Supreme Court of California - January 2003 Opinion Summaries

PEOPLE v. ADAIR

Criminal Law & Procedure
On appeal from a trial court finding of factual innocence after acquittal of criminal charges, an appellate court should defer to trial court factual...

KAVANAUGH v. WEST SONOMA COUNTY UNION HIGH SCH. DIST.

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Where a certificated teacher did not receive written notice of her status as a temporary employee until she had been working in the classroom more...

IN RE SCOTT

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Habeas petitioner failed to carry his burden of establishing that trial counsel's purported failure to investigate and adequately present: 1) a mental...

PEOPLE v. BURGENER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an automatic appeal from a death sentence after penalty retrial, no error on numerous guilt, evidentiary, and penalty grounds is found, except that...

GENEVA TOWERS LTD. P'SHIP v. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
When a county or city fails to act upon a claim for refund of property taxes within six months and the taxpayer elects under Revenue and Taxation Code...

PEOPLE v. JOHN Z.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law
An alleged victim's withdrawal of consent effectively nullifies any earlier consent and subjects the male to forcible rape charges under Penal Code...

IN RE ROBERTS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A habeas petitioner failed to show that the prosecution knowingly presented perjured evidence, and petitioner is not entitled to relief based upon a...