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Brown v. County of Los Angeles

Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a psychologist employed by a county, asserting claims for retaliation and for wrongful termination in violation of public policy,...

US v. Holmes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Military Law
In a prosecution for aggravated sexual abuse of a child that occurred while the defendant was on active duty with the United States Air Force,...

US v. Bolivar

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon on probation, the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress the...

US v. Ortiz

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
On a defendant's motion to suppress cocaine discovered in and taken from a secret compartment in his vehicle, alleging that the search of the vehicle...

US v. Lopez Garcia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution of two individuals for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and to possess it with intent to distribute, the convictions and sentences...

People v. Tuggle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for burglary of a model home in which the defendant's fingerprints were found on a vase, the judgment of conviction is affirmed,...

People v. Thomas

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
On automatic appeal of death sentences imposed on a count of second degree murder and two counts of first degree murder, the judgment is affirmed...

Coach Services, Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC

Evidence, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute over the mark COACH between a publisher of books and software used to assist teachers and students in preparing for...

Wetzel v. Lambert

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
On petition for habeas corpus claiming, inter alia, that the state's failure to disclose a "police activity sheet" violated his rights under Brady v....

Howes v. Fields

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
On petition for habeas corpus challenging the admissibility of a confession given while the prisoner was questioned by corrections officers within a...