In re Riordan, 26 Cal.4th 1235 (2002)

[No. S009038. Jan. 7, 2002.] In re THOMAS L. RIORDAN and ROBERT M. SANGER on Contempt; THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD DEAN TURNER, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of San Bernardino County, No. vcr 807.) (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Thomas L. Riordan, in pro. per. Robert M. Sanger, in pro. per. [26 […]

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People v. Steele, 27 Cal.4th 1230 (2002)

[No. S016730. May 30, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RAYMOND EDWARD STEELE, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Shasta County, No. 88-6508, William R. Lund, Jr., Judge.) (Opinion by Chin, J., with Baxter, Werdegar, Brown, and Moreno, JJ., concurring. Concurring opinion by George, C. J. (see p. 1270). Dissenting opinion by Kennard, J. […]

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People v. Slaughter, 27 Cal.4th 1187 (2002)

[No. S024116. May 30, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICHAEL COREY SLAUGHTER, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Stanislaus County, No. 254100, John E. Griffin, Jr., Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Baxter, Werdegar, Chin, and Brown, JJ., concurring. Concurring and dissenting opinion by Kennard, J., with Moreno, J., concurring. (see p. […]

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People v. Alvarez, 27 Cal.4th 1161 (2002)

[No. S089554. May 23, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE M. ALVAREZ, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of San Diego County, No. SCD131556, Henry Wien, Judge. fn. * ) (The Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. One, No. D031387, Unpublished Opinion.) (Opinion by Baxter, J., with George, C. J., Kennard, Werdegar, Chin, and […]

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People v. Talibdeen, 27 Cal.4th 1151 (2002)

[No. S090710. May 23, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NAASIR A. TALIBDEEN, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BA165787, Maureen Duffy-Lewis, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, Second Dist., Div. Five, No. B130967, 81 Cal. App. 4th 1055.) (Opinion by Brown, J., with George, C. J., Kennard, Baxter, and Chin, […]

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Zelig v. County of Los Angeles, 27 Cal.4th 1112 (2002)

[No. S081791. May 20, 2002.] DANA E. ZELIG, a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BC155122, Emilie H. Elias, Commissioner.) (The Court of Appeal, Second Dist., Div. Three, No. B112568, 73 Cal. App. 4th 741.) (Opinion by […]

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Silo v. CHW Medical Foundation (2002)

[No. S095918. May 16, 2002.] TERENCE SILO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHW MEDICAL FOUNDATION et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. 540313, Faith J. Geohegan, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, Third Dist., Nos. C022895 and C024033, 86 Cal. App. 4th 947.) (Opinion by Moreno, J., expressing the unanimous view of the […]

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People v. Koontz (2002)

[No. S036450. May 9, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HERBERT HARRIS KOONTZ, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. 92F11330, Kenneth G. Peterson, Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Richard Power, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Bill Lockyer, Attorney […]

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Haas v. County of San Bernardino (2002)

[No. S076868. May 6, 2002.] THEODORE L. HAAS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of San Bernardino County, No. RCV30305, J. Michael Gunn, Judge. fn. * ) (The Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. Two, No. E022209, 69 Cal. App. 4th 1019.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., […]

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People v. Loyd (2002)

[No. S092653. May 6, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHRISTINE LOYD, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Alameda County, No. 127214, Philip V. Sarkisian, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, First Dist., Div. Four, No. A080542, 83 Cal. App. 4th 1166.) (Opinion by Brown, J., with George, C. J., Baxter, Chin, and Moreno, JJ., […]

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Kasky v. Nike, Inc. (2002)

[No. S087859. May 2, 2002.] [As modified May 22, 2002.] MARC KASKY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NIKE, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. (Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, No. 994446, David A. Garcia, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, First Dist., Div. One, No. A086142, 79 Cal. App. 4th 165.) (Opinion […]

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People v. Superior Court (Ghilotti) (2002)

[No. S102527. Apr. 25, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MARIN COUNTY, Respondent, PATRICK HENRY GHILOTTI, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Marin County, No. SC009512A, John Stephen Graham, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, First Dist., Div. Four, No. A096959, Unpublished opinion.) (Opinion by Baxter, J., with George, C. J., Kennard […]

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Manduley v. Superior Court (People) (2002)

[No. S095992. Apr. 17, 2002.] MORGAN VICTOR MANDULEY et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent. THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. MICHAEL ROSE et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent. THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. [Modification fn. * of opinion (27 Cal.4th 537).] THE […]

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Nordyke v. King (2002)

[No. S091549. Apr. 22, 2002.] RUSSELL ALLEN NORDYKE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. MARY V. KING et al., Defendants and Appellants. [This opinion should follow the companion case of Great Western Shows, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles, released on the same date.] (Ninth Cir. U.S. Ct. App. No. 99-17551; U.S. Dist. Ct. DC […]

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Great Western Shows, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles (2002)

[No. S091547. Apr. 22, 2002.] GREAT WESTERN SHOWS, INC., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Appellant. [This opinion should precede the companion case of Nordyke v. King, released on the same date.] (Ninth Cir. U.S. Ct. App., No. 99-56605; U.S. Dist. Ct., No. CV99-09661RAP, Unpublished opinion.) (Opinion by Moreno, J., with […]

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Hambarian v. Superior Court (People) (2002)

[No. S097450. Apr. 18, 2002.] JEFFREY HAMBARIAN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Orange County, No. 98CF3696, Frank F. Fasel, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. Three, No. G026447, 88 Cal. App. 4th 163.) (Opinion by Baxter, J., with George, C. […]

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People v. Hughes (2002)

[No. S017869. Apr. 10, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KRISTIN WILLIAM HUGHES, Defendant and Appellant. [Modification fn. * of opinion (27 Cal.4th 287).] THE COURT.- The opinion herein, appearing at 27 Cal. 4th 287, is modified as follows: 1. The third sentence of the second full paragraph at 27 Cal.4th at page 335–which […]

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People v. Willis (2002)

[No. S096349. Apr. 4, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDWARD CHARLES WILLIS, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. NA040114, Arthur H. Jean, Jr., Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, Second Dist., Div. One, No. B135755, 87 Cal. App. 4th 162.) (Opinion by Chin, J., expressing the unanimous view of the […]

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County of Riverside v. Superior Court (Madrigal) (2002)

[No. S094675. Mar. 28, 2002.] THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Respondent; XAVIER MARTIN MADRIGAL, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Riverside County, No. 315362, Erik Michael Kaiser, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. Two, No. E026321, 86 Cal. App. 4th 211.) (Opinion by Brown, J., […]

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People v. Valdez (2002)

[No. S095660. Mar. 28, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EVA VALDEZ et al., Defendants and Appellants. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EVA VALDEZ, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. 97F03986, Richard H. Gilmour, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, Third Dist., Nos. C031612 and C032849, 86 Cal. App. 4th 748.) […]

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Flanagan v. Flanagan (2002)

[No. S085594. Mar. 14, 2002.] J. MICHAEL FLANAGAN, Cross-complainant and Appellant, v. HONORINE T. FLANAGAN, Cross-defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BC153016, Ralph W. Dau, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, Second Dist., Div. Five, No. B122810, 77 Cal. App. 4th 122.) (Opinion by Kennard, J., expressing the unanimous view of the […]

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In re Sanger (2002)

[No. S009038. Mar. 14, 2002.] In re ROBERT M. SANGER on Contempt. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD DEAN TURNER, Defendant and Appellant. (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Robert M. Sanger, in pro. per. [27 Cal. 4th 763] OPINION THE COURT.- On October 19, 1988, in San Bernardino County Superior Court, defendant Richard Dean […]

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People v. Mancebo (2002)

[No. S086481. Mar. 11, 2002.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHAD MELVIN MANCEBO, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Tulare County, No. 38599, Gerald F. Sevier, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, Fifth Dist., No. F028473, 77 Cal. App. 4th 1253.) (Opinion by Baxter, J., with Kennard, Werdegar, and Chin, JJ., concurring. Dissenting opinion by […]

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Hamilton v. Maryland Casualty Co. (2002)

[No. S087346. Mar. 7, 2002.] WILLIAM HAMILTON et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Contra Costa County, No. C94-05338, Barbara Zuniga, Judge.) (The Court of Appeal, First Dist., Div. One, No. A085219, 78 Cal. App. 4th 640.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., expressing the unanimous view of the […]

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