50 Cal. 4th 787, 237 P.3d 558, 114 Cal. Rptr. 3d 233 Filed 8/19/10 (this opn. should follow the companion case, S160930, also filed 8/19/10.) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S153917 v. Ct.App. 4/3 G036562 JAMES EDWARD DUFF, JR., Orange County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 04NF2414 Defendant […]
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Moore v. Super. Ct.
50 Cal. 4th 802, 237 P.3d 530, 114 Cal. Rptr. 3d 199 Filed 8/19/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ARDELL MOORE, Petitioner, S174633 v. Ct.App. 2/3 B198550 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Los Angeles County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. ZM008445 THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. Defendant Ardell Moore was convicted of […]
People v. Lynch
S026408 Filed 8/12/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S026408 v. FRANKLIN LYNCH, Alameda County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. H-10662 ____________________________________) Defendant Franklin Lynch was convicted of the first degree murders of Pearl Larson, Adeline Figuerido, and Anna Constantin; the residential burglary of Larson, Figuerido, Constantin, Bessie Herrick, […]
People v. Jennings
S081148 Filed 8/12/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S081148 v. MARTIN CARL JENNINGS, San Bernardino County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. FVI-04195 A San Bernardino County jury found defendant Martin Carl Jennings guilty of the first degree murder of his five-year-old son, Arthur Jennings. (Pen. Code, ? 187.)1 […]
People v. Brady
50 Cal. 4th 547, 236 P.3d 312, 113 Cal. Rptr. 3d 458 Filed 8/9/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S078404 v. ROGER HOAN BRADY, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. YA020910 ____________________________________) A jury convicted defendant Roger Hoan Brady of the first degree murder of Officer […]
Clark v. Super. Ct.
50 Cal. 4th 605, 235 P.3d 171, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 876 Filed 8/9/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JAMES A. CLARK et al., Petitioners, S174229 v. Ct.App. 2/7 B212512 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Los Angeles County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. BC3211681 NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE ) INSURANCE COMPANY, ) Real Party […]
Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino
50 Cal. 4th 592, 236 P.3d 346, 113 Cal. Rptr. 3d 498 Filed 8/9/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA LOUIE HUNG KWEI LU, Plaintiff and Appellant, S171442 v. Ct.App. 2/3 B194209 HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO, INC., ) et al., Los Angeles County Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. BC286164 Labor Code1 section 351 prohibits […]
Reid v. Google, Inc.
50 Cal. 4th 512, 235 P.3d 988, 113 Cal. Rptr. 3d 327 Filed 8/5/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA BRIAN REID, Plaintiff and Appellant, S158965 v. Ct.App. 6 H029602 GOOGLE, INC., Santa Clara County Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. CV023646 Plaintiff Brian Reid filed an age discrimination lawsuit against his former employer, Google, […]
People v. Cowan
S055415 Filed 8/5/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S055415 v. ROBERT WESLEY COWAN, Kern County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 059675A A Kern County jury found defendant Robert Wesley Cowan guilty of the first degree murders of Clifford and Alma Merck (Pen. Code, ?? 187, subd. (a), 189)1 […]
Haworth v. Super. Ct.
50 Cal. 4th 372, 235 P.3d 152, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 853 Filed 8/2/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA RANDAL D. HAWORTH et al., Petitioners, S165906 v. Ct.App. 2/5 THE SUPERIOR COURT No. B204354 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Los Angeles County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. SC082441 SUSAN AMY OSSAKOW, Real Party in Interest. The […]
People v. Verdugo
S083904 Filed 8/2/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S083904 v. NATHAN VERDUGO, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. BA105622 Defendant Nathan Verdugo was convicted of the first degree murders of Yolanda Navarro and Richard Rodriguez. (Pen. Code, ?? 187, 189.)1 The jury also found true the […]
Coral Construction v. S.F.
50 Cal. 4th 315, 235 P.3d 947, 113 Cal. Rptr. 3d 279 Filed 8/2/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CORAL CONSTRUCTION, INC., Plaintiff and Respondent, S152934 v. Ct.App. 1/4 A107803 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. 319549) Defendants and Appellants. ____________________________________) SCHRAM CONSTRUCTION, INC., Plaintiff and […]
In re Prather
50 Cal. 4th 238, 234 P.3d 541, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 291 Filed 7/29/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA S172903 In re MICHAEL B. PRATHER Ct.App. 2/5 B211805 on Habeas Corpus. Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BH005392 S173260 In re MIGUEL MOLINA Ct.App. 2/6 B208705 on Habeas Corpus. San Luis Obispo County Super. […]
People v. Letner & Tobin
S015384 Filed 7/29/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S015384 v. RICHARD LACY LETNER and CHRISTOPHER ALLAN TOBIN, Tulare County Defendants and Appellants. Super. Ct. No. 26592 Defendants Richard Lacy Letner and Christopher Allan Tobin were convicted of first degree murder (Pen. Code, ? 187),1 burglary (? 459), robbery (?? […]
People v. Perez
50 Cal. 4th 222, 234 P.3d 557, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 310 Filed 7/29/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S167051 v. Ct.App. 2/1 B198165 RODRIGO PEREZ, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. BA298659-01 Defendant fired a single bullet at a distance of 60 feet, from a […]
Klein v. U.S.
50 Cal. 4th 68, 235 P.3d 42, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 722 Filed 7/26/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ALAN RICHARD KLEIN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. S165549 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al., 9th Cir. No. 06-55510 C.D. Cal. No. Defendants and Respondents. ) CV-05-05526-PA ____________________________________) Plaintiff Alan Richard Klein was riding […]
County of Santa Clara v. Super. Ct.
50 Cal. 4th 35, 235 P.3d 21, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 697 Filed 7/26/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA et al., Petitioners, S163681 v. Ct.App. 6 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA No. H031540 CLARA COUNTY, Santa Clara County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. CV 788657 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY et al., Real […]
Galindo v. Super. Ct.
50 Cal. 4th 1, 235 P.3d 1, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 673 Filed 7/22/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA MOISES GALINDO, Petitioner, S170550 v. Ct.App. 2/8 B208923 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA337159 Respondent; CITY OF LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT et al., Real Parties in Interest. […]
People v. Anderson
50 Cal. 4th 19, 235 P.3d 11, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 685 Filed 7/22/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S170778 v. Ct.App. D050432 ELI JORDAN ANDERSON, San Diego County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. SCE262419 Defendant was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death,1 […]
People v. Solomon
49 Cal. 4th 792, 234 P.3d 501, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 244 Filed 7/15/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S029011 v. MORRIS SOLOMON, JR., Sacramento County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 84641 ____________________________________) A jury convicted defendant Morris Solomon, Jr., of four counts of first degree murder and […]
People v. Alexander
S053228 Filed 7/15/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S053228 v. ANDRE STEPHEN ALEXANDER, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. BA065313-01 On June 4, 1980, Julie Cross, an agent of the United States Secret Service, was murdered in the line of duty. Over a decade later, defendant […]
Clayworth v. Pfizer
49 Cal. 4th 758, 233 P.3d 1066, 111 Cal. Rptr. 3d 666 Filed 7/12/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JAMES CLAYWORTH et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, S166435 v. Ct.App. 1/2 A116798 PFIZER, INC., et al., Alameda County Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. RG04172428 When a group of companies conspires to fix prices […]
L.A. Unified Sch. Dist. v. Great American Ins. Co.
49 Cal. 4th 739, 234 P.3d 490, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 230 Filed 7/12/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent, S165113 v. Ct.App. 2/2 B189133 GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant; Super. Ct. No. BC247848 HAYWARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Defendant, Cross- complainant and […]
People v. Tate
S031641 Filed 7/8/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S031641 v. GREGORY O. TATE, Alameda County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 933308 A jury found defendant Gregory O. Tate guilty of the first degree murder of Sarah LaChapelle. (Pen. Code, ?? 187, 189.)1 The jury also found that defendant […]
In re Valdez
49 Cal. 4th 715, 233 P.3d 1049, 111 Cal. Rptr. 3d 647 Filed 7/8/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA IN RE ALFREDO REYES VALDEZ, S107508 on Habeas Corpus. ____________________________________) On May 22, 1992, petitioner Alfredo Valdez was sentenced to death for the April 30, 1989 murder of Ernesto Macias. On June 14, 2002, while […]