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Supreme Court of California - August 2008 Opinion Summaries

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People v. Cross

Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for committing a lewd act on a child under the age of 14, and enhancement of that sentence for a finding of great bodily injury, is affirmed...
08/28/2008 S139791

People v. Lindberg

Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure
In a death penalty case, conviction and sentence are affirmed on automatic appeal over claims of error regarding: 1) evidence admitted at trial...
08/28/2008 S066527

People v. Carasi

Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a death penalty case, the conviction and sentence is affirmed on automatic appeal over claims of error regarding: 1) jury selection; 2) denial of...
08/25/2008 S070839

Cable Connection, Inc. v. DirecTV, Inc.

Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Under the California Arbitration Act, judicial review of the merits of an arbitration award is permissible where the contracting parties have...
08/25/2008 S147767

In re Shaputis

Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief from a decision denying petitioner parole is affirmed where "some evidence" in the record supported the governor's conclusion...
08/22/2008 S155872

In re Lawrence

Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law, Sentencing
The California Supreme Court rules that, because the core statutory determination entrusted to the Board of Parole Hearings and the governor is...
08/22/2008 S154018

People v. Chance

Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a case involving the "present ability" element of the crime of assault, the California Supreme Court rules that it is a defendant's action enabling...
08/18/2008 S145458

N. Coast Women's Care Med. Group, Inc.

Supreme Court of California
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law
The rights of religious freedom and free speech, as guaranteed in both the federal and the California Constitutions, do not exempt a medical clinic's...
08/18/2008 S142892

People v. Mungia

Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence in a death penalty case is vacated as to a torture-murder special-circumstance finding, which was supported by insufficient...
08/15/2008 S060803

People v. Wallace

Supreme Court of California
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence in a death penalty case are affirmed on automatic appeal over claims of error regarding: 1) alleged improper shackling; 2)...
08/15/2008 S033360

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