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Supreme Court of California - February 2005 Opinion Summaries

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PEOPLE v. HOWARD N.
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Welfare and Institutions Code section 1800, which delineates procedures governing the extended detention of dangerous persons, violates due process... 		02/24/2005 S123722
PEOPLE v. BENAVIDES
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Death row inmate raises twenty meritless points of error on direct appeal. 		02/17/2005 S033440
HLC PROPERTIES v. LA SUPER. CT.
Supreme Court of California
Ethics & Professional Responsibility 
Only a personal representative may claim the attorney-client privilege in the case of a deceased client. 		02/14/2005 S120332
IN RE HAWTHORNE
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing 
Pursuant to Atkins v. Virginia (2002) 536 U.S. 304, which held that execution of the mentally retarded violates the Eighth Amendment,... 		02/10/2005 S116670
HONEYWELL v. WORKERS' COMP. BD.
Supreme Court of California
Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation 
The 90-day period for the employer to deny liability for a workers' compensation claim begins to run only on the date the worker files a claim form... 		02/10/2005 S113201
WALKER v. LA COUNTY METRO. TRANSP. AUTH.
Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure 
When a party's notice of appeal states only that the appeal is from the order denying a new trial, the Court of Appeal should treat the notice as an... 		02/03/2005 S123853
PEOPLE v. CARSON
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure 
A trial court may terminate or revoke a criminal defendant's right of self-representation for misconduct that seriously threatens the core integrity... 		02/03/2005 S117568

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