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Supreme Court of California - May 2009 Opinion Summaries

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Hernandez v. City of Pomona
Supreme Court of California
Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law 
Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where: 1) the federal judgment in favor of defendants on their civil rights claim alleging excessive force... 		05/28/2009 S149499
In re S.B.
Supreme Court of California
Family Law, Juvenile Law 
Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where Welfare and Institutions Code sec. 366.26, which authorizes the juvenile court to find that adoption of a... 		05/28/2009 S162156
Strauss v. Horton
Supreme Court of California
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law 
California's Proposition 8, the initiative measure changing the official designation of the term "marriage" for the union of opposite-sex couples,... 		05/26/2009 S168047
People v. Curl
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Conviction for first degree murder and sentence of death is affirmed where: 1) the court's prior-murder special-circumstance finding was proper, as... 		05/18/2009 S034072
In re Tobacco II Cases
Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health Law 
In a class action involving the advertising practices of the tobacco industry, trial court order granting defendants' decertification motion is... 		05/18/2009 S147345
Ste. Marie v. Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space Dist.
Supreme Court of California
Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate 
Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where the "actual dedication" referred to in Public Resources Code sec. 5540 differs from the "dedication"... 		05/14/2009 S159319
Smith v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Board
Supreme Court of California
Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law 
In a dispute involving attorney's fees, Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where Labor Code sec. 4607 authorizes an award of attorney fees to... 		05/11/2009 S150528
Keener v. Jeld-Wen, Inc.
Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure 
In a tort action, the Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where: 1) the trial court did not err in accepting the verdict as complete and discharging... 		05/07/2009 S163430
People v. Burgener
Supreme Court of California
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Trial court judgment sentencing defendant to death is vacated where the court erred in granting defendant's motion to represent himself, as the record... 		05/07/2009 S116882
In re Bolden
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing 
Denial of petition for habeas relief is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff failed to prove that he was denied effective assistance of counsel by virtue of... 		05/04/2009 S099231

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