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àAppellant€was€convicted€and€the€court€found€true€that€he€suffered€six€prior€strikeÏconvictions.€€One€of€the€prior€strikes€was€an€Oregon€conviction€for€second€degree€manslaughter.€ÏThis€can€include€involuntary€manslaughter€in€California,€so€the€fact€of€the€conviction€alone€wasÏnot€enough€to€make€it€a€strike.€€Four€of€the€prior€convictions€were€for€second€degree€kidnappingÏwhich€can€include€false€imprisonment.€€The€strikes€were€proven€at€trial€by€reports€of€the€crimes,Ïbut€trial€counsel€did€not€object€to€the€inadmissible€hearsay€contained€in€the€reports.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€found€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€object€which€led€to€five€of€the€six€strikesÏbeing€found€true.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Ô_ÔLeannaÔ_Ô€W.€(H026222)ÌPanel€attorney:€Gerald€ClausenÌDate:€€July€13,€2004ÌÌà  à17€year„old€Ô_ÔLeannaÔ_Ô€was€staying€with€her€grandmother.€€One€evening,€when€the€adultsÏwere€gone,€appellant€threw€a€party€in€the€grandmother's€house.€€Alcohol€was€served,€things€wereÏtrashed,€and€items€were€found€missing.€€The€juvenile€court€found€appellant€committed€residentialÏburglary€and€vandalism.€€The€theory€for€the€burglary€was€that€she€must€have€gone€in€and€out€ofÏthe€house€many€times€and€at€one€point€entered€the€house€with€the€intent€to€serve€some€of€theÏgrandmother's€alcohol€or€to€use€the€utilities€during€the€party.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,Ïfinding€insufficient€evidence.€€There€was€no€evidence€of€appellant€leaving€the€house€or€enteringÏthe€house€with€the€intent€to€take€anything,€to€serve€grandmother's€alcohol,€or€to€use€utilities€moreÏthan€she€had€permission€to.€€Further,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€she€was€criminally€culpableÏfor€any€of€the€damage€merely€because€she€threw€the€party.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Daniel€M.€€(H026332)ÌPanel€attorney:€James€DuffyÌDate:€€September€14,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€raising€a€ruckus€at€the€juvenile€hall€portion€of€the€county€jail€where€thereÏwere€about€a€dozen€other€wards.€€In€a€contested€jurisdictional€hearing,€the€court€found€heÐ Ú+*'+ Ðviolated€Penal€Code€section€415,€disturbing€the€peace€in€a€public€place,€among€other€offenses.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€found€there€was€insufficient€evidence.€€Juvenile€hall€is€not€a€public€place.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔPRETRIALÔ%†°Ô€AND€POSTTRIAL€MOTIONSó óÐ =  ÐPeople€v.€Ô_ÔKexaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔThephavongsaÔ_Ô€(H025462)ÌPanel€attorney:€Margaret€Ô_ÔMarrÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€4,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€case€started€when€the€police€were€looking€for€two€Asian€males€in€a€white€ToyotaÏRAV4€that€was€believed€to€be€involved€in€a€residential€burglary.€€The€registered€owner€lived€at€aÏcertain€address€in€San€Jose.€€Police€went€to€the€address€and€saw€one€of€the€suspects€talk€to€aÏneighbor€and€then€drive€away€in€the€RAV4;€he€was€eventually€arrested.€€A€few€hours€later,Ïpolice€saw€several€people€stand€in€front€of€the€house.€€The€officer€contacted€appellant,€hisÏmother,€his€sister,€and€a€friend.€€No€one€matched€the€description€of€the€remaining€burglaryÏsuspect.€€Appellant€explained€his€mother€owned€the€house€and€he€did€not€live€there,€though€heÏhad€a€room,€received€mail,€and€had€clothing€there.€€His€brother€lived€in€the€house.€€The€officerÏasked€appellant€to€bring€his€brother€outside.€€Appellant€agreed€and€went€into€the€house€but€didÏnot€return.€€The€officer€walked€along€the€side€of€the€house€to€the€backyard€where€he€sawÏappellant€throw€methamphetamine€over€the€back€fence.€€The€trial€court€denied€a€motion€toÏsuppress.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€It€held€appellant€had€a€reasonable€expectation€ofÏprivacy.€€The€officers€could€not€enter€the€backyard€without€probable€cause€and€exigentÏcircumstances,€and€there€were€neither.€€There€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€or€his€brotherÏwere€suspects€of€the€burglary,€and€appellant€failing€to€return€with€his€brother€was€not€an€exigentÏcircumstance.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Fernando€Ô_ÔGallardoÔ_Ô€(H026292)ÌPanel€attorney:€Alan€SternÌDate:€€March€25,€2004ÌÌà  àAn€officer€learned€from€a€confidential€informant€that€appellant€was€selling€drugs.€ÏAppellant€was€on€probation€and€there€was€a€warrant€for€his€arrest.€€The€officer€learned€he€wasÏstaying€at€a€certain€motel.€€The€officer€arrived€at€the€motel,€obtained€a€pass€key€from€theÏmanager,€and€used€it€to€enter€the€room.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€that€the€knock€noticeÏrequirement€applied€to€probation€searches€and€to€executing€an€arrest€warrant.€€The€court€ruledÏthe€officer€failed€to€comply€with€the€knock€notice€requirement,€and€the€denial€of€the€suppressionÏmotion€was€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Juan€Sanchez„Martinez€(H025745)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€MorseÌDate:€€April€2,€2004Ð Ô+$'+ Їà  àAppellant€was€stopped€possessing€30€boxes€of€pseudoephedrine.€€He€pled€guilty€ofÏpossession€with€intent€to€manufacture€methamphetamine€and€was€sentenced€to€serve€four€yearsÏin€prison.€€He€had€moved€to€withdraw€his€plea.€€He€explained€that€he€paid€his€attorney€$20,000.€ÏThe€attorney€made€several€court€appearances,€and€each€time€pressured€appellant€for€moreÏmoney.€€When€appellant€said€he€had€no€more€money,€the€attorney€explained€to€him€that€thereÏwas€no€choice€but€to€plead€guilty,€but€he€would€receive€probation.€€Appellant€said€his€attorneyÏnever€discussed€the€elements€of€the€case€or€specific€defenses€or€the€immigration€consequences.€ÏIn€fact,€appellant€was€unaware€what€the€pseudoephedrine€was€for,€did€not€know€it€would€be€usedÏto€manufacture€methamphetamine,€and€was€not€going€to€profit€from€his€duties.€€AppellantððsÏtestimony€was€corroborated€by€his€wife€who€accompanied€him€in€his€discussions€with€hisÏattorney.€€He€had€no€record€and€was€unfamiliar€with€the€law.€€Trial€counsel€testified€that€heÏdiscussed€the€crime€reports€but€could€not€remember€if€he€discussed€the€specific€elements€orÏdefenses.€€He€did€not€remember€if€he€discussed€immigration€consequences.€€The€court€of€appealÏreversed€the€denial€of€the€motion€to€withdraw€plea.€€It€noted€that€appellant€had€a€viable€defenseÏwhich€was€never€explored.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Francisco€Hernandez€(H026258)ÌPanel€attorney:€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€May€14,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€victim€was€shot€dead,€and€a€witness€identified€appellant€as€the€shooter.€€There€wasÏevidence€that€the€crime€could€have€been€committed€by€a€third€person,€Ô_ÔOrozcoÔ_Ô.€€At€trial,€theÏwitness€again€identified€appellant€as€the€culprit,€and€she€said€she€did€not€know€Ô_ÔOrozcoÔ_Ô.€€After€theÏtrial,€the€witness€attempted€to€receive€welfare.€€In€order€to€qualify,€she€had€to€disclose€who€theÏfather€of€her€children€was.€€She€told€a€deputy€district€attorney€that€Ô_ÔOrozcoÔ_Ô€was€the€father€of€herÏdaughter.€€Appellant€moved€for€a€new€trial€which€was€denied.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€ItÏwas€undisputed€this€was€legitimately€newly€discovered€evidence.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€it€wasÏmaterial€and€required€a€new€trial.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔLanardÔ_Ô€Watts€(H025834)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Charles€Ô_ÔHolzhauerÔ_ÔÌDate:€May€21,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€detained€because€he€matched€the€description€of€a€robbery€suspect.€€AÏwitness€arrived€for€a€show„up€but€did€not€identify€him€as€the€culprit.€€Nevertheless,€the€detentionÏcontinued,€and€the€officer€began€to€notice€appellant's€speech€was€garbled.€€He€noticed€appellantÏhad€a€rock„like€substance€in€his€mouth,€which€the€officer€suspected€was€cocaine.€€Eventually,Ïcocaine€was€seized€from€appellant.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€denial€of€the€motion€toÏsuppress€evidence.€€Although€the€initial€detention€was€justified,€it€was€unreasonably€prolongedÏafter€the€witness€failed€to€identify€him.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÐ Ó+#'+ ÐPeople€v.€Mark€Ô_ÔYoutseyÔ_Ô€(H026199)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€€June€10,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€petty€theft€with€a€prior€and€admitted€he€had€a€prior€strikeÏconviction.€€As€part€of€the€plea€bargain,€the€court€would€send€him€to€Ô_ÔCRCÔ_Ô,€but€he€would€serve€5Ïyears€in€prison€if€he€were€unable€to€complete€the€program.€€Ô_ÔCRCÔ_Ô€immediately€sent€him€back,Ïstating€he€did€not€qualify€even€for€consideration.€€Appellant€sought€to€withdraw€his€plea,€statingÏthat€the€promise€for€Ô_ÔCRCÔ_Ô€was€illusory€because€he€never€qualified€for€the€program.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€and€reversed€the€trial€court's€denial€of€the€motion.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Andrew€Ô_ÔDeLeonÔ_Ô€(H021985)ÌPanel€attorney:€Catherine€WhiteÌDate:€€July€15,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€seven€counts€arising€from€some€auto€burglaries.€€TheÏevidence€against€appellant€was€obtained€from€a€traffic€stop€in€which€he€was€a€passenger.€€DuringÏthe€stop,€appellant€tried€to€leave,€but€the€officer€would€not€allow€it.€€The€trial€court€foundÏappellant€was€illegally€detained.€€Upon€reconsideration€of€the€suppression€motion,€the€courtÏfound€appellant's€detention€and€the€officers€subsequent€searches€were€legal€because€the€officersÏsubsequently€learned€he€was€on€probation.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€that€the€illegalÏdetention€of€appellant€merely€because€he€was€on€probation,€a€fact€then€unknown€to€the€officers,Ïwas€illegal.€€(òòPeople€v.€Saunders€óó(2003)€31€Cal.4th318.)Ð Ÿï ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Brian€Ô_ÔHoeninghausÔ_Ô€(H025621)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔTuttiÔ_Ô€HackingÌDate:€€July€26,€2004ÌÌà  àIn€a€published€decision,€the€court€held€that€a€probation€search€is€not€valid€when€the€policeÏofficer€did€not€know€anyone€was€on€probation.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Ô_ÔFickesÔ_Ô€(H024898)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Catherine€WhiteÌDate:€€September€1,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€tried€for€attempted€residential€burglary€and€misdemeanor€childÏmolestation,€involving€two€separate€incidents.€€He€was€convicted€of€the€felony€and€misdemeanorÏpeeping,€and€he€was€sentenced€to€30€years€to€life€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€The€onlyÏevidence€of€identity€for€the€felony€was€that€he€was€in€the€area€when€the€attempted€burglaryÏoccurred.€€Appellant€argued€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€the€motion€to€sever€the€counts.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€there€were€insufficient€grounds€for€joinder€under€Penal€CodeÐ Ó+#'+ Ðsection€954,€and€the€prejudice€from€the€misdemeanor€case€affected€the€outcome€on€the€felonyÏcase€which€was€otherwise€very€weak.€€The€judgment€was€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Adrian€Rivers€(H026593)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Daniel€Ô_ÔKritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€22,€2004ÌÌà  àAn€informant€told€police€appellant€was€selling€drugs€from€his€motel€room.€€The€policeÏknocked€on€appellant's€door€at€2€a.m.€and€told€him€that€he€was€suspected€of€selling€drugs.€€BasedÏon€this€information,€they€convinced€appellant€to€step€out€of€his€room€where€he€was€questionedÏand€his€license€was€checked€through€dispatch.€€Officers€eventually€determined€he€was€under€theÏinfluence€of€drugs€and€arrested€him.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€denial€of€the€motion€toÏsuppress€evidence.€€Appellant€was€detained€when€he€was€told€to€step€out€of€his€motel€roomÏbecause€he€was€suspected€of€selling€drugs.€€It€was€not€a€consensual€encounter€because€aÏreasonable€person€would€not€believe€he€was€free€to€disregard€the€officer's€demands€when€told€heÏis€accused€of€committing€a€crime.€€The€unverified€tip€from€an€informant€was€insufficientÏevidence€to€amount€to€reasonable€suspicion.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson).ÌÌÌÔ% ‡ Ôššò òERRORÔ%†Y4Ô€AT€TRIAL€OR€HEARINGó óÐ ä4 КšPeople€v.€Oscar€Cortez€(H025693)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€January€2,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€had€a€court€trial€and€submitted€on€the€transcript€of€the€preliminary€hearingÏtranscript.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€this€was€a€slow€plea.€€Since€appellant€was€not€advised€ofÏhis€rights€to€a€jury€trial€nor€did€he€waive€his€rights,€the€conviction€was€reversed.ÌÌPeople€v.€Joseph€Ramirez€(H024606)ÌPanel€attorney:€Steven€SchorrÌDate:€€January€6,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€sexual€battery€by€restraining€the€victim€and€penetration€byÏduress€against€a€teenage€girl€who€lived€in€the€same€home.€€Because€he€was€also€convicted€ofÏmolesting€another€girl,€he€was€sentenced€to€serve€45€years€to€life€under€the€One€Strike€Law,ÏPenal€Code€section€667.61€for€committing€an€enumerated€offense€against€two€or€more€victims.€ÏThe€acts€against€the€teenage€girl€consisted€of€appellant€inappropriately€touching€the€girl€as€theyÏlay€on€her€bed€which€was€the€top€bunk.€€The€prosecutor€argued€that€he€was€twice€as€big,€the€onlyÏmale€adult€in€the€home,€and€she€was€effectively€cornered€on€the€top€bunk.€€The€court€of€appealÏdisagreed,€holding€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€duress€or€restraint.€€As€a€consequence,€theÏOne€Strike€Law€no€longer€applied,€and€appellant€was€entitled€to€a€new€sentencing€hearing.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÐ Ô+$'+ ЇPeople€v.€Lloyd€Taylor€(H024303)ÌPanel€attorney:€Robert€Ô_ÔBryzmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€January€21,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€in€a€court€trial€of€failing€to€register.€€Appellant€testified€he€didÏregister€and€tried€to€comply€with€the€law€but€he€did€not€understand€additional€registrationÏrequirements.€€In€rendering€the€verdict,€the€trial€court€stated€appellantððs€actions€qualified€asÏwillful€as€defined€in€CALJIC.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€that€the€evidence€mustÏshow€the€defendant€understood€his€obligation€to€register€to€be€guilty€of€knowingly€failing€toÏregister.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sean€Ô_ÔSarikÔ_Ô€(H024870)ÌPanel€attorney:€Patricia€BellÌDate:€January€23,€2004€ÌÌà  àThe€court€held€that€the€group€beating€instruction€(CALJIC€No.€17.20)€is€erroneousÏbecause€the€defendant€could€be€found€to€commit€the€enhancement€without€personally€inflictingÏgreat€bodily€injury.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€James€Ô_ÔWestfallÔ_Ô€(H025500)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gerald€ClausenÌDate:€€January€29,€2004ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€DUI(a)€but€acquitted€him€of€DUI(b).€€The€offense€was€€aÏfelony€because€he€suffered€three€prior€Ô_ÔDUIsÔ_Ô€within€seven€years.€€One€of€the€two€officers€presentÏduring€the€arrest€testified.€€The€defense€argued€the€failure€to€call€the€second€officer€showed€theÏjury€should€not€trust€the€testifying€officer.€€The€prosecutor€argued€in€rebuttal€that€the€otherÏofficer€would€have€testified€the€same.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€this€is€misconduct€because€theÏprosecutor€was€arguing€facts€not€in€evidence€and€asking€the€jury€to€draw€unreasonable€inferencesÏas€to€what€the€non„testifying€officer€would€have€said.€€During€deliberations,€the€jury€suggested€itÏmight€be€deadlocked.€€The€judge€recessed€for€the€day€and€told€the€jurors€to€ð ðmull€the€case€overððÏthe€evening€and€consider€the€evidence€that€was€presented.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€thisÏinstruction€conflicted€with€the€jurorsðð€legal€duty€not€to€deliberate€after€they€separated.€€The€courtÏfound€the€two€errors€to€be€prejudicial.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔNhanÔ_Ô€Chi€(H024508)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔOzroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChildsÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€5,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€another€finding€of€personally€inflicting€great€bodily€injuryÏbecause€the€jury€was€instructed€it€could€find€it€true€based€on€a€ð ðgroup€beatingðð€theory.€€(StaffÐ Ó+#'+ Ðattorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔDericÔ_Ô€Little€(H024757)ÌPanel€attorney:€Elaine€ForresterÌDate:€€February€9,€2004ÌÌà  àDefendant€was€on€trial€for€child€endangerment€and€a€misdemeanor€count€of€being€underÏthe€influence.€€During€the€trial,€trial€counsel€stipulated€he€was€guilty€of€being€under€theÏinfluence.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€that€when€trial€counselÏstipulates€that€the€defendant€is€guilty€of€a€charge,€the€defendant€must€be€advised€he€is€waivingÏhis€rights€as€if€it€were€a€slow€plea€or€a€guilty€plea.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÔ_ÔÌPeople€v.€Michael€Rhines€(H025664)ÌPanel€attorney:€Robert€Ô_ÔDerhamÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€10,€2004ÌÌà  àIn€a€court€trial,€appellant€was€convicted€of€committing€domestic€violence€and€assault€withÏa€deadly€weapon.€€Under€the€Three€Strikes€Law,€he€was€sentenced€to€serve€25€years€to€life€inÏprison.€€He€never€personally€waived€his€right€to€a€jury.€€Under€the€California€Constitution,Ïwaiver€of€the€right€to€jury€is€valid€only€if€the€court€obtains€a€personal€waiver€from€the€defendant.€ÏThe€judgment€was€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔTuyenÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTranÔ_Ô,€et€al.€(H025355)ÌPanel€attorneys:€€Paul€Carroll€and€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€March€12,€2004ÌÌà  àA€jury€found€the€appellants€guilty€of€attempted€murder€by€using€a€firearm€causing€greatÏbodily€injury€in€furtherance€of€a€gang.€€They€were€sentenced€to€serve€life€in€prison.€€During€aÏbreak€in€deliberations,€the€mother€of€one€of€the€defendants€approached€a€juror€about€the€trialÏwhen€she€was€in€the€restroom.€€The€juror€had€disclosed€the€incident€to€the€foreperson€and€saidÏshe€was€concerned€for€her€safety€because€this€was€a€gang€case.€€The€trial€court€conducted€aÏlimited€investigation€and€concluded€there€was€insufficient€cause€for€removing€her.€€Soon€afterÏthe€incident,€the€jury€returned€a€verdict€of€guilty€and€found€the€enhancements€to€be€true.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€reversed€because€the€trial€court€failed€to€conduct€an€adequate€investigation.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher).ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔDarciusÔ_Ô€Butler€(H025033)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Thomas€Ô_ÔSingmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€6,€2004ÌÐ Ó+#'+ Ðà  àA€jury€convicted€Butler€of€participating€in€a€home€invasion€robbery€which€led€to€aÏmurder.€€He€was€sentenced€to€serve€life€in€prison.€€The€evidence€that€Butler€was€at€the€crime€wasÏweak.€€He€also€presented€an€alibi€defense.€€In€limine,€Butlerððs€trial€counsel€successfully€moved€toÏexclude€evidence€that€he€was€on€parole,€and€the€court€directed€the€prosecutor€to€admonish€theÏwitnesses€not€to€mention€this€fact.€€When€one€of€the€officers€testified,€he€was€asked€on€directÏexamination€whether€appellantððs€hair€style€had€changed.€€The€officerððs€response€was,€ð ðI€spoke€toÏhis€parole€officer.ðð€€Appellant€immediately€moved€for€a€mistrial€on€the€ground€that€the€evidenceÏwas€already€ruled€to€be€excluded€and€the€officerððs€answer€was€nonresponsive;€he€also€argued€thatÏan€admonition€would€not€cure€the€prejudice.€€During€closing€argument,€the€prosecutor€arguedÏhow€the€officer€spoke€to€the€parole€agent€about€appellantððs€hair€style€which€was€met€with€anÏadmonition€from€the€court.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€The€evidence€was€gratuitous,Ïinadmissible,€and€unduly€prejudicial€even€with€an€admonition.€€Since€the€evidence€against€ButlerÏwas€weak,€reversal€was€required.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Miguel€Ô_ÔZarazuaÔ_Ô€(H025472)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Peter€Ô_ÔEsternÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€20,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€domestic€violence€and€rape€of€his€girlfriend.€€TheÏprosecution€was€unable€to€subpoena€the€alleged€victim€for€trial.€€Consequently,€a€videotape€ofÏher€interview€with€the€police€was€admitted€pursuant€to€Evidence€Code€section€1370€overÏappellantððs€confrontation€objection.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€Under€the€newly€decided€caseÏof€òòCrawford€v.€Washingtonóó€(2004)124€S.Ct.€1354,€the€videotaped€interview€violated€theÐ Ÿï Ðconfrontation€clause€because€it€was€testimonial€hearsay€without€providing€the€defendant€anÏopportunity€to€cross„examine€the€declarant.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Fernando€Ô_ÔDominguezÔ_Ô€(H022727)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€May€12,€2004/December€14,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€and€a€codefendant€were€charged€with€rape,€kidnapping,€and€first€degreeÏmurder.€€It€appeared€from€the€facts€that€the€codefendant€killed€the€victim,€but€the€instructions€onÏfelony€murder€did€not€describe€when€appellant€could€be€found€guilty€of€felony€murder€based€onÏthe€codefendant€killing€the€victim.€€Instead,€the€instruction€told€the€jury€appellant€could€be€guiltyÏwhenever€the€victim€is€killed€during€the€commission€of€a€certain€felony.€€This€was€not€the€stateÏof€the€law.€€Consequently,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€in€a€published€decision.€€The€SupremeÏCourt€granted€review€and€remanded€it€to€the€court€of€appeal.€€The€court€of€appeal€again€reversedÏthe€convictions€for€felony€murder€and€kidnapping€in€a€published€decision.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Delano€Ô_ÔToldenÔ_Ô€(H024538)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Victoria€StaffordÐ Ó+#'+ ÐDate:€€May€27,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€after€a€court€trial€of€failing€to€register.€€Evidence€showed€he€wasÏdevelopmentally€disabled.€€In€finding€appellant€guilty,€the€trial€court€said€that€appellant's€intentÏwas€irrelevant;€he€failed€to€register.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€the€failure€to€registerÏmust€be€willful.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔRozminÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPirwaniÔ_Ô€€(H025395)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Brian€PoriÌDate:€€June€21,€2004ÌÌà  àAn€elderly€woman€accused€appellant€of€embezzling€a€large€amount€of€her€money€justÏbefore€she€died.€€At€trial,€her€statement€to€a€social€worker€and€her€videotaped€statement€to€aÏpolice€officer€was€admitted€under€Evidence€Code€section€1380.€€The€jury€convicted.€€In€aÏpublished€opinion,€the€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€statements€were€inadmissible€testimonialÏhearsay€in€violation€of€the€confrontation€clause€under€òòCrawford€v.€Washingtonóó€(2004)€124€S.Ct.Ð @ Ð1354.€€The€conviction€was€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Dean€Landon€(H026011)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€Quick€€ÌDate:€July€6,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€grand€theft€from€an€elder€in€count€one,€grand€theft€in€countsÏtwo€and€three,€and€grand€theft€auto€in€count€four.€€Counts€one€and€two€concerned€the€same€theft.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€he€could€not€be€convicted€of€count€two€because€count€one€is€aÏmore€specific€offense.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joaquin€Ô_ÔEspinozaÔ_Ô€(H026266)ÌPanel€attorney:€Lori€KleinÌDate:€€July€13,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€75€years€to€life€in€prison€after€jury€trial.€€The€primaryÏevidence€against€him€was€statements€made€by€the€complaining€witness€to€the€police;€she€did€notÏtestify€at€trial.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€in€light€of€òòCrawford€v.€Washingtonóó€(2004)€541€U.S.Ð t%Ä $ Ð__,€124€S.Ct.€1354.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jaime€Ô_ÔJassoÔ_Ô€et€al.€(H025464)ÌPanel€attorneys:€€Ruth€Ô_ÔMcVeighÔ_Ô€and€Irma€CastilloÌDate:€€July€16,€2004€ÌÐ Ó+#'+ Ðà  àAppellants€were€charged€with€conspiracy.€€In€instructing€the€jury,€the€court€failed€toÏinstruct€the€jury€on€the€target€offense.€€This€required€reversal.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carlos€Ô_ÔLazaldeÔ_Ô€(H022775)ÌPanel€attorney:€Richard€Ô_ÔKrechÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€19,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€searched€based€on€a€warrant€that€appears€to€have€been€invalid€and€becauseÏhe€was€on€probation,€though€the€officers€were€unaware€of€this€fact€during€the€search.€€The€courtÏdid€not€address€the€invalid€warrant€but€found€the€search€was€a€lawful€probation€search.€ÏSubsequently,€the€California€Supreme€Court€decided€òòPeople€v.€Sandersóó€(2003)31€Cal.4th318.€Ð ³  ÐIn€light€of€this,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€in€a€published€decision.€€The€matter€was€remandedÏfor€the€superior€court€to€consider€whether€the€warrant€was€valid.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔLorenÔ_Ô€Herzog€(H023906)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Eric€Ô_ÔMulthaupÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€18,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€five€counts€of€murder.€€The€jury€convicted€him€of€three€ofÏthem€and€found€him€not€guilty€of€the€remaining€two.€€Each€of€the€murders€were€actuallyÏcommitted€by€his€long„time€friend,€but€appellant€was€allegedly€culpable€as€an€aider€and€abettor.€ÏAppellant€was€subject€to€seven€custodial€interrogations€spanning€six€days.€€The€trial€court€ruledÏthat€appellant€invoked€his€right€to€silence€in€the€earlier€interrogations,€even€though€the€officersÏcontinued€to€question€him.€€The€trial€court€suppressed€his€statements€after€the€invocations.€€TheÏtrial€court€admitted€statements€from€the€last€three€interrogations€which€occurred€on€the€final€twoÏdays.€€Appellant€argued€the€statements€should€have€been€suppressed€because€they€wereÏinvoluntary€as€a€result€of€the€officers€continuing€to€question€him€after€he€invoked€his€right€toÏsilence€during€the€earlier€interrogations.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed.€€Although€it€is€notÏcategorically€forbidden€to€Ô_ÔreinterrogateÔ_Ô€after€a€break€a€suspect€who€had€invoked€the€right€toÏsilence,€in€this€case€it€was€concluded€that€under€the€totality€of€the€circumstances€the€statementsÏwere€coerced.€€The€police€had€disregarded€previous€invocations,€interrogated€him€over€aÏprolonged€period€of€time,€delayed€arraignment€to€continue€interrogations€before€the€inevitableÏappointment€of€counsel,€denigrated€the€usefulness€of€defense€counsel€when€he€asked€about€beingÏassisted€with€counsel,€falsely€told€him€that€the€codefendant€had€implicated€him,€and€implied€thatÏif€he€confessed€the€consequences€would€be€less€serious.€€The€court€decided€the€error€wasÏprejudicial.€There€was€no€other€evidence€of€him€being€culpable€of€two€of€the€murders.€€AlthoughÏthere€was€some€evidence€implicating€him€in€the€third€murder,€it€could€not€be€said€his€statementsÏdid€not€have€a€powerful€effect€in€the€jury€returning€its€verdict.€€The€judgment€was€reversed€in€itsÏentirety.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌñtñÔ% ‡ ÔñtñPeople€v.€Ô_ÔKelsieÔ_Ô€BanksÐ Ó+#'+ ÐPanel€attorney:€Douglas€KaneÌDate:€€September€9,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€possessing€a€shank€in€prison.€€On€the€day€of€trial,€heÏrequested€a€continuance.€€The€motion€was€denied.€€He€then€pled€guilty€with€the€promise€that€heÏcould€appeal€the€denial€of€the€continuance.€€This€was€an€illusory€promise€because€the€denial€of€aÏcontinuance€cannot€be€contested€on€appeal€after€a€plea.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€theÏjudgment.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔTruongÔ_Ô€Nguyen€(H025988)ÌPanel€attorney:€Alex€GreenÌDate:€€September€13,€2004ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€residential€burglary.€€At€trial,€the€prosecution€rejected€anÏoffer€by€the€defense€to€stipulate€that€the€break„in€was€committed€with€the€requisite€specificÏintent.€€Instead,€the€prosecution€introduced€uncharged€prior€burglary€to€show€intent.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€reversed,€holding€that€under€the€circumstances€of€the€case,€the€trial€court€should€haveÏcompelled€the€prosecution€to€accept€the€stipulation.€€Accordingly,€the€evidence€of€the€otherÏcrime€was€irrelevant€and€highly€prejudicial.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Fidel€Hernandez€(H025946)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔKatarzynaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKozikÔ_ÔÌDate:€€€October€22,€2004ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€murder.€€At€trial,€it€was€learned€appellant€and€the€victimÏwere€selling€drugs,€and€they€stored€the€drugs€and€money€in€a€public€storage€locker.€€AlthoughÏthey€generally€got€along,€they€were€heard€having€a€heated€argument€just€before€Christmas€2001.€ÏA€few€weeks€later,€they€met€near€the€locker,€and€appellant€killed€the€victim.€€He€claimed€he€actedÏin€self„defense.€€In€instructing€on€imperfect€self„defense,€the€court€modified€CALJIC€No.€5.17€toÏstate€that€the€defense€was€unavailable€when€the€defendant's€ð ðwrongful€conductðð€created€theÏactual€but€unreasonable€belief€in€the€need€to€defend€himself.€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€theÏmodified€instruction€was€erroneous€because€the€correct€law€would€require€withdrawal€of€theÏdefense€only€if€the€defendant's€illegal€conduct€led€to€the€circumstances€requiring€the€perceivedÏneed€to€defend€himself.€€The€court€of€appeal€also€decided€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€instructingÏon€a€provocation€theory€for€voluntary€manslaughter.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sterling€Brown€(H026138)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Mark€Ô_ÔFarbmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€October€26,€2004ÌÌà  àWhen€appellant€was€arrested,€police€questioned€him€without€advising€him€of€his€òòMirandaóóÐ Ó+#'+ Ðrights.€€Midway€through€the€interrogation,€he€was€advised€of€his€òòMirandaóó€rights€which€heÐ ° Ðwaived,€and€he€repeated€the€same€answers.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€theÏinterrogation€should€have€been€suppressed€under€òòMissouri€v.€Ô_ÔSeibertÔ_Ôóó€(2004)124€S.Ct.2601.€Ð ‚Ò Ð(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔJaysonÔ_Ô€Hughes,€et€al.€(H025863)ÌPanel€attorneys:€€Lora€MartinÌà  àà ` à€€€Gary€CrooksÌDate:€€October€29,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellants€were€charged€with€assault€with€a€firearm€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€245,€subd.€(b).)€€AfterÏa€court€trial,€the€court€found€them€guilty€of€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon,€not€a€firearm€(Pen.ÏCode,€ðð€245,€subd.€(a)(1).)€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€that€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€wasÏnot€a€lesser€included€offense,€and€the€court€lacked€the€authority€to€reduce€the€charge€to€a€lesserÏrelated€offense.€€Since€the€court€acquitted€them€of€assault€with€a€firearm,€the€court€of€appealÏreduced€the€convictions€to€misdemeanor€assault.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Charles€Ô_ÔWoodridgeÔ_Ô€(H026445)ÌPanel€attorney:€Paul€Ô_ÔDemeesterÔ_ÔÌDate:€November€22,€2004ÌÌà  àAfter€a€court€trial,€appellant€was€convicted€of€appropriating€lost€property€and€grand€theftÏbased€on€appellant€taking€money€that€was€mistakenly€forwarded€to€his€account€at€E*Trade.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€held€appellant€could€be€convicted€one€only€one€of€the€counts€because€they€bothÏdescribed€the€same€act€and€merely€described€alternative€theories€of€culpability.€€(Staff€attorneyÏPaul€Couenhoven)ÌñtñÔ%†~nÔñtñÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔHilarioÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCatanoÔ_Ô€(H026631)ÌStaff€attorney:€Williams€Robinson\ÌDate:€€December€6,€2004ÌÌà  àAfter€accepting€a€plea€bargain,€appellant€moved€at€the€sentencing€hearing€to€ð ðfireððÏretained€counsel€and€have€another€attorney,€perhaps€an€appointed€attorney,€to€represent€him.€ÏAfter€holding€an€in€camera€hearing€pursuant€òòPeople€v.€Marsdenóó€(1970)€2€Cal.3d€118,€the€courtÐ t%Ä $ Ðdenied€the€motion.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€that€a€defendant€has€an€absolute€rightÏto€fire€retained€counsel€upon€making€a€timely€motion,€and€the€standards€for€replacing€appointedÏcounsel€under€òòMarsdenóó€did€not€apply.€€Ð /(#' ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Roderick€NormanÌPanel€attorney:€Ann€Ô_ÔVandepolÔ_ÔÐ Ó+#'+ ÐDate:€€December€15,€2004ÌÌà  àAmong€other€things,€appellant€was€charged€with€resisting€arrest.€€The€court€instructed€theÏjury€that€a€ð ðpeace€officer€is€engaged€in€the€lawful€performance€of€his€duties€when€he€attempts€toÏdetain€a€person€who€flees€from€police€without€provocation€in€area€known€for€heavy€narcoticsÏtrafficking.ðð€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€conviction,€holding€that€the€instruction€created€anÏillegal€mandatory€presumption.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€John€Lara€(H026893)ÌPanel€attorney:€Gordon€Ô_ÔBrownellÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€17,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€23€crimes€and€sentenced€to€serve€195€years€to€lifeÏconsecutive€to€16€years€8€months€(if€he€were€sentenced€when€Thomas€Jefferson€was€inaugurated,Ïthen€today€he€would€still€have€six€more€years€to€serve€before€he€would€be€eligible€for€parole).€ÏThe€trial€court€failed€to€instruct€the€jury€on€count€21,€though€it€did€properly€instruct€the€jury€onÏrelated€offenses.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€complete€failure€to€instruct€on€the€elements€of€theÏoffense€automatically€required€reversal.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jaime€Hernandez€(H026408)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Joseph€Ô_ÔShippÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€22,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€guilty€of€three€counts€of€murder€with€a€gang€enhancement.€€The€trialÏcourt€imposed€an€additional€ten€years€for€the€gang€enhancement.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€thatÏsubdivision€(b)€of€Penal€Code€section€186.22€required€that€appellant€not€be€eligible€for€parole€forÏ15€years€and€the€additional€ten€year€term€was€unauthorized.€€Further,€appellant€should€receive€anÏadditional€four€days€of€presentence€credits.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ñ}ñÌÌñ}ñÌñuñÔ% ‡ ÔñuññvñÌñvñò òSENTENCINGó óÐ Ð!   КšIn€re€Cheryl€Chavez,€et€al.€(H025709)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Steve€DeFilippis€and€Keith€WattleyÌDate:€€January€5,€2004ÌÌà  àCheryl€and€gilbert€Chavez€were€convicted€in€1998€of€filing€a€false€state€tax€return.€€At€theÏtime,€the€penalty€for€the€crime€was€ð ðnot€more€than€three€yearsðð€in€prison.€€In€òòIn€re€Hagenóó€(2001)Ð G'—"& Ð88€Cal.App.4th€378,€the€court€held€the€statutory€language€meant€it€the€indeterminate€sentencingÏlaw€applied.€€Effective€January€1,€2002,€the€statute€was€changed€to€make€the€punishment€fallÏwithin€the€determinate€sentencing€law.€€The€defendants€were€originally€sentenced€under€theÏindeterminate€sentencing€law.€€They€filed€petitions€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€in€the€superior€courtÏclaiming€the€statutory€amendment€applied€retroactively€to€them.€€The€superior€court€agreed,€andÐ Ô+$'+ Ðthe€prosecution€appealed.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€theÏamendment€applied€retroactively.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Steven€Palmer€(H025653)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€January€15,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€selling€bunk€drugs€(Health€&€Saf.€Code,€ðð€11355)€in€countÏone€and€the€possession€or€manufacture€of€bunk€drugs€for€sale€(Health€&€Saf.€Code,€ðð€109575)€inÏcount€two.€€The€court€sentenced€him€to€prison€and€ordered€him€to€pay€$5000€in€attorney€fees€andÏa€drug€lab€fee€and€drug€program€fee€for€both€counts.€€The€court€of€appeal€struck€the€attorney€feesÏbecause€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.€€The€court€struck€the€fines€for€countÏtwo€because€they€do€not€apply€to€a€violation€of€section€109575.€€Finally,€the€restitution€finesÏwere€reduced€to€reflect€the€actual€amount€imposed€by€the€court€at€sentencing.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jesse€Yates€(H025463)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€January€15,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€commercial€burglary€and€petty€theft€with€a€prior€based€on€anÏincident€where€he€entered€€a€store€and€stole€an€item.€€The€Attorney€General€conceded€on€appealÏthat€the€two€counts€should€have€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€666.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Enrique€Tantaruna€€(H025986)ÌStaff€attorney:€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€January€16,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€arrested€for€committing€some€drug€crimes€in€1989,€and€then€heÏdisappeared€for€13€years.€€In€2002€he€was€caught€and€he€eventually€pled€no€contest€to€theÏcharges.€€Two€of€the€four€counts€were€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€that€the€fines€for€the€two€counts€that€were€stayed€also€must€be€stayed.€€The€ex€postÏfacto€clause€prohibited€imposing€a€parole€revocation€restitution€fine€because€section€1202.45€didÏnot€exist€when€the€crimes€were€committed.€€Finally,€the€penalty€assessments€must€be€reduced€toÏ$6€for€every€$10€of€the€remaining€fine€because€the€ex€post€facto€clause€prohibited€increasing€theÏassessments€after€the€crimes€were€committed.ÌÌÌIn€re€Christopher€F.€(H026060)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Daniel€KritzÌDate:€€January€16,€2004ÌÐ Ó+#'+ Ðà  àThe€minor€was€placed€on€probation€after€committing€an€auto€theft€and€receiving€stolenÏproperty.€€As€a€condition€of€probation,€he€was€ordered€to€have€no€contact€with€the€victim€or€anyÏmember€of€her€family€and€to€stay€100€yards€away€from€the€victimððs€residence,€vehicle,€school,Ïand€place€of€employment.€€Appellant€claimed€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€not€objecting€toÏthe€probation€condition€as€vague.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€there€was€no€evidence€theÏminor€knew€the€victim€or€members€of€her€family.€€Since€he€has€no€knowledge€of€their€identities,Ïhe€was€not€on€notice€whom€he€was€ordered€to€stay€away€from.€€Additionally,€the€matter€wasÏremanded€for€the€juvenile€court€to€declare€if€the€offenses€were€felonies€or€misdemeanors.€€(StaffÏattorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Nathan€Rios€(H026315)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€January€29,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€four€felonies€and€two€misdemeanors€for€a€sentence€of€threeÏyears.€€At€sentencing,€the€court€said€it€was€imposing€the€ð ðstatutory€minimumðð€restitution€fine€ofÏ$800.€€Of€course,€the€statutory€minimum€restitution€fine€is€$200.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€trialÏcounsel€was€ineffective€for€not€objecting€and€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€hearing€on€theÏrestitution€fine.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Saul€Cardenas€(H026015)ÌPanel€attorney:€Steven€SchorrÌDate:€January€27,€2004ÌÌà  àA€jury€found€appellant€guilty€of€two€felonies€punishable€under€Penal€Code€sectionÏ667.61,€among€other€charges.€€He€also€had€five€prior€strike€convictions.€€Te€court€sentenced€himÏto€serve€150€years€to€life,€finding€that€the€two€of€the€felonies€were€not€committed€on€a€ð ðsingleÏoccasionðð€under€subdivision€(g)€of€section€667.61.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€in€a€previousÏappeal€that€the€trial€court€used€the€wrong€standard€for€determining€a€ð ðsingle€occasionðð€andÏremanded€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing.€€Before€the€remittitur€issued,€the€trial€court€held€anotherÏsentencing€hearing€and€again€imposed€a€sentence€of€150€years€to€life.€€The€court€of€appealÏreversed.€€The€trial€court€lacked€jurisdiction€to€resentence€appellant€before€the€remittitur€issued.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌñwñÌñwñÌPeople€v.€Manuel€Garay€(H026194)ÌStaff€attorney:€William€RobinsonÌDate:€January€27,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€the€court€imposed€a€restitution€fine€of€$200.€ÏLater,€appellantððs€probation€was€revoked,,€and€he€was€sentenced€to€prison.€€The€court€imposed€aÏrestitution€fine€of€$800.€€The€increase€in€the€restitution€fine€was€unauthorized.Ð Ó+#'+ ЇÌPeople€v.€Michael€Miller€(H025668)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Joseph€ShippÌDate:€€February€23,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€originally€sentenced€to€serve€100€years€to€life€consecutive€to€33€years€8Ïmonths.€€In€a€previous€appeal,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€finding€the€One€Strike€LawÏapplied€because€of€an€instructional€error€and€found€that€one€of€the€life€terms€must€be€stayedÏpursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€€On€remand,€the€district€attorney€declined€to€retry€appellantÏon€the€One€Strike€Law.€€The€court€sentenced€him€to€serve€57€years€to€life€consecutive€to€32€yearsÏ4€months.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€sentencing€court€erred€in€imposing€a€new€term€for€aÏprison€prior€and€for€increasing€the€restitution€fine.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Timothy€Orabuena€(H025987)ÌPanel€attorney:€Kate€NovoaÌDate:€€February€25,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€possessing€drugs€and€driving€with€a€suspended€license.€ÏBecause€he€was€convicted€of€a€non„drug€misdemeanor€in€the€same€proceeding,€he€was€notÏeligible€for€Proposition€36€probation.€€The€trial€court€refused€to€dismiss€the€suspended€licenseÏconviction€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1385€in€order€to€place€him€on€drug€probation,Ïbelieving€it€did€not€have€the€discretion€to€do€so.€€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appealÏreversed,€holding€the€trial€court€does€have€the€discretion.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Quyen€Nguyen€(H025122)ÌPanel€attorney:€€€Gordon€ScottÌDate:€€February€25,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€loan€sharking,€attempted€extortion,€and€sale€of€crack€cocaine.€ÏHe€was€placed€on€probation€and€suffered€several€violations€of€probation€for€not€seekingÏemployment,€not€doing€community€service,€not€staying€away€from€a€gambling€establishment,Ïand€not€paying€his€fines.€€Appellant€was€homeless.€€The€court€revoked€probation€and€sentencedÏhim€to€serve€two€years€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€he€was€never€told€to€seekÏemployment€as€a€condition€of€probation.€€Although€other€grounds€for€revoking€probation€wasÏsound,€it€was€not€clear€on€what€basis€the€court€revoked€probation€and€sentenced€him€to€prison.€ÏThe€matter€was€reversed€for€a€new€violation€of€probation€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌPeople€v.€Leo€Quintos€(H025916)ÌPanel€attorney:€€John€SchuckÌDate:€€March€1,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€first€degree€murder€and€a€gang€enhancement.€€The€courtÐ Ó+#'+ Ðsentenced€him€to€serve€25€years€to€life€for€the€murder€and€ten€years€for€the€gang€enhancement.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€held€that€with€an€indeterminate€sentence,€the€statute€requires€appellant€not€toÏbe€paroled€for€at€least€15€years€and€the€ten€year€term€was€unauthorized.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏSacher)ÌÌñxñÌñxñIn€re€Martin€M.€€(H025631)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€March€1,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€minor€admitted€committing€felony€oral€copulation€with€a€minor€and€misdemeanorÏstatutory€rape.€€The€acts€involved€his€girlfriend€and€were€consensual.€€Appellant€claimed€thatÏmaking€oral€copulation€a€felony€when€statutory€rape€was€a€misdemeanor€violated€the€equalÏprotection€clause.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed.€€It€held€the€strict€scrutiny€test€applied€and€thereÏwas€no€compelling€state€interest€to€permit€the€disparate€treatment.ÌÌÌIn€re€David€T.€€(H026043)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ann€Ô_ÔVandepolÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€16,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€minor€was€on€probation€and€placed€in€a€CYA€alternative€program.€€The€judge€toldÏhim€that€if€he€failed€the€program,€he€would€be€placed€in€CYA.€€A€violation€of€probation€wasÏalleged€for€fighting€at€the€program.€€At€the€jurisdictional€hearing,€the€petition€was€amended€toÏalleged€he€failed€to€follow€staff€directions€and€possessed€contraband€(adult€pornography€and€$80Ïin€cash)€which€he€admitted.€€At€the€dispositional€hearing,€the€minor€testified€that€when€he€startedÏthe€program,€it€had€been€operating€for€only€six€months.€€He€was€constantly€threatened€by€gangÏmembers,€including€his€roommate,€and€he€was€told€he€would€be€killed€if€he€were€ever€sent€toÏCYA.€€Twice€sheriffs€had€to€be€called€because€of€rioting.€€He€had€been€attacked€by€gangÏmembers€several€times.€€One€day€his€roommate€took€from€him€$14.€€Appellant€confronted€him,Ïbut€he€denied€it.€€Appellant€hit€him€twice.€€The€Ô_ÔrommateÔ_Ô€ran€down€the€hall,€and€appellant€chasedÏhim.€€In€front€of€staff,€the€roommate€handed€over€the€$14€dollars€and€then€swung€at€appellantÏseveral€times.€€The€program€staff€told€him€he€failed€the€program,€and€he€was€going€to€beÏtransported.€€Once€appellant€was€placed€in€a€van,€he€tried€to€escape.€€He€explained€he€believed€heÏwas€being€transported€directly€to€CYA,€and€he€believed€he€would€be€killed€there.€€Appellant€didÏearn€a€number€of€certificates€showing€he€successfully€completed€various€programs.€€The€courtÏstated€it€wished€the€minor€be€placed€in€a€CYA€alternative,€but€there€were€not€any€programsÏavailable€and€CYA€was€the€only€alternative.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€stating€the€record€hadÏnot€shown€that€CYA€was€the€appropriate€placement.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌÔ‡ XL²XXXÔPeople€v.€Tracey€Durban€(H025851)Ð *Q%) ÐStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€March€18,€2004Ð Ó+#'+ Їà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€DUI€with€injury€after€he€rear€ended€the€victim.€€The€victimððsÏ1994€BMW€was€totaled.€€Later,€the€victim€learned€he€was€going€to€receive€a€2€percent€raiseÏinstead€of€a€7€percent€raise.€€The€BMW€was€worth€$17,000,€but€the€victim€purchased€a€newÏBMW€worth€$51,000.€€The€trial€court€ordered€restitution€to€include€the€entire€price€of€the€newÏcar€and€the€difference€in€the€salary€increase€between€what€the€victim€received€and€what€heÏexpected.€€The€court€of€appeal€struck€the€restitution€orders€as€to€the€two€items.€€The€loss€to€theÏvictim€caused€by€appellant€was€the€value€of€the€old€car.€€There€was€also€a€lack€of€evidenceÏappellant€caused€the€lesser€salary€increase.€€Further,€since€the€victimððs€employer€laid€him€off€dueÏto€economic€problems,€there€was€no€actual€loss€of€salary€caused€by€appellant.€ÌÔ#†XL²XX XL²Ñ³#ÔÌÌIn€re€Alvaro€Z.€(H026028)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔJeanineÔ_Ô€StrongÌDate:€€March€18,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€minor€was€placed€on€probation€and€ordered€ð ðnot€to€be€with€anyone€who€is€using€orÏpossessing€any€illegal€intoxicants,€narcotics,€or€drugs.ðð€€The€court€of€appeal€modified€theÏcondition€to€require€the€defendant€to€not€be€with€anyone€he€ð ðknowsðð€to€be€using€illegalÏintoxicants,€narcotics,€or€drugs.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔFloribertoÔ_Ô€Perez€(H025944)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€StanleyÌDate:€€March€22,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€four€counts.€€He€received€an€indeterminate€sentence€forÏcounts€one€and€two€and€a€determinate€sentence€for€counts€three€and€four.€€The€court€limitedÏpresentence€credits€only€to€count€one.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€Such€a€limit€wasÏunauthorized.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPedro€Hernandez€€(H026017)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jill€LansingÌDate:€€March€26,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court€imposed€a€life€sentence€and€ten€years€for€a€gang€enhancement.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€found€this€was€error.€€When€the€defendant€receives€a€life€sentence,€the€properÏpunishment€for€a€gang€enhancement€is€the€provision€that€he€would€not€be€eligible€for€parole€forÏ15€years.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌÔ‡ XL²XXXL²ÔPeople€v,€Anthony€Smith€€(H025582)Ð *Q%) ÐPanel€attorney:€Andrew€Ô_ÔJaneckiÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€29,€2004Ð Ó+#'+ Їà  àAppellant€had€a€prior€conviction€for€a€violation€of€Penal€Code€417.3€which€involvesÏexhibiting€a€firearm€to€a€person€in€a€motor€vehicle.€€No€facts€of€the€prior€conviction€wereÏavailable.€€Because€it€was€impossible€to€determine€from€the€face€of€the€conviction€if€appellantÏpersonally€used€a€weapon€or€was€an€aider€and€abettor,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€theÏprior€strike€conviction.€€(Bill€Robinson)Ô#†XL²XX XL² ½#ÔÐ T¤ ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Vincent€Ô_ÔHofsheierÔ_Ô€(H026217)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€April€1,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant,€22€years€old,€engaged€in€consensual€oral€copulation€with€a€16€year€old€girl.€ÏHe€pleaded€guilty€to€felony€oral€copulation€with€a€minor.€€The€court€ordered€him€to€register€as€aÏsex€offender.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€It€violated€the€equalÏprotection€clause€to€require€registration€for€oral€copulation€when€actual€sexual€intercourseÏbetween€the€two€would€not.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔHaibiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔAbdiÔ_Ô€(H025461)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔOzroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChildsÔ_Ô€(H025461)ÌDate:€€April€8,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€for€selling€crack€cocaine.€€He€was€then€arrested€forÏrobbery.€€After€finding€he€violated€the€conditions€of€probation,€the€court€imposed€the€upper€termÏbased€on€his€conduct€after€probation€was€granted.€€This€was€error,€and€the€court€of€appealÏreversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌÔ‡ XL²XXXL²ÔPeople€v.€Gilbert€Ô_ÔMaciasÔ_Ô€(H026218)Ð ,| ÐStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€April€5,€2004ÌÌà  àAt€sentencing,€the€trial€court€imposed€what€it€described€as€the€ð ðmandatory€minimumÏrestitution€fineðð€of€$400.€€Trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€not€objecting,€because€the€mandatoryÏminimum€restitution€fine€was€$200.€€The€court€of€appeal€ordered€that€the€restitution€fine€beÏreduced€to€$200.ÌÌÌÔ#†XL²XX XL²ëÃ#ÔPeople€v.€Hector€Sanchez€(H026039)Ð F'–"& ÐPanel€attorney:€€Joseph€Ô_ÔShippÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€8,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€entered€into€a€plea€bargain€where€he€would€receive€no€more€than€ten€years€forÏweapons€enhancements.€€At€sentencing,€he€received€12€years€for€the€enhancements.€€The€court€ofÐ Ó+#'+ Ðappeal€held€he€was€entitled€to€enforce€the€plea€bargain€and€reduced€the€time€for€the€weaponsÏenhancements€to€10€years.€€It€also€agreed€that€two€counts€should€have€been€stayed€pursuant€toÏPenal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Matthew€PerryÌPanel€attorney:€€Mark€GreenbergÌDate:€€April€16,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€violating€Penal€Code€sections€470a€and€475.€€The€superiorÏcourt€imposed€a€$10€fine€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1202.5€and€$750€in€attorney€fees.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€reversed€the€$10€fine€because€section€1202.5€does€not€list€section€470a€or€475€asÏa€crime€permitting€the€imposition€of€the€fine.€€The€court€also€reversed€the€attorney€fees€becauseÏof€a€lack€of€evidence€he€was€on€notice€the€fee€might€be€imposed€as€sentencing,€as€required€byÏstatute.€€Although€the€probation€report€stated€attorney€fees€should€be€imposed€if€appropriate,€theÏreport€was€file€stamped€the€day€of€the€hearing€and€there€was€no€evidence€defense€counsel€had€anÏopportunity€to€review€the€report€with€appellant.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔArmandoÔ_Ô€Fernandez€(H026307)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€April€19,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€entered€a€plea€bargain,€and€he€was€not€advised€of€a€restitution€fine€or€that€heÏcould€withdraw€his€plea€if€the€sentencing€court€failed€to€impose€the€plea€bargain.€€At€sentencing,Ïhe€was€ordered€to€pay€a€$1000€restitution€fine.€€The€court€of€appeal€reduced€the€amount€to€$200,Ïpursuant€to€òòPeople€v.€Walkeróó€(1991)€54€Cal.3d€1013.Ð Zª ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Glen€Ramirez€(H024432)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Mark€GreenbergÌDate:€€April€21,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€spousal€rape€in€count€one€and€forcible€oral€copulation€inÏcount€two.€€He€received€a€life€sentence€for€both€counts€under€Penal€Code€section€667.61.€€A€lifeÏterm€for€count€two€was€error€because€the€offenses€occurred€on€a€single€occasion.€€(Staff€attorneyÏBill€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€Rene€G.€€(H026378)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€7,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€juvenile€probation.€€One€of€his€conditions€was€to€not€possessÐ Ó+#'+ Ðany€paging€device€or€portable€communication€equipment.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€theÏprobation€condition€was€overbroad€in€violation€of€the€First€Amendment.€€In€todayððs€age,€a€minorÏcan€own€a€pager€or€cell€phone€without€having€to€convince€the€probation€officer€of€a€particularÏneed.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Cesar€Lopez€€(H025998)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Robert€Ô_ÔBryzmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€13,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€guilty€after€court€trial€of€two€counts€of€assault€with€a€deadly€weaponÏand€one€count€of€brandishing€a€weapon.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishment€for€theÏbrandishing€conviction€should€be€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorneyÏLori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Arturo€Cruz€(H026503)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Lark€Ô_ÔRitsonÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€14,€2004ÌÌà  àAt€trial,€appellant€was€found€guilty€of€grand€theft.€€The€court€indicated€it€would€place€himÏon€probation€and€have€him€spend€a€year€in€jail.€€The€prosecution€said€it€did€not€object€to€this.€ÏConsequently,€appellant€waived€his€right€to€a€presentence€report.€€At€sentencing,€appellantÏmoved€to€substitute€appointed€counsel€under€òòPeople€v.€Marsdenóó€(1970)€2€Cal.3d118.€€The€courtÐ Ÿï Ðdenied€the€motion€and€sentenced€him€to€serve€two€years€in€prison.€€Trial€counsel€voiced€noÏobjection.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€on€the€face€of€the€record.€ÏThe€trial€court€was€increasing€appellantððs€sentence€for€exercising€his€right€to€protest€about€hisÏrepresentation.€€Had€trial€counsel€voiced€an€objection€at€sentencing,€appellant€should€haveÏreceived€a€one€year€sentence.€€The€court€of€appeal€also€reversed€the€assessment€of€$500€inÏattorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Cesar€Lopez€€(H025998)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Robert€Ô_ÔBryzmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€13,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€guilty€after€court€trial€of€two€counts€of€assault€with€a€deadly€weaponÏand€one€count€of€brandishing€a€weapon.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishment€for€theÏbrandishing€conviction€should€be€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorneyÏLori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Edward€Ô_ÔVejarÔ_Ô€(H025908)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Janice€Ô_ÔLagerlofÔ_ÔÐ Ó+#'+ ÐDate:€€May€27,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€kidnapping€and€kidnapping€for€carjacking,€among€otherÏthings.€€The€conviction€for€kidnapping€must€be€reversed€because€it€was€a€lesser€included€offenseÏto€kidnapping€for€carjacking.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Pedro€Garcia€(H026449)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€May€27,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€15€years€to€life€consecutive€to€16€years.€€Further,€theÏcourt€ordered€him€to€pay€$500€in€attorney€fees.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€order€forÏattorney€fees€because€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.ÌñyñÌÌñyñÌÌPeople€v.€Craig€Ô_ÔHarwardÔ_Ô€(H026754)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Maureen€FoxÌDate:€€June€10,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€contended€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€order€an€AIDS€test.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€and€remanded€the€matter€for€a€hearing€to€determine€if€there€were€probable€cause€toÏjustify€the€test.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Maurice€Ô_ÔChairesÔ_Ô,€et€al.€(H025694)ÌPanel€attorneys:€€R.€Charles€Johnson€and€Eric€WeaverÌDate:€June€10,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellants€contended€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€order€AIDS€testing.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€and€deleted€the€tests€as€part€of€the€sentence.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Steven€Ô_ÔMondiniÔ_Ô€(H026157)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Mark€Ô_ÔFarbmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€10,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€ordered€to€pay€$600€restitution€fines€which€was€beyond€the€scope€of€theÏplea€bargain.€€The€court€of€appeal€reduced€the€fines€to€the€statutory€minimum€of€$200.€€(StaffÏattorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Aaron€Juarez€€(H026469)ÌPanel€attorney;€€Alex€GreenÐ Ó+#'+ ÐDate:€€June€15,€2004ÌÌà  àWhen€appellant€was€placed€on€probation,€the€court€imposed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€ÏWhen€appellant€violated€probation,€the€court€sentenced€him€to€prison€and€imposed€a€$600Ïrestitution€fine€and€stayed€a€second€$600€parole€revocation€restitution€fine.€€The€court€lacked€theÏauthority€to€impose€the€restitution€fine€twice,€so€the€amounts€were€reduced€to€$200.€€(StaffÏattorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔPhongÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTranÔ_Ô€(H026338)ÌStaff€attorney:€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€June€17,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€seven€counts€of€false€impersonation€in€order€to€obtain€creditÏcards€and€five€counts€of€fraudulently€using€the€credit€cards.€€He€was€given€a€second€strikeÏsentence€of€17€years€4€months€which€consisted€of€the€low€term€for€one€of€the€counts€and€aÏconsecutive€sentence€for€the€remaining€11€counts.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€under€PenalÏCode€section€654€he€could€not€be€punished€for€both€fraudulently€obtaining€a€credit€card€andÏfraudulently€using€it.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Nathan€Ô_ÔMadaniÔ_ÔÌPanel€attorney:€€Barry€MorrisÌDate:€€June€21,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€arson.€€He€was€ordered€to€pay€more€than€$10,000€inÏrestitution€to€repay€the€fire€department€for€responding€to€the€fires€and€investigating€the€cause.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€Penal€Code€did€not€authorize€ordering€restitution€for€governmentÏtime€spent€investigating€a€possible€crime.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Alberto€Rodriguez€(H025696)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Diana€Ô_ÔTeranÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€23,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€ordered€as€a€condition€of€probation€not€to€associate€with€members€theÏprobation€department€deems€to€be€a€gang€member.€€The€court€of€appeal€modified€the€order€toÏcomply€with€constitutional€requirements€that€he€ð ðnot€associate€with€individuals€that€he€knows€toÏbe€members€of€a€criminal€street€gang.ðð€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Lex€Perez€(H026644)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€July€1,€2004Ð Ó+#'+ Їà  àAppellant€entered€into€a€plea€bargain€that€did€not€include€a€restitution€fine.€€Nonetheless,Ïhe€was€assessed€a€$600€restitution€fine€at€sentencing.€€The€court€of€appeal€reduced€the€fine€toÏ$200.€€(òòPeople€v.€Walkeróó€(1991)€54€Cal.3d€1013.)Ð ‚Ò ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Charles€Monk€(H026387)ÌPanel€attorney:€George€BentonÌDate:€€July€13,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€second€degree€burglary.€€The€court€found€three€prior€strikeÏconvictions€to€be€true.€€It€struck€two€of€the€strikes€and€imposed€a€second€strike€sentence.€€OnÏappeal,€it€was€claimed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€the€remaining€prior€qualified€as€a€strike.€ÏThe€Attorney€General€conceded€there€was€insufficient€evidence€(it€was€a€robbery€underÏConnecticut€law),€but€argued€appellant€is€estopped€from€complaining€about€it€because€the€otherÏtwo€strikes€were€dismissed.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€appellant€was€not€estopped.€€It€remandedÏthe€matter€for€a€new€trial€on€the€prior€and€a€new€sentencing€hearing.€€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌšIn€re€Ô_ÔIrbinÔ_Ô€V.€(H026878)ÌStaff€attorney:€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€July€12,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€juvenile€court€erred€in€imposing€a€full€consecutive€term€for€a€misdemeanor€offense.€ÏIn€juvenile€cases,€the€court€can€impose€only€one„third€the€term€for€a€misdemeanor€imposedÏconsecutively.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jeffrey€Hayes€(H025691)ÌPanel€attorney:€J.€Frank€McCabeÌDate:€€July€16,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€mayhem€with€a€great€bodily€injury€enhancement.€TheÏenhancement€had€to€be€stricken€because€it€was€an€element€of€the€offense.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏSacher)šÌÌÌÌPeople€v.€Eduardo€Ô_ÔAcevedoÔ_Ô€(H026442)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€July€27,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€conspiracy€to€commit€arson.€€He€was€ordered€to€pay€moreÏthan€$10,000€in€restitution€to€repay€the€fire€department€for€responding€to€the€fires€andÏinvestigating€the€cause.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€Penal€Code€did€not€authorize€orderingÐ Ó+#'+ Ðrestitution€for€government€time€spent€investigating€a€possible€crime.€€ÌÌÌIn€re€Johnny€O.€€€€(H026985)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔMikolÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBenjacobÔ_Ô)ÌDate:€€August€19,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€juvenile€probation.€€He€claimed€some€probation€requirementsÏwere€unconstitutionally€overbroad€because€it€did€not€require€him€to€have€òòknowinglyóó€engage€inÐ ø H Ðforbidden€conduct.€€The€court€of€appeal€amended€the€probation€orders€to€require€mens€rea.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Chu€Ô_ÔTranÔ_Ô€(H026401)ÌPanel€attorney:€Joseph€Ô_ÔShippÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€31,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€possessing€cocaine€and€sentenced€under€the€Three€StrikesÏLaw€to€a€term€of€25€years€to€life.€€In€denying€the€òòRomeroóó€motion,€the€superior€court€relied€on,Ð b Ðamong€other€things,€its€belief€that€he€committed€two€additional€violent€felonies€in€1982.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€reversed€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing€because€the€superior€court's€exercises€ofÏdiscretion€was€based€on€facts€not€established€by€the€evidence.€€Further,€appellant€was€entitled€toÏadditional€presentence€credits€because€the€superior€court€erroneously€believed€presentenceÏconduct€credit€was€not€allowed€in€a€Three€Strikes€case.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Rosario€Ô_ÔMezaÔ_Ô€(H026667)ÌPanel€attorney:€Diana€Ô_ÔTeranÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€23,€2004ÌÌà  àAn€informant€arranged€for€appellant€to€sell€some€heroin.€€While€appellant€was€driving€toÏthe€agreed€upon€location€he€was€stopped,€and€heroin€was€found.€€He€was€eventually€convicted€ofÏpossession€of€heroin€for€sale€in€count€one€and€transporting€it€in€count€two.€€The€court€orderedÏcount€one€to€be€served€concurrently€with€count€two.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€count€oneÏneeded€to€pay€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌñzñÌñzñÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔChareeseÔ_Ô€Bailey€(H026591)ÌPanel€attorney:€Randy€KravisÌDate:€€September€29,€2004ÌÌà  àWhile€appellant€was€being€sentenced€to€prison,€the€court€ordered€that€he€pay€$2500€inÏattorney€fees.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€theÏability€to€pay€and€struck€the€order.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)Ð Ó+#'+ ЇÌIn€re€Abraham€V.òò€óó€€(H027432)Ð ™é ÐPanel€attorney:€Patricia€WatkinsÌDate:€€September€30,€2004ÌÌà  àMinor€was€adjudged€a€ward€of€the€court€and,€among€other€things,€assessed€a€$20€courtÏsecurity€fee€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1465.8.€€The€court€of€appeal€struck€this€order,€as€aÏcourt€security€fee€does€not€apply€to€juvenile€cases.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sammie€Robinson€(H026833)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jill€KentÌDate:€€October€4,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€prison€and€ordered€to€pay€$2000€in€attorney€fees.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€an€ability€to€pay€the€fees/€€(StaffÏattorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Teddy€Baldwin€(H027059)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Thomas€Ô_ÔSingmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€October€4,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€25€years€to€life€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€The€courtÏawarded€no€presentence€conduct€credit,€as€it€was€under€the€impression€conduct€credit€was€notÏavailable€for€an€indeterminate€three€strikes€sentence.€The€court€of€appeal€held€that€òòIn€re€Ô_ÔCerveraÔ_ÔóóÐ qÁ Ð(2001)€24€Cal.App.4th€1073€prohibited€Ô_ÔpostsentenceÔ_Ô€conduct€credit€but€did€not€apply€toÏpresentence€conduct€credit.€€(Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Charles€Cook€€(H027028)ÌStaff€attorney:€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€October€7,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€a€prisoner€and€was€charged€with€conspiracy€to€import€drugs€in€prison€withÏa€prior€strike€conviction.€€He€agreed€to€admit€the€allegations€for€a€four€year€sentence.€€The€courtÏnever€specified€during€the€plea€discussion€or€at€the€sentencing€hearing€whether€the€sentenceÏwould€be€concurrent€or€consecutive.€€Since€it€did€not€expressly€state€it€was€a€consecutiveÏsentence,€appellant€was€serving€a€concurrent€sentence€by€default.€€The€Department€ofÏCorrections€wrote€to€the€court€and€alerted€it€that€a€concurrent€sentence€under€the€three€strikesÏlaw€was€unauthorized.€€The€court€changed€the€sentence€to€a€consecutive€term€without€appellantÏor€his€attorney€present.€€On€appeal,€he€contended€the€modified€sentence€violated€the€terms€of€theÏplea€bargain€and€that€resentencing€him€in€absentia€violated€due€process.€€The€court€of€appealÏdecided€it€was€not€clear€what€the€plea€bargain€was€and€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€sentencingÐ Ó+#'+ Ðhearing€with€appellant€and€his€attorney€present.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Gregory€Oliver€(H025444)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Victor€Ô_ÔBlumenkrantzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€October€7,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€by€a€jury€of€committing€forcible€lewd€conduct.€€Two€priorÏstrikes€were€found€true€and€the€court€denied€his€request€to€dismiss€a€prior€strike.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€held€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€force€and€reduced€the€conviction€to€Ô_ÔnonforcibleÔ_ÔÏlewd€conduct.€€Since€the€decision€whether€to€dismiss€a€prior€strike€depended€on€the€nature€of€theÏcurrent€offense,€a€new€Romero€hearing€was€necessary.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔMatiasÔ_Ô€Hernandez€(H026853)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€October€7,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€entered€into€a€plea€bargain.€€Although€he€was€advised€of€a€potential€restitutionÏfine€of€up€to€$10,000,€an€amount€was€never€part€of€the€plea€bargain.€€Nonetheless,€a€$10,000Ïrestitution€fine€was€imposed€at€sentencing.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€order,€stating€theÏamount€was€a€substantial€departure€from€the€agreed€upon€punishment.€ÌÌÌIn€re€Valerie€M.€€(H027320)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Maria€MorrisonÌDate:€€October€7,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€minor€was€placed€on€probation€and€ordered€to€not€be€in€a€place€where€there€is€aÏdeadly€or€dangerous€weapon.€€The€court€of€appeal€modified€the€order€to€require€knowledge.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Thomas€Morales€(H026590)ÌPanel€attorney:€Richard€HollyÌDate:€€October€7,€2004ÌÌà  àAt€sentencing,€appellant€asked€the€trial€court€to€reduce€a€wobbler€to€a€misdemeanor.€€TheÏcourt€was€open€to€the€idea,€but€it€decided€to€defer€its€decision€until€after€appellant€served€hisÏprison€sentence.€€By€statute,€the€trial€court€would€lose€its€jurisdiction€to€reduce€the€conviction€toÏa€misdemeanor€after€appellant€served€a€prison€sentence.€€The€court€of€appeal€remanded€theÏmatterñ~ñÌñ~ñññ€ññso€that€the€trial€court€could€make€an€informed€exercise€of€its€discretion.€€(Staff€attorneyÏPaul€Couenhoven)ÌÐ Ó+#'+ ЇPeople€v.€Richard€Brown€(H027038)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€October€20,€2004ÌÌà  àWhen€appellant€entered€into€a€plea€bargain,€the€trial€court€advised€him€that€he€would€beÏassessed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€At€sentencing€however,€it€imposed€a€$600€restitution€fine.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€held€the€increased€fine€violated€the€conditions€of€the€plea€bargain.€€Further,€theÏcourt€lacked€authority€to€impose€a€$70€AIDS€fine€for€an€offense€not€listed€by€the€statute.€€Finally,Ïthe€court€erred€in€purporting€to€state€appellant€would€be€on€parole€for€five€years€when€the€lawÏpermitted€parole€to€be€only€three€years.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Frank€Sanchez€(H026365)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Paul€Ô_ÔHolzhauerÔ_ÔÌDate:€€October€20,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€entered€a€plea€bargain.€€At€sentencing,€appellant€learned€he€was€going€toÏreceive€less€presentence€credits€than€he€expected.€€He€moved€to€withdraw€his€plea,€but€the€courtÏdenied€the€motion€without€considering€his€arguments.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€for€a€newÏhearing€on€the€motion€to€withdraw€plea.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔMaderaÔ_Ô€(H027574)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€October€21,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€forgery€and€grand€theft€with€a€prior€strike€conviction.€€He€wasÏsentenced€to€32€months€in€prison€for€count€one€and€a€concurrent€term€of€32€months€for€countÏtwo.€€Both€counts€concerned€the€same€property.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€Penal€CodeÏsection€654€required€staying€one€of€the€counts.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Luz€Ô_ÔCejaÔ_Ô€(H026780)ÌPanel€attorney:€Matthew€Ô_ÔMadaloÔ_ÔÌDate:€€October€22,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€ordered€by€the€court€to€not€associate€with€gang€members€or€frequent€areasÏof€gang€related€activity€as€a€condition€of€probation.€€The€court€of€appeal€modified€the€order€toÏrequire€knowledge.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Manuel€TrujilloÌStaff€attorney:€Michael€KresserÌDate:€November€10,€2004Ð Ó+#'+ Ðñ{ñ‡ñ{ñà  àThe€court€agreed€to€strike€the€order€for€attorney€fees€because€there€was€insufficientÏevidence€of€an€ability€to€pay€in€this€case€when€appellant€was€sentenced€to€prison.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Diego€Ô_ÔLegaspiÔ_Ô€(H027525)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€November€30,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€assessed€a€$400€restitution€fine.€€Two€years€later,Ïprobation€was€revoked,€and€the€court€assessed€a€$1000€restitution€fine.€€The€court€of€appealÏreversed€the€second€fine.€€The€trial€court€can€impose€only€one€restitution€fine.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Rodney€AndersonÌPanel€attorney:€Erik€BabcockÌDate:€December€3,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€struck€an€enhancement€for€being€personally€armed€with€a€firearmÏ(Pen.€Code,€ðð€12022,€subd.€(c))€when€the€underlying€charge€was€conspiracy€to€manufactureÏmethamphetamine.€€The€enhancement€does€not€attach€to€conspiracy.€€(Staff€attorney€WilliamÏRobinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔPascuaÔ_Ô€(H025888)ÌPanel€attorney:€Keiran€Ô_ÔManjarrezÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€16,€2004ÌÌà  àA€jury€acquitted€appellant€of€one€count€of€residential€burglary€but€convicted€him€ofÏreceiving€stolen€property.€€He€was€also€found€guilty€of€a€separate€burglary.€€The€court€sentencedÏhim€to€prison€and€ordered€he€pay€victim€restitution€for€the€residential€burglary€on€the€ground€thatÏhe€was€involved€to€the€extent€he€possessed€the€stolen€property.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€theÏrestitution€order€as€to€the€residential€burglary.€€The€victim's€loss€was€not€due€to€appellantÏreceiving€the€stolen€property.€€Further,€since€he€was€sentenced€to€prison,€a€restitution€order€couldÏnot€be€justified€as€a€rehabilitative€condition€of€probation.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Christopher€Lake€(H026924)ÌPanel€attorney:€Dean€JohnsonÌDate:€€December€16,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€growing€marijuana€and€placed€on€probation.€€The€courtÏordered€that€he€ð ðnot€possess€or€consume€alcohol€or€drugs€or€go€to€places€where€the€same€are€soldÏor€used.ðð€€Appellant€successfully€claimed€the€probation€condition€was€unconstitutionally€vagueÏand€overbroad,€as€it€would€prevent€him€from€going€to€the€supermarket€and€could€place€him€inÐ Ó+#'+ Ðviolation€without€knowledge.€€The€probation€condition€was€modified€to€require€that€he€ð ðnotÏpossess€or€consume€alcohol€or€drugs€and€not€go€to€places€where€he€knows€drugs€are€used€or€soldÏor€alcohol€is€the€major€item€of€sale.ðð€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔMihnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTranÔ_Ô€(H027571)ÌStaff€attorney€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€December€17,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€court€sentenced€appellant€to€prison€and€ordered€that€he€pay€$1000€in€attorney€fees.€ÏThe€order€for€attorney€fees€was€reversed€because€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€had€theÏability€to€pay.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robin€Ô_ÔLammersÔ_Ô€(H036+89)ÌPanel€attorney:€James€Ô_ÔHaworthÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€21,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€by€jury€in€1990€of€fraud.€€He€disappeared€for€12€years,€but€heÏwas€eventually€found€and€sentenced€to€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€ORÏenhancement€because€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€was€aware€of€his€rights€to€a€jury€trial€onÏthe€enhancement.€€Further,€the€court€held€that€under€Blakely,€the€trial€court€could€not€sentenceÏhim€to€the€upper€term.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jaime€Hernandez€(H026408)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Joseph€Ô_ÔShippÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€22,€2004ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€guilty€of€three€counts€of€murder€with€a€gang€enhancement.€€The€trialÏcourt€imposed€an€additional€ten€years€for€the€gang€enhancement.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€thatÏsubdivision€(b)€of€Penal€Code€section€186.22€required€that€appellant€not€be€eligible€for€parole€forÏ15€years€and€the€additional€ten€year€term€was€unauthorized.€€Further,€appellant€should€receive€anÏadditional€four€days€of€presentence€credits.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€Leonel€M.€€(H027351)ÌPanel€attorney:€€James€DuffyÌDate:€€December€23,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€remanded€the€matter€to€the€juvenile€court€to€determine€if€six€of€theÏcounts€were€felonies€or€misdemeanors€and€to€require€knowledge€to€the€probation€conditions.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÐ Ó+#'+ ЇPeople€v.€Terry€Ô_ÔBraleyÔ_Ô€(H027352)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Robert€Ô_ÔAngresÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€28,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€modified€certain€conditions€of€probation€to€require€knowledge€andÏprevent€problems€with€the€conditions€being€unconstitutionally€vague.€€(Staff€attorney€JonathanÏGrossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Antonio€Ô_ÔBorquezÔ_Ô€(H026847)ÌPanel€attorney:€Rachel€Ô_ÔLedermanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€29,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€struck€the€order€for€attorney€fees€because€there€was€insufficientÏevidence€appellant€had€the€ability€to€pay.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌò òÔ%†˜‰ÔÔ% ‡ ÔDEPENDENCYÔ%†-(Ô€CASESó óÐ )y КšIn€re€C.O.€(H026783)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Catherine€CzarÌDate:€€September€2,€2004ÌÌà  àThe€juvenile€court€assumed€jurisdiction€over€the€16€year€old€minor€because€she€wasÏbeing€molested€by€her€father.€€Over€minor's€objection,€the€court€ordered€reunification€services,Ïincluding€visitation,€with€the€father.€€The€juvenile€court€did€not€believe€the€chances€ofÏreunification€were€great,€but€it€believed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€deny€services€and€thatÏservices€could€at€least€help€restore€the€minor's€relationship€with€the€remainder€of€the€family.€€TheÏminor€appealed.€€A€divided€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€there€was€insufficient€evidence€toÏsupport€the€court's€findings€and€rulings.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€William€M.€€(H027377)ÌPanel€attorney:€Deborah€Ô_ÔDentlerÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€7,€2004ÌÌà  àMinor€was€three„fourths€Indian.€€ICWA€notice€was€not€sent€to€several€tribes€and€theÏnotices€that€were€sent€did€not€provide€enough€information€on€how€to€intervene.€€Although€theÏcourt€of€appeal€did€not€believe€the€failure€to€provide€information€on€intervening€was€prejudicial,Ïit€reversed€so€that€notice€could€be€sent€to€the€remaining€tribes.€€(Staff€attorney€JonathanÏGrossman)ÌÌIn€re€Alex€D.€€(H027565)ÌPanel€attorney:€Maureen€Ô_ÔKeaneyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€15,€2004Ð Ô+$'+ Їà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€termination€of€parental€rights€because€of€inadequateÏnotice€as€required€under€ICWA.€€The€agency€failed€to€provide€information€about€theÏgrandparents€and€€failed€to€provide€information€about€how€the€tribe€could€intervene.€€(StaffÏattorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔHABEASÔ%† /Ô€ORDERS€TO€SHOW€CAUSE€ó óÐ & v Ðò òó óIn€re€Natalie€Lozano€(H025798)Ð  ` ÐStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€January€21,€2004ÌÌà  àDefendant€was€represented€by€counsel€when€he€pled€no€contest€to€grand€theft€and€pettyÏtheft€with€a€prior€conviction€based€on€the€same€act.€€She€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeasÏcorpus,€alleging€that€trial€counsel€was€incompetent€for€permitting€to€plead€to€both€counts€whenÏthe€petty€theft€was€a€lesser€included€offense€of€the€grand€theft.€€After€the€court€of€appeal€issuedÏan€order€to€show€cause,€the€Attorney€General€conceded.€€Ìò òÌÌó óIn€re€Dave€Bautista€(H026395)Ð e ÐPanel€attorney:€€Meredith€FahnÌDate:€January€27,€2004ÌÌà  àBautista€was€charged€with€possessing€for€sale€marijuana€(Health€&€Saf.€Code,€ðð€11359.)€ÏHe€pled€guilty€in€exchange€to€a€16€months€prison€sentence.€€He€later€learned€the€conviction€wasÏconsidered€by€the€Immigration€Service€to€be€an€aggravated€felony.€€Had€he€pled€guilty€toÏtransporting€or€selling€marijuana€(Health€&€Saf.€Code,€ðð€11360),€this€would€not€have€beenÏconsidered€to€be€an€aggravated€felony.€€Trial€counsel€never€considered€negotiating€for€a€moreÏserious€charge€in€exchange€to€more€favorable€immigration€consequences.€€The€court€of€appealÏissued€an€order€to€show€cause.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Edward€Smith€(H026733)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Peter€Ô_ÔGoldsheiderÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€20,€2004ÌÌà  àSmith€was€convicted€at€trial€of€offering€to€sell€methamphetamine€and€possessing€moreÏthan€two€ounces€of€methamphetamine€for€sale.€€He€presented€an€entrapment€defense.€€He€filed€aÏhabeas€petition€alleging€that€he€decided€not€to€testify€at€trial€because€he€was€told€that€he€wouldÏbe€impeached€with€prior€misdemeanor€convictions€for€statutory€rape,€drug€possession,€and€beingÏunder€the€influence€of€drugs,€as€well€as€a€pending€misdemeanor€charge€of€burglary.€€The€courtÏindicated€the€convictions€would€be€admitted€to€prevent€the€jury€from€inferring€appellant€was€aÏlaw€abiding€citizen.€€Trial€counsel€did€not€seek€to€exclude€the€evidence.€€In€seeking€relief,€heÏalleged€that€the€evidence€was€inadmissible€because€the€propensity€of€the€defendant€is€not€anÏissue€in€presenting€the€entrapment€defense€in€California€and€they€were€not€crimes€of€moralÐ Ö+&'+ Ðturpitude.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌò òÌó óJohn€Pau€v.€Superior€Court€(H027121)Ð l¼ ÐStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€August€13,€2004ÌÌà  àPau€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition€in€the€superior€court.€€The€court€appointed€counsel€andÏissued€an€order€to€show€cause.€€On€November€10,€2003,€the€People€conceded€he€was€entitled€toÏrelief.€€On€December€6,€2003,€Pau€wrote€to€the€district€attorney's€office€complaining€that€it€hadÏnot€complied€with€the€court's€order€to€show€cause.€€On€February€2,€2004,€Pau€wrote€to€theÏsuperior€court,€stating€he€has€not€received€any€relief€and€he€had€not€been€able€to€contact€counselÏsince€the€appointment.€€On€February€27,€2004,€Pau€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€mandate€in€theÏcourt€of€appeal.€€On€May€10,€2004,€the€court€of€appeal€appointed€counsel€and€issued€an€order€toÏshow€cause.€€The€People€responded€the€issue€was€moot€because€all€that€remained€was€to€executeÏthe€superior€court€order.€€Yet€nothing€has€happened.€€The€court€of€appeal€granted€the€writ€andÏdirected€the€superior€court€to€provide€the€appropriate€relief€on€the€habeas€corpus€petition.ÌÌÌThomas€Barrett€(H026256)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€December€8,€2004ÌÌà  àBarrett€was€charged€with€felony€DUI€with€two€prior€strike€convictions.€€He€pled€openÏwith€the€promise€that€he€could€bring€a€Romero€motion.€€The€motion€was€denied,€and€he€wasÏeventually€sentenced€to€serve€25€years€to€life€in€prison.€€He€moved€to€withdraw€his€plea,Ïclaiming€trial€counsel€promised€him€he€would€receive€probation.€€Trial€counsel€denied€theÏallegation.€€In€the€court€of€appeal,€a€habeas€corpus€petition€was€filed€with€evidence€that€trialÏcounsel€was€found€to€make€the€same€promise€to€other€clients€despite€her€initial€denials.€€TheÏcourt€issued€an€order€to€how€cause.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)Ìò òó óÌÌIn€re€Ô_ÔBardamianoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔArreguinÔ_Ô€€(H026516)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔTuttiÔ_Ô€HackingÌDate:€€December€17,€2004ÌÌà  àDefendant€was€convicted€of€conspiracy€to€manufacture€methamphetamine.€€Police€paidÏan€informant€for€information€at€the€rate€of€$400€per€pound€of€methamphetamine€seized.€€BasedÏsolely€on€information€provided€by€the€informant,€the€police€seized€from€defendant's€home€eightÏpounds€of€a€substance€which€presumptively€tested€positive€for€meth.€€Retained€counsel€had€anÏexpert€witness€who€would€have€testified€that€the€evidence€was€consistent€with€the€defendantÏbeing€set€up€by€the€informant.€€Trial€counsel€did€not€call€the€expert,€however,€because€defendantÏran€out€of€funds€to€pay€the€witness€fees.€€Trial€counsel€failed€to€ask€the€court€for€witness€feesÏgiven€the€defendant's€new€status€as€indigent.€€Trial€counsel€also€failed€to€call€character€witnessesÐ Ô+$'+ Ðwho€would€have€said€defendant€did€nothing€wrong€in€his€life€and€that€the€charges€wereÏinconsistent€with€his€character.€€Further,€trial€counsel€did€not€call€a€dentist€in€Mexico€who€wouldÏconfirmed€that€defendant€was€receiving€extensive€dental€care€during€the€week€the€informantÏclaims€he€was€arranging€to€exchange€the€meth.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€showÏcause.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)Ìñ|ñÐ h+¸&* ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðñ|ñ