Category: 1996

In re Sade C. (1996) 13 Cal.4th 952 , 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 771; 920 P.2d 716 [No. S048796. Aug 26, 1996.] In re SADE C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GREGORY C., Defendant and Appellant. In re VANESSA R., a Person Coming […]

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior Court (Covalt) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 893 , 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 724; 920 P.2d 669 [No. S045854. Aug 22, 1996.] SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; MARTIN COVALT et al., Real Parties in Interest. (Superior Court of Orange County, No. […]

San Diego County Dept. of Social Services v. Superior Court (Sylvia A.) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 882 , 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 396; 919 P.2d 1329 [No. S050526. Aug 8, 1996.] SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; SYLVIA A., a Minor, et al., Real Parties in Interest. […]

People v. Marshall (1996) 13 Cal.4th 799 , 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 347; 919 P.2d 1280 [No. S004557. Aug 7, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GEORGE EDWARD MARSHALL, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Stanislaus County, No. 173572, Norman S. Reid, Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., with George, C. J., Baxter, Chin, and Brown, JJ., […]

People v. Cruz (1996) 13 Cal.4th 764 , 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 117; 919 P.2d 731 [No. S046075. Aug 5, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KERMIT VARGAS CRUZ, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Contra Costa County, Nos. 920082-5, 930855-2 and 931784-3C, William A. O’Malley, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Kennard, Baxter, Werdegar, […]

Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center v. Belsh? (1996) 13 Cal.4th 748 , 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 107; 919 P.2d 721 [No. S042553. Aug 1, 1996.] ROBERT F. KENNEDY MEDICAL CENTER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. KIMBERLY BELSH?, as Director, etc., Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BS020076, Diane Wayne, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. […]

People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622 , 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 26; 919 P.2d 640 [No. S005233. Jul 29, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LANCE IAN OSBAND, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. 74780, Allen P. Fields, Judge.) (Opinion by The Court. Concurring opinion by Mosk, J. Concurring and dissenting opinion […]

City of Vista v. Fielder (1996) 13 Cal.4th 612 , 54 Cal.Rptr.2d 861; 919 P.2d 151 [No. S046856. Jul 25, 1996.] CITY OF VISTA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. W.O. FIELDER et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of San Diego County, Nos. N43316 and N47713, J. Morgan Lester, Judge.) (Opinion by Mosk, J., expressing the […]

People v. Valladoli (1996) 13 Cal.4th 590 , 54 Cal.Rptr.2d 695; 918 P.2d 999 [No. S045411. Jul 18, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PEDRO VALLADOLI, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BA084888, Bruce R. Geernaert, Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., with George, C. J., Kennard, and Baxter, JJ., concurring. […]

People v. Jones (1996) 13 Cal.4th 535 , 54 Cal.Rptr.2d 42; 917 P.2d 1165 [No. S004457.Jun 27, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TROY LEE JONES, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Merced County, No. 11015, George G. Murry, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Mosk, Kennard, Werdegar, Chin, JJ., Lillie, J., fn. […]

In re Jones (1996) 13 Cal.4th 552 , 54 Cal.Rptr.2d 52; 917 P.2d 1175 [No. S016628. Jun 27, 1996.] In re TROY LEE JONES on Habeas Corpus. (Superior Court of Merced County, No. 11015, George G. Murry, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Mosk, Kennard, Werdegar, Chin, JJ., Lillie, J., fn. * and Lucas, […]

Western Telcon, Inc. v. California State Lottery (1996) 13 Cal.4th 475 , 53 Cal.Rptr.2d 812; 917 P.2d 651 [No. S048618. Jun 24, 1996.] WESTERN TELCON, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA STATE LOTTERY, Defendant and Respondent; CALIFORNIA-NEVADA INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, Intervener and Respondent. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Nos. BC71209 and BC71229, […]

In re Gordon (1996) 13 Cal.4th 472 , 53 Cal.Rptr.2d 788; 917 P.2d 627 [No. S052965. Jun 20, 1996.] In re NORMAN W. GORDON, a Judge of the Superior Court, on Censure. (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Susan D. Martynec and Kenneth C. Byrne, Deputy Attorneys General, and Roland W. Selman for Commission on Judicial […]

  People v. Fletcher (1996) 13 Cal.4th 451 , 53 Cal.Rptr.2d 572; 917 P.2d 187 [No. S044323. Jun 17, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BRIAN RAY FLETCHER et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of San Diego County, No. CR125915, William H. Kennedy, Judge.) (Opinion by Kennard, J., with George, C. J., Mosk, […]

People v. Avena (1996) 13 Cal.4th 394 , 53 Cal.Rptr.2d 301; 916 P.2d 1000 [No. S004422. Jun 10, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CARLOS JAIME AVENA, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. A362244, Nancy B. Watson, Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., with George, C. J., Baxter, and Chin, JJ., […]

In re Marriage of Cornejo (1996) 13 Cal.4th 381 , 53 Cal.Rptr.2d 81; 916 P.2d 476 [No. S047177. May 30, 1996.] In re the Marriage of CARLOS V. and JOANNE LOIS CORNEJO. CARLOS V. CORNEJO, Appellant, v. JOANNE LOIS CORNEJO, Respondent. (Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, No. 741010, Lee D. […]

People v. Ray (1996) 13 Cal.4th 313 , 52 Cal.Rptr.2d 296; 914 P.2d 846 [No. S011552. May 6, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CLARENCE RAY, JR., Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Kern County, No. 35488, Henry E. Bianchi, Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Baxter, J., with George, C. J., Kennard and […]

People v. Fields (1996) 13 Cal.4th 289 , 52 Cal.Rptr.2d 282; 914 P.2d 832 [No. S044641. May 2, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PAUL DOUGLAS FIELDS, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. SA010518, Jacqueline L. Weisberg and Leslie W. Light, Judges.) (Opinion by Lucas, J., fn. * with George, […]

Board of Education v. Round Valley Teachers Assn. (1996) 13 Cal.4th 269 , 52 Cal.Rptr.2d 115; 914 P.2d 193 [No. S047491. Apr 29, 1996.] BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE ROUND VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. ROUND VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Mendocino County, No. 64678, James […]

People v. Reed (1996) 13 Cal.4th 217 , 52 Cal.Rptr.2d 106; 914 P.2d 184 [No. S046378. Apr 25, 1996.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES REED, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, No. 147459, Douglas C. Munson, Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., with Lucas, C. J., Kennard, […]

City of Manhattan Beach v. Superior Court (Farquhar) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 232 , 52 Cal.Rptr.2d 82; 914 P.2d 160 [No. S032448. Apr 25, 1996.] CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; JOHN P. FARQUHAR et al., Real Parties in Interest. [No. S032449. Apr 25, 1996.] ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND […]

In re Chantal S. (1996) 13 Cal.4th 196 , 51 Cal.Rptr.2d 866; 913 P.2d 1075 [No. S046778. Apr 22, 1996.] In re CHANTAL S., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RANDALL S., Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Riverside County, No. J-78778, […]