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People v. Enraca

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
On automatic appeal of a death sentence upon conviction of first-degree murder and other crimes, the judgment is affirmed against numerous challenges,...

Richardson v. Branker

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
On a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 USC section 2254, the district court's judgment is: 1) reversed, insofar as it granted the petition,...

People v. Gabriel

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
On appeal from conviction on charges of cultivation and possession of marijuana and other offenses, the judgment is affirmed, where: 1) the trial...

People v. Elliott

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
On appeal of the death sentence after conviction for crimes including first-degree murder with the special circumstance of murder during the...

People v. Brents

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
In a prosecution for first-degree murder and other crimes which resulted in a conviction and death sentence, the judgment is reversed as to the...

Lore v. City of Syracuse

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a case alleging illegal retaliation against a city police officer under Title VII and the New York State Human Rights Law (HRL) because of her...

US v. Noriega-Perez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law
In a prosecution of a property owner stemming from his renting houses he owned near the United States-Mexico border to an alien smuggling organization...

Lane v. Valverde

Administrative Law, Evidence, Transportation
In a case in which a driver tested above the legal limit for blood alcohol and had his driving privilege suspended by the DMV, the trial court's grant...

Welch v. California State Teachers' Retirement Board

Education Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an administrative mandamus proceeding brought by a former school teacher challenging the defendant’s denial of her application for disability...

US v. Cain

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
In a prosecution of three individuals for racketeering and various related offenses, one defendant's RICO and RICO conspiracy convictions are reversed...