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U.S. v. Ramon-Ortega
Defendant's Sixth Amendment rights are violated when INS agent interrogates defendant outside counsel's presence on criminal conduct not related to immigration. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 5, 2000
People v. Martinez
Prosecution's filing of felony complaint, with or without issuance of arrest warrant, isn't sufficient to engage federal Constitution's speedy trial protection. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 5, 2000
U.S. v. Guess
Drug manufacturer does not 'use' firearm in violation of federal law if arresting officers were not aware that he possessed loaded handgun. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
In re Castro
Court must appoint director of regional center for developmentally disabled to evaluate defendant's competency before proceeding to trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
People v. Jacobs
Prior felony convictions are admissible to challenge defendant's credibility, even when defendant does not testify. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
People v. Thompson
Court isn't required to instruct jury that 'unlawful killing' is killing without excuse or justification when neither defense is presented at trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
People v. Garcia
Substantial evidence of premeditation and deliberation supports defendant's conviction for first-degree murder. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
People v. Gardineer
Defendant cannot object to probation condition for first time on appeal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
People v. Orellano
Defendant may not be convicted of current sex crime merely upon proof that he committed prior sex crime. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
People v. Ramsey
Trial court must impose state and county penalty assessments upon $5,000 fine levied for environmental offenses. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
People v. Smithson
Due process does not require that ultimate fact finder, in suppression hearing, see and hear witnesses testify. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2000
People v. Thomas
Court has discretion to impose either concurrent or consecutive sentences in case involving multiple crimes. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2000
People v. Whitworth
Prior felony conviction admissible to impeach even though jury must make factual finding concerning conviction. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2000
People v. Rodriguez
California Constitution doesn't require jury trial for stipulation to evidentiary fact. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
U.S. v. Sanchez-Patino
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Bussey v. A.M. Flowers
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Weiner v. San Diego County
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
U.S. v. Madrigal
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
U.S. v. Hernandez
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Bond v. U.S.
Law enforcement officer's physical manipulation of bus passenger's carry-on luggage violates Fourth Amendment's proscription against unreasonable searches. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Salcedo v. People
Expert testimony that defendant conformed to drug courier profile is not admissible as substantive evidence of his guilt. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Williams v. Taylor
Defendant's failure to develop claim's factual basis in state court despite diligence will not bar federal evidentiary hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Williams v. Taylor
Defendant's death sentence must be reversed where his counsel failed to introduce mitigating evidence at sentencing hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Edwards v. Carpenter
Ineffective assistance claim can serve as cause to excuse default of another habeas claim only if petitioner satisfies cause and prejudice standard. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
U.S. v. Ruiz-Alvarez
When one conviction is reversed and others affirmed on appeal, trial court may resentence defendant without remand language from appeals court. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
U.S. v. Vaughn
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Lopez v. Govitz
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Haugh v. Warden Booker
Transfer of proceeding to cure jurisdictional defect is unnecessary where 'peek at merits' reveals that defendant's claims are meritless. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
U.S. v. Contreras
District court properly orders defendant's federal sentence to run consecutively with state sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
Juda v. Nerney
Order 		Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2000
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