Category: 2010

48 Cal. 4th 665, 229 P.3d 83, 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 171 Filed 4/26/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA PEARSON DENTAL SUPPLIES, INC., Petitioner, S167169 v. Ct.App. 2/4 B206740 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Los Angeles County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. BC 359605 LUIS TURCIOS, Real Party in Interest. We have emphasized […]

48 Cal. 4th 574, 229 P.3d 12, 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 87 Filed 4/15/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S062562 v. BRANDON ARNAE TAYLOR, San Diego County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. SCF113815 In 1996, a San Diego County jury convicted defendant Brandon Arnae Taylor of the first […]

48 Cal. 4th 564, 227 P.3d 858, 107 Cal. Rptr. 3d 265 Filed 4/8/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, S171117 v. Ct.App. 1/5 A120430 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Contra Costa County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. 05-951701-2 MICHAEL NEVAIL PEARSON, Real Party in Interest. Proposition 115 passed in 1990. […]

48 Cal. 4th 517, 229 P.3d 1, 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 74 Filed 4/5/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S160953 v. Ct.App. 4/2 E040123 DANIEL LORETO NORIEGA, Riverside County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. RIF 100398 ____________________________________) Before trial, and over defendant?s objection, the trial court replaced defendant?s […]

48 Cal. 4th 533, 227 P.3d 437, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 883 Filed 4/5/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S166402 v. Ct.App. 2/3 B195337 MICHAEL JEROME SUTTON et al., Los Angeles County Defendants and Appellants. Super. Ct. No. BA304502 Penal Code section 1382 ? one of the principal provisions […]

48 Cal. 4th 467, 227 P.3d 409, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 850 Filed 4/1/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S158898 v. Ct.App. 4/1 D049038 HENRY IVAN COGSWELL, San Diego County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. SCN201693 ____________________________________) A witness?s preliminary hearing testimony is admissible at trial if the […]

48 Cal. 4th 481, 227 P.3d 416, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 858 Filed 4/1/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA STOCKTON CITIZENS FOR SENSIBLE PLANNING, et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, ) S159690 v. ) Ct.App. 3 C050885 CITY OF STOCKTON, et al., ) San Joaquin County Defendants and Respondents; ) Super. Ct. No. CV024375 A. […]

48 Cal. 4th 426, 226 P.3d 998, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 518 Filed 3/25/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S154242 v. Ct.App. 2/6 B192752 JESSE FEYRER, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. KA056346 ____________________________________) Defendant Jesse Feyrer was charged with assault by means of force likely […]

48 Cal. 4th 446, 227 P.3d 395, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 834 Filed 3/25/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, S164272 v. 9th Cir. No. 01-56579 CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., C.D. Cal. No. CV-97-03616-CBM Defendants and Appellants. ____________________________________) In 1997, […]

48 Cal. 4th 411, 226 P.3d 359, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 252 Filed 3/18/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA MARTIN A. STEINER, Plaintiff and Appellant, S164928 v. Ct.App. 3 C054605 PAUL THEXTON, as Trustee, etc., Sacramento County Defendant and Respondent; Super. Ct. No. 04AS04230 SIDDIQUI FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, Intervener and Appellant. ____________________________________) Plaintiff Martin A. […]

48 Cal. 4th 330, 226 P.3d 348, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 239 Filed 3/15/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S165680 v. Ct.App. 3 C056385 ANDREW NELSON PICKLESIMER, Trinity County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 92CR065 In People v. Hofsheier (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1185, 1207 (Hofsheier), we concluded imposition […]

48 Cal. 4th 310, 226 P.3d 985, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 502 Filed 3/15/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, Plaintiff and Appellant, S161190 v. Ct.App. 2/2 B193500 SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT et al., Los Angeles County Defendants and Respondents; ) Super. Ct. No. BS091275 CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, Real […]

48 Cal. 4th 216, 226 P.3d 322, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 208 Filed 3/8/10 (this opn. precedes companion case, S159410, also filed 3/8/10) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S155481 v. Ct.App. 6 H028895 DAVID ALAN LARA, Santa Clara County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. C9803113 Defendant David Alan […]

48 Cal. 4th 243, 226 P.3d 340, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 230 Filed 3/8/10 (this opn. should follow lead companion case, S155481, also filed 3/8/10) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S159410 v. Ct.App. 4/2 E040848 ROY COBB, JR., Riverside County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. RIF091750 Having served […]

48 Cal. 4th 158, 226 P.3d 276, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 153 Filed 3/1/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S059653 v. JEFFERY JON MILLS, Sacramento County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 94FO1464 A Sacramento County jury convicted Jeffery Jon Mills in 1996 of the first degree murder of […]

48 Cal. 4th 131, 225 P.3d 554, 105 Cal. Rptr. 3d 424 Filed 2/25/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA Conservatorship of the Person of JOHN L. ) ____________________________________) SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY Petitioner and Respondent, S157151 v. Ct.App. 4/1 D048654 JOHN L., San Diego County Objector and Appellant. Super. Ct. […]

48 Cal. 4th 118, 225 P.3d 546, 105 Cal. Rptr. 3d 414 Filed 2/22/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re the MARRIAGE of GORDON ALBERT SONNE and THERESSA LYNN ) SONNE. GORDON ALBERT SONNE, Appellant, S166221 v. Ct.App. 6 H030110 THERESSA LYNN SONNE, Monterey County Respondent. Super. Ct. No. DR 41290 Gordon Albert […]

48 Cal. 4th 104, 225 P.3d 538, 105 Cal. Rptr. 3d 404 Filed 2/18/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA KIMBERLY McCARTHER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, S164692 v. Ct.App. 1/2 A115223 PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP et al., Alameda County Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. RG05219163 In this case we resolve whether Labor Code […]

48 Cal. 4th 68, 225 P.3d 516, 105 Cal. Rptr. 3d 378 Filed 2/18/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA TERRY MCCANN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, S162435 v. Ct.App. 2/8 B189898 FOSTER WHEELER LLC, Los Angeles County Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. BC336869 This case presents a choice-of-law issue arising in a lawsuit […]

48 Cal. 4th 32, 224 P.3d 920, 105 Cal. Rptr. 3d 181 Filed 2/11/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE FOR GREEN FOOTHILLS, ) Plaintiff and Appellant, S163680 v. Ct.App. 6 H030986 SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS et al., Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. CV065186 Defendants and Respondents; ) BOARD OF TRUSTEES […]

48 Cal. 4th 58, 224 P.3d 99, 104 Cal. Rptr. 3d 780 Filed 2/11/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S164796 v. Ct.App. 6 H031237 MARCOS HIJINIO SORIA, Santa Clara County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. Nos. CC506587, CC507417, CC508203 ____________________________________) The Penal Code requires the imposition of a restitution […]

48 Cal. 4th 23, 223 P.3d 603, 104 Cal. Rptr. 3d 471 Filed 2/8/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re David V., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. ___________________________________ ) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S167716 v. Ct.App. 2/5 B203840 DAVID V., Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Superior Court No. […]

48 Cal. 4th 1, 224 P.3d 86, 104 Cal. Rptr. 3d 764 Filed 2/8/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, S164614 v. Ct.App. 3 C057766 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF YUBA COUNTY, Yuba County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. CFR0600126 DUSTIN WILLIAM SPARKS, Real Party in Interest. Real party in interest, Dustin William Sparks […]