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Supreme Court of California - January 2012 Opinion Summaries

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People v. Cravens
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure 
In a prosecution that resulted in a conviction for second-degree murder, the Court of Appeal's reduction of the conviction to voluntary manslaughter... 		01/30/2012 S186661
People v. Johnson
Supreme Court of California
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure 
On appeal of a judgment of conviction entered after the trial court revoked the defendant's self-representation status on mental competency grounds,... 		01/30/2012 S188619
Vandermost v. Bowen
Supreme Court of California
Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law 
In writ petition proceedings concerning California state senate electoral maps, the requested writ of mandate is denied, where: 1) the court concluded... 		01/27/2012 S198387
People v. Mil
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
In a prosecution for first degree murder in which the jury convicted after making true findings as to burglary-murder and robbery-murder special... 		01/23/2012 S184665
Rossa v. D.L. Falk Construction, Inc.
Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure, Construction, Judgement Enforcement 
In a suit in which a defendant sought to recover the interest it paid on the sums it borrowed to secure a bank’s letter of credit on an appeal bond,... 		01/23/2012 S183523
People v. Nelson
Supreme Court of California
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence 
Conviction and sentencing of defendant-juvenile for first-degree murder and other related-offenses are upheld because a juvenile claiming a postwaiver... 		01/12/2012 S181611
O'Neil v. Crane Co.
Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability 
In an appeal from a judgment of the appeals court reversing a dismissal of plaintiffs' action for wrongful death allegedly caused by asbestos released... 		01/12/2012 S177401
People v. Pearson
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Sentencing of defendant to death is vacated where although the defendant was properly convicted of first-degree murder, the trial court erred in... 		01/09/2012 S120750
People v. Maultsby
Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Judgment of the appeals court is reversed where Penal Code Section 1237.5 does not apply to an enhancement allegation to which a defendant has entered... 		01/05/2012 S182042

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