| Description | Date | Docket # |
| People v. Stitely Supreme Court of California Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing Death row inmate raises twenty-seven meritless points of error on direct appeal. |
03/21/2005 | S028970 |
| People v. Guzman Supreme Court of California Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, which allows probation for criminal offenders who commit nonviolent drug possession offenses, does not... |
03/21/2005 | S119129 |
| DONALDSON v. NATIONAL MARINE, INC. Supreme Court of California Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Trade, Labor & Employment Law California state courts have jurisdiction to entertain wrongful death claims under the federal Jones Act. |
03/14/2005 | S110301 |
| PEOPLE v. PANAH Supreme Court of California Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing Death row inmate raises eight meritless points of error on direct appeal. |
03/14/2005 | S045504 |
| CRONUS INV. INC. v. CONCIERGE SERV. Supreme Court of California Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration An arbitration agreement, calling for the application of the Federal Arbitration Act(FAA) "if it would be applicable," does not preclude the... |
03/10/2005 | S116288 |
| PEOPLE v. SMITH Supreme Court of California Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing Death row inmate raises 26 meritless points of error on direct appeal. |
03/10/2005 | S026223 |
| CAMPBELL v. REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF CAL. Supreme Court of California Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law An employee of the Regents of the University of California must exhaust university internal administrative remedies before filing suit in superior... |
03/07/2005 | S113275 |
| PEOPLE v. VIEIRA Supreme Court of California Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing Conspiracy to commit murder is not a death-eligible crime. Death sentence as to this count reversed and remanded so that defendant may be resentenced... |
03/07/2005 | S026040 |
| VARIAN MED. SYS. v. DELFINO Supreme Court of California Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law The perfecting of an appeal from the denial of a special motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute automatically stays all further trial court... |
03/03/2005 | S121400 |
| IN RE SAKARIAS Supreme Court of California Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus Miranda claims are cognizable on habeas corpus in California courts, but such a claim is subject to denial on procedural grounds where the claim was... |
03/03/2005 | S082299, S0102401 |