Supreme Court of California - May 2005 Opinion Summaries

People v. Randle

Criminal Law & Procedure
California should recognize the doctrine of imperfect defense of others.

People v. Wright

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's murder conviction is affirmed where the trial court's exclusion of testimony at trial did not prejudice defendant.

People v. Dickey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Death row inmate raises twenty meritless points of error on direct appeal.

Jevne v. L.A. Super. Ct.

Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
The federal Securities Exchange Act preempts California Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.85(a) and the National Association of Securities Dealer's...

People v. Garza

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction under section 10851(a) for unlawful taking or driving of a vehicle does not bar a conviction under section 496(a) for receiving the same...

Sierra Club v. Cal. Coastal Comm'n

Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The California Coastal Commission's approval of a coastal development permit that straddles the coastal zone boundary is in conformity with the...

People v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure
A magistrate's decision, declaring that wobbler offenses charged as felonies are misdemeanors, is not appealable.

In re Reeves

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
State prisoners serving a sentence that combines consecutive terms for violent and nonviolent offenses are subject to the credit restriction imposed...

Fox v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In personal injury actions, under the delayed discovery rule, a plaintiff may toll the statute of limitations if a reasonable investigation at that...

Julian v. Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co.

Insurance Law
A weather conditions clause of an insurance policy that excludes the peril of rain inducing a landslide does not violate section 530 of the California...