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Supreme Court of California - December 2005 Opinion Summaries

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People v. Smith
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Defendant's conviction on two counts of attempted murder is affirmed over his challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence, since the evidence is... 		12/29/2005 S123074
Barratt Am., Inc. v. City of Rancho Cucamonga
Supreme Court of California
Administrative Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate 
Grant of a demurrer for municipal defendant in an action regarding plaintiff's challenge, under the Mitigation Fee Act, to fees imposed relating to... 		12/22/2005 S117590
People ex rel. Lockyer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Remedies  (Industry: Consumer Products)
Judgment imposing fine on defendant, tobacco company, for violations of a statute prohibiting distribution of cigarettes as free samples is reversed... 		12/22/2005 S121009
Kinsman v. Unocal Corp.
Supreme Court of California
Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate  (Industry: Consumer Products)
A landowner that hires an independent contractor may be liable to the contractor's employee if: 1) the landowner knew, or should have known, of a... 		12/19/2005 S118561
People v. Robinson
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing  (Industry: Consumer Products)
Defendant's conviction and death sentence for murder is affirmed in its entirety over defendant's multiple claims of error. 		12/15/2005 S040703
People v. Coles
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing  (Industry: Consumer Products)
Conviction and sentence for arson are affirmed over defendant's claims of errors regarding: 1) failure to hold a competency evaluation; 2)... 		12/12/2005 A103183, A106613
People v. Yartz
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law  (Industry: Consumer Products)
A Sexually Violent Predators Act civil commitment proceeding is a special proceeding of a civil nature, and not a "civil suit" under Penal Code... 		12/05/2005 S117964
People v. Manriquez
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing  (Industry: Consumer Products)
Defendant's capital murder conviction and sentence is affirmed over his claims of error regarding: 1) defendant's motion for severance; 2) sufficiency... 		12/05/2005 S038073
State Pers. Bd. v. Dep't of Pers. Admin.
Supreme Court of California
Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law  (Industry: Consumer Products)
The memoranda of understandings of four state employee bargaining units and their implementing legislation violate the California Constitution by... 		12/01/2005 S119498

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