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People v. Arreguin
Trial court lacked jurisdiction to summarily revoke defendant's probation because AB 1950's probation limit ended probation before the revocation. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Jun. 16, 2022
People v. Garcia
The trial court properly concluded that defendant understood the immigration consequences of his guilty plea based on his statements about now having to live in Mexico following the plea hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 Jun. 16, 2022
People v. Smith
Courts, not probation officers, must make the decision whether to require defendants to attend residential treatment programs. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/5 Jun. 15, 2022
U.S. v. Manaku
The FBI's failure to leave a complete copy of a warrant did not justify suppression of evidence because the error seemed to be a negligent mistake, rather than deliberate disregard for the procedure. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 15, 2022
People v. Qualkinbush
When imposing sentences, trial court decisions regarding mental health diversion must indicate they considered the anti-recidivism purposes of Penal Code Section 1001.35. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Jun. 15, 2022
People v. Zuniga
Defendant must pay restitution to hit and run victim even though his probation had been terminated early since the court was merely enforcing the previously unascertainable original restitution payment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Jun. 15, 2022
People v. Bunas
A court ruling on a petitioner's motion for mental health diversion is not required to determine the defendant's eligibility prior to determining the offense's suitability. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Jun. 15, 2022
People v. Watts
The trial court's error, concluding that the prosecutor's consent was necessary for pretrial mental health diversion, was harmless as it independently found valid grounds for denying diversion. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Jun. 15, 2022
U.S. v. Mathews
Conviction for damaging property with an explosive was not a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1) because it criminalized the destruction of one's own property, not just others' property. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 13, 2022
In re Sambrano
Absent the evidence of a primary target, the kill zone instruction should not have been given to jury in an attempted murder trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Jun. 10, 2022
U.S. v. Merrell
The First Step Act, and not the pre-amended statute, applies at post-Act resentencing of defendants whose sentences were imposed before the Act's passage. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 10, 2022
U.S. v. Tagatac
Hawaii's second-degree robbery statute is divisible and renders the crime under each subsection a crime of violence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 10, 2022
Modification: P. v. Owens
Considering the totality of the circumstances, substantial evidence supported the finding that defendant acted with reckless indifference to human life. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 Jun. 9, 2022
Willie Jones, Sr. v. USA
Petitioner's second or successive application for postconviction relief failed to make a prima facie showing because petitioner did not rely on a new rule of constitutional law, but rather a statutory one. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 9, 2022
P. v. Rodriguez
Penal Code that listed probation length in a different code than the underlying crime had included probation length "within its provisions" under Assembly Bill 1950 since separation was a matter of form. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 Jun. 8, 2022
P. v. Accredited Surety and Casualty Co.
A surety on a bail bond was estopped from raising the invalidity of the reinstatement order as a basis for vacating the summary judgment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Jun. 8, 2022
U.S. v. Mendez
Defendant "used" his girlfriend's 14-year-old daughter to engage in sexually explicit conduct under United States Code Section 2251(a) when he placed hidden cameras in her bedroom. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 7, 2022
People v. Soto
A generic advisement that a guilty plea "may" cause deportation did not adequately convey the mandatory immigration consequences and rendered defendant's guilty plea invalid. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Jun. 6, 2022
Nazir v. Superior Court (People)
Trial court could dismiss a firearm sentencing enhancement based on the prosecutor's motion to dismiss pursuant to the District Attorney's Special Directive 20-08 if dismissal was "in furtherance of justice." 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/7 Jun. 3, 2022
The Association of Deputy District Attorneys v. Gascon
Mandamus was not available to compel a prosecutor to prove prior strikes under the three strikes law because the decision whether to prove a prior strike allegation or move to dismiss or strike it is discretionary. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/7 Jun. 3, 2022
U.S. v. Werle
Defendant was prejudiced by not being informed of the knowledge element of being a felon in possession of a firearm, because defendant might not have known that he qualified as a felon. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 3, 2022
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Briones
The imposition of a life sentence for crimes committed by defendant while he was a juvenile was affirmed because the resentencing judge clearly considered defendant's youth. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 2, 2022
Atwood v. Shinn
New claims asserted by death row inmate in successive habeas corpus applications did not meet 28 U.S.C. Section 2244(b)(2)'s criteria. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 1, 2022
People v. Padilla
Proposition 57, which required a hearing to determine if offenses should be heard in juvenile court, applied retroactively to defendant's nonfinal case since his sentence was vacated on habeas corpus. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC May 27, 2022
People v. Murphy
There was sufficient evidence to find implied malice in a vehicular homicide where defendant was smoking marijuana while waiting for the oil to be changed in his car and then drove 88 miles per hour in a residential area. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/7 May 27, 2022
Modification: People v. Cruz-Partida
Pointing a loaded gun in the general area of others can establish the requisite intent required for assault. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/1 May 27, 2022
People v. Jones
Defendant's case was remanded for resentencing in light of changes made to resentencing statutes. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 May 26, 2022
People v. Whitson
Defendant could have his murder convictions resentenced under Penal Code Section 1170.95 since the jury did not necessarily find an intent to commit murder for his conspiracy to murder charge. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/5 May 26, 2022
Modification: People v. Henderson
A belief that the criminal-justice system is unfair to African-Americans is an insufficient basis to disqualify a juror unless other evidence shows that the juror will have difficulty being impartial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA May 26, 2022
P. v. Ramirez
A gang enhancement in a criminal trial may not be bifurcated retroactively under Penal Code Section 1109 as it is not an ameliorative measure. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA May 26, 2022
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