• People v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2018-05-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Kruger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S065233

    Trial court properly considered entirety of prosecutor's explanation prior to denying Batson/Wheeler challenges

  • People v. Valencia

    Publication Date: 2017-07-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-07-03
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Stephen G. Herndon, Rachelle A. Newcomb, Peter W. Thompson and Darren K. Indermill, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Michael Satris, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant Clifford Paul Chaney.

    Case Number:

    Prop 47's definition of "unreasonable risk of danger to public safety" does not apply to resentencing proceedings under Three Strikes Reform Act (Cantil-Sakauye, C.J.)