Category: 2003

Filed 3/17/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S046117 v. ERNEST DWAYNE JONES, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super.Ct.No. BA063825 A jury convicted defendant Ernest Dwayne Jones of the first degree murder (Pen. Code,1 ?? 187, 189) and rape (? 261) of Julia Miller, and it found true […]

Filed 3/17/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S095872 v. Ct.App. 3 No. C031302 MARK BARNUM, County of Lassen Super. Ct. No. CH013136 Defendant and Appellant. We granted review to consider a rule, rooted in two Court of Appeal decisions ? Killpatrick v. Superior Court (1957) 153 Cal.App.2d 146 (Killpatrick), […]

Filed 3/6/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S102162 v. Ct.App. 2/7 B145089 RAUL GOMEZ GUTIERREZ, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. VA059091 In a noncapital felony case, Penal Code1 section 1043, subdivision (b)(2), permits a trial court to continue with trial in a defendant?s absence, after […]

Filed 3/3/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA KOREA SUPPLY COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, S100136 v. Ct.App. 2/4 B136410 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION ) et. al, Los Angeles County Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. BC 209893 This case addresses what claims and remedies may be pursued by a plaintiff who alleges a lost business […]

Filed 3/3/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION ) et al., Petitioners, S088458 v. Ct. App. 4/2 E025064 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, San Bernardino County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. RCV31496 ROSLYN CARRILLO et al., Real Parties in Interest. ___________________________________ ) ) BAUMAC CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Ct. App. 4/2 E025163 […]

Filed 2/27/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA MAURICE ALFORD et al., Petitioners, S098233 v. ) Ct.App. 4/1 D036869 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, San Diego County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. SCD153999 THE PEOPLE et al., Real Parties in Interest. Petitioners Maurice Alford and Donny Love were arrested on drug charges, the specifics […]

Filed 2/27/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ALEXANDER M. LITTLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S101435 v. Ct.App. 2/5 B147003 AUTO STIEGLER, INC., Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. BC230809 In this case, we consider four interlocking questions: (1) Is a provision in a mandatory employment arbitration agreement that permits either party to […]

Filed 2/20/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA FRANCISCO COLMENARES, Plaintiff and Appellant, S098895 v. Ct.App. 2/1 B142962 BRAEMAR COUNTRY CLUB, INC., Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC206527 Defendant and Respondent. ____________________________________) The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits employment discrimination based on a physical disability. (Gov. Code, ? 12940, subd. (a);1 see […]

Filed 2/10/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S103084 v. Ct.App. 2/4 B141201 RODNEY DAMON RELIFORD, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. BA132911 In People v. Falsetta (1999) 21 Cal.4th 903 (Falsetta), we rejected a due process challenge to Evidence Code section 1108, which allows evidence of […]

Filed 2/6/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JACK A. GARDNER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, S102249 v. ) Ct.App. 1/1 A093139 COUNTY OF SONOMA, Sonoma County Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. SCV-219103 In the matter before us, an owner of property consisting of more than 1,000 acres in the County of Sonoma caused […]

Filed 2/6/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S094627 v. ) Ct.App. 4/1 D034189 JOSEPH ALBERT ROBERGE, San Diego County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. Nos. CR52925, CR77163 Under California?s Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA), convicted sex offenders who have served their prison terms may be involuntarily committed to a […]

Filed 2/3/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S104487 v. Ct.App. 2/3 B148121 SENECA INSURANCE COMPANY, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. KA045412 In this case, we decide whether Penal Code1 section 1166 (section 1166), which governs release of a convicted defendant on bail pending sentencing, applies […]

Filed 2/3/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA HENKEL CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, S098242 v. Ct.App. 2/3 B134742 HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY et al., Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 155209 Defendants and Respondents. ) Through a series of agreements, plaintiff Henkel Corporation (Henkel) acquired the metallic chemical product line of Amchem Products, Inc. […]