supreme Court of California
Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Tax Law 
In a taxpayer action filed in a state budget impasse, a preliminary injunction barring the Controller from making payments from the state treasury in... 		05/01/2003 S108099

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