| Description | Date | Docket # |
| THE PEOPLE v. STEWART Supreme Court of California Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing In a murder case, the Court affirmed the defendant's judgment as to guilt and a multiple-murder special-circumstance finding, however, because of... |
07/15/2004 | S020803 |
| BORISSOFF v. TAYLOR & FAUST Supreme Court of California Tax Law The Court found that a successor fiduciary of an estate in probate may assert a professional negligence claim against attorneys retained by a... |
07/15/2004 | S105600 |
| ROJAS v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY Supreme Court of California Evidence Considering the scope of the Evidence Code, the Court concluded that raw test data, photographs, and witness statements are protected as work product,... |
07/12/2004 | S111585 |
| THE PEOPLE V. BROWN Supreme Court of California Sentencing In a death sentence case, the Court found that the trial court did not err in rejecting defendant's calculation of his custody credits, and... |
07/12/2004 | S087243 |
| PEOPLE v. CARMONY Supreme Court of California Criminal Law & Procedure The court concluded that a trial court's decision not to strike a prior conviction allegation in a three strikes case should be reviewed under the... |
07/08/2004 | S115090 |
| PEOPLE v. MOSBY Supreme Court of California Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure When, immediately after a jury verdict of guilty, a defendant admits a prior conviction after being advised of and waiving only the right to trial,... |
07/08/2004 | S104862 |
| PEOPLE v. MAJORS Supreme Court of California Criminal Law & Procedure When a victim enters the defendant-s vehicle under an implicit threat of arrest, the force or fear element of simple kidnapping is satisfied. |
07/01/2004 | S113086 |
| NOLAN v. CITY OF ANAHEIM Supreme Court of California Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law In order to qualify for disability retirement under Government Code section 21156, plaintiff must show not only that he is incapacitated from... |
07/01/2004 | S113359 |