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The People of the State of California v. Superior Court (Romero), 13 CAL. 4TH 497, 917 P.2D 628 (Cal. 1996), was a landmark case in the state of California that gave California Superior Court judges the ability to dismiss a criminal defendant's "strike prior" pursuant to the California Three-strikes law, thereby avoiding a 25-to-life minimum sentence.
The Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Respondent (Ronald Decker, Real Party in Interest) The People of the State of California v. Superior Court (Decker), 41 Cal. 4th 1 (2007), is a criminal case decided by the Supreme Court of California that distinguished between solicitation and attempt. [1] : 701–2.
Superior Court (Decker) United States v. Smith (2009) and United States v. Smith (2010). The People of the State of California v. Superior Court (Smith, 2009) and The People of the State of California v. Superior Court (Smith, 2010). While case citations generally follow Bluebook, references to other sources — especially sources that are not ...
A Marsden motion is the only means by which a criminal defendant can fire a court-appointed attorney or communicate directly with a judge in a California state court. [1] It is based on a defendant's claim that the attorney is providing ineffective assistance or has a conflict with the defendant. The name comes from the case People v. Marsden.
People v. Superior Court may refer to: People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) People v. Superior Court (Decker) (2007) This page was last edited on 19 ...
People v. Berry [1] is a voluntary manslaughter case that is widely taught in American law schools for the appellate court ' s unusual interpretation of heat of passion doctrine. Although the defendant had time to "cool down" between his wife's verbal admission of infidelity and the killing, the California Supreme Court held that the ...
The writ of mandate is a type of extraordinary writ in the U.S. state of California. [1] [2] In California, certain writs are used by the superior courts, courts of appeal and the Supreme Court to command lower bodies, including both courts and administrative agencies, to do or not to do certain things. A writ of mandate may be granted by a ...
People of the State of California v. Conrad Robert Murray. Decided. November 7, 2011. Verdict. Murray found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Case history. Subsequent actions. Murray was sentenced to four years in prison; he was released on October 28, 2013 after serving 1 year and 11 months.