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àThe€minor€was€placed€on€probation€with€gang€conditions.€€It€was€suspected€he€was€inÏviolation€of€the€conditions€of€probation,€and€a€warrant€was€issued€for€his€arrest.€€Officers€entered€hisÏhome€and€found€him€asleep€in€his€bedroom.€€Inside€his€bedroom,€officers€found€a€concealed€gun€andÏammunition€in€a€red€pouch.€€After€a€contested€jurisdictional€hearing,€the€court€found€appellant€hadÏpossessed€a€loaded€and€concealed€firearm€and€the€gang€allegations€true,€it€also€found€him€guilty€ofÏthe€substantive€gang€crime€of€assisting€a€gang.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficientÏevidence€that€appellant€was€furthering€a€gang€by€sleeping€with€a€gun.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Roman€(H026462)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Sandra€Ô_ÔUribeÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€25,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€four€counts€of€forcible€lewd€conduct.€€For€two€of€the€counts,Ïhowever,€there€was€no€evidence€of€force.€€The€prosecution€argued€there€was€duress€because€appellantÏlived€in€the€household€for€a€year€and€was€older€than€the€victims.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€this€wasÏinsufficient,€but€appellant€was€guilty€of€the€lesser€included€offense€of€Ô_ÔnonforcibleÔ_Ô€lewd€conduct.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Frank€Ramirez€(H026832)ÌPanel€attorney:€€George€Ô_ÔSchraerÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€3,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€felony€attempted€false€imprisonment€in€counts€one,€assault€inÏcount€two,€child€molestation€in€count€three,€and€attempted€false€imprisonment€in€count€four.€ÏBecause€he€had€two€prior€strike€convictions,€he€was€sentenced€to€serve€27€years€to€life€in€prison.€ÏAppellant€had€driven€up€and€down€a€street,€watching€a€16€year„old€girl€who€was€walking€to€school.€ÏLater,€as€she€left€from€school,€she€noticed€appellant€parked€near€her€bus€stop.€€Appellant€struck€upÏa€conversation€with€her€and€offered€several€times€to€provide€her€a€ride.€€At€one€point,€he€opened€theÐ h+¸&* Ðcar€door€and€put€his€hand€on€her€arm,€offering€her€a€seat€in€the€car,€but€she€refused.€€Eventually,€aÏwitness€intervened€a€showed€a€flyer€indicating€that€appellant€was€a€sex€offender.€€The€court€of€appealÏfound€there€was€sufficient€evidence€for€the€felony,€but€it€held€there€was€insufficient€evidence€for€anÏassault.€€It€also€reversed€the€conviction€for€molestation,€which€requires€a€sexual€motive,€because€theÏcourt€also€instructed€the€jury€that€motive€is€not€an€element€to€an€offense.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏSacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔDarianÔ_Ô€Powell€(H026934)ÌPanel€attorney:€Robert€Ô_ÔDerhamÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€25,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€represented€himself€at€trial€and€was€found€not€guilty€of€all€felonies€except€forÏmaking€criminal€threats.€€Appellant€and€his€wife€were€arguing.€€They€have€had€arguments€before€butÏno€actual€domestic€violence.€€During€their€arguments,€they€commonly€called€each€other€names€andÏmade€idle€threats.€€In€this€occasion,€appellant€said€he€would€kill€the€man€he€accused€of€having€anÏaffair€with€her.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€intended€his€remarkÏto€be€taken€as€a€threat€or€that€she€was€in€sustained€fear.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Antonio€Ô_ÔBorquezÔ_Ô€(H027314)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rachel€Ô_ÔLedermanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€1,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€observed€by€store€security€taking€some€property,€and€leaving€the€store€withoutÏpaying€for€it.€€As€he€prepared€to€mount€his€bicycle,€store€security€confronted€him.€€He€dropped€theÏmerchandise,€threw€the€bicycle€at€the€security€guards,€and€ran.€€A€jury€convicted€him€of€robbery.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€held€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€a€robbery€because€he€abandoned€the€propertyÏbefore€inflicting€force€or€fear€on€the€store€security.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔPRETRIALÔ%†˜Ô€AND€POSTTRIAL€MOTIONSó óÐ D!” ÐPeople€v.€Rodney€Ô_ÔCheÔ_Ô€Williams€(H027403)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jeffrey€Ô_ÔSchaferÔ_ÔÌDate:€May€15,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€held€to€answer€for€crimes€in€resisting€arrest.€€He€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€theÏinformation€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€995€on€the€ground€that€the€officers€were€not€lawfullyÏarresting€him€under€the€Fourth€Amendment.€€The€motion€was€denied,€but€the€court€promised€heÏcould€appeal€the€denial€of€the€motion€if€he€pled.€€He€pled.€€However,€the€denial€of€a€section€995Ïmotion€cannot€be€raised€on€appeal€even€with€a€certificate€of€probable€cause.€€The€court€of€appealÏreversed€due€to€the€illusory€promise.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Tyrone€Owens€(H027124)ÌPanel€attorney:€Joan€Ô_ÔIsserlisÔ_ÔÌDate:€June€15,€2005ÌÌà  àAfter€losing€a€jury€trial,€appellant€moved€to€represent€himself€at€sentencing€for€purposes€ofÏbringing€a€new€trial€motion.€€The€trial€court€ordered€a€psychological€evaluation.€€The€evaluators€saidÏhe€was€competent€but€paranoid€and€thus€prone€to€defense€himself€in€a€manner€that€could€not€beÏsuccessful.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€motion€for€self„representation.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€theÏtrial€court€used€the€wrong€standard,€but€remanded€the€matter€for€the€court€to€reconsider€the€motion.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jure€Ô_ÔDragosÔ_Ô€(H027410)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€€July€14,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€to€a€series€of€crimes€after€trial€counsel€advised€him€the€offer€was€for€a€noÏmore€than€90€years€in€prison.€€In€fact,€the€offer€was€for€no€less€than€90€years€to€life€in€prison.€€HeÏmoved€to€withdraw€his€plea€in€the€trial€court.€€The€court€found€he€was€misadvised,€but€there€was€noÏprejudice€because€he€was€likely€to€lose€the€trial.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€Prejudice€isÏestablished€if€it€were€reasonably€likely€appellant€would€not€have€pled€if€he€were€properly€advised.€ÏBecause€this€was€established,€he€was€entitled€to€withdraw€his€plea.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌÔ% ‡ Ôššò òERRORÔ%†5Ô€AT€TRIAL€OR€HEARINGó óÐ Ð  КšPeople€v.€James€Ô_ÔJerniganÔ_Ô€(H026655)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jean€Ô_ÔMatulisÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€26,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€failing€to€register.€€He€represented€himself€and€contended€thatÏthere€was€a€conspiracy€by€law€enforcement€agencies€to€violate€parole€which€led€him€to€flee€the€state.€ÏThe€prosecution€successfully€moved€in€limine€to€exclude€the€evidence.€€The€court€told€him€that€theÏevidence€was€inadmissible€though€appellant€could€say€a€little€about€it€only€if€there€were€a€court€trial.€ÏAppellant€then€waived€his€right€to€a€jury.€€The€court€found€him€guilty.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,Ïagreeing€that€the€waiver€of€the€right€to€jury€was€coerced€based€on€a€false€promise€that€there€wouldÏbe€a€benefit€to€having€a€court€trial.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Gregory€Ô_ÔWilksÔ_Ô€(H026559)ÌPanel€attorney:€Eileen€Ô_ÔKotlerÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€2,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€commercial€burglary.€€With€two€prior€strikes,€he€was€sentencedÐ h+¸&* Ðto€serve€life€in€prison.€€The€evidence€in€the€case€was€that€appellant€was€employed€by€a€temporaryÏagency€to€work€at€Cisco€Systems.€€Various€computer€equipment€was€missing,€and€it€was€determinedÏfrom€the€use€of€a€card€key€system€and€video€cameras€that€the€equipment€was€taken€when€appellantÏwas€in€the€buildings.€€At€the€beginning€of€the€trial,€during€voir€dire,€one€potential€juror€disclosed€sheÏhad€a€job€shipping€material€to€computer€companies,€such€as€Cisco€Systems.€€She€also€disclosed€thatÏsometimes€thefts€occurred.€€The€judge€responded€that€this€was€because€companies€such€as€hersÏtended€to€hire€people€without€doing€background€checks,€and€many€of€the€employees€were€just€outÏof€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€judge's€comments€revealed€bias€against€the€defendantÏand€a€rational€jury€would€conclude€that€the€judge's€comments,€which€correlated€with€the€facts€of€theÏcase,€demonstrated€that€he€had€inside€information€of€appellant's€guilt.€€Despite€instructions€designedÏto€cure€the€problem,€the€court€of€appeal€concluded€appellant€was€prejudiced€and€entitled€to€a€newÏtrial.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Bill€Smith€(H027180)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Douglas€KaneÌDate:€€February€18,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€reversed€an€order€that€appellant€be€tested€for€HIV€because€there€was€insufficientÏevidence€justifying€such€a€search.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€Francisco€M.€€(H027572)ÌPanel€attorney:€Janet€Ô_ÔGilgerÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€22,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon.€€After€a€contested€jurisdictionalÏhearing,€the€court€found€this€not€to€be€true€but€found€him€guilty€of€the€lesser€offense€of€brandishingÏa€weapon.€€The€court€reversed€this€finding,€because€the€juvenile€court€lacked€the€discretion€to€amendÏthe€petition€to€allege€a€lesser€related€offense.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Harry€Terry€(H026576)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔRandiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCovinÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€17,€2005ÌÌà  àA€complaint€was€filed€on€October€21,€2002,€alleging€appellant€committed€three€acts€of€andÏthe€complaint€was€filed€within€one€year€of€the€complaining€witness€disclosing€the€allegations€(whichÏwas€on€April€12,€2002).€€After€the€preliminary€hearing,€the€prosecution€alleged€in€the€information,Ïfiled€on€July€3,€2003,€six€additional€acts€of€molestation€occurring€more€than€six€years€ago.€€It€did€notÏallege€the€charges€were€filed€within€a€year€of€the€complaining€witness€disclosing€the€crimes.€€In€aÏcourt€trial,€he€was€found€guilty€of€all€charges.€€In€a€published€opinion,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€ÏFiling€the€complaint€was€insufficient,€and€there€was€no€allegation€counts€four€through€nine€were€filedÐ h+¸&* Ðwithin€the€statute€of€limitations.€€The€remedy€was€to€remand€the€matter€to€determine€if€they€wereÏtruly€time€barred.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Fidel€Ruiz€(H027120)ÌPanel€attorney:€Rex€WilliamsÌDate:€€March€22,€2205ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€possession€of€marijuana€for€sale,€among€other€things.€€The€juryÏfound€him€not€guilty€of€the€charge€but€guilty€of€the€lesser€offense€of€possession€of€more€than€anÏounce€of€marijuana.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€possession€of€more€than€an€ounce€of€marijuanaÏwas€not€a€lesser€included€offense€of€possession€for€sale,€but€the€court€of€appeal€could€reduce€theÏcharge€to€possession€of€less€than€an€ounce€of€marijuana.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔArmandoÔ_Ô€Gutierrez€(H026690)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Irma€CastilloÌDate:€€April€13,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€four€counts€of€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€and€possession€forÏsale€of€drugs.€€He€had€been€involved€in€a€fight€with€four€partying€college€students€and€possessedÏdrugs€his€car.€€He€claimed€self„defense.€€The€prosecution€introduced€evidence€that€appellant€had€beenÏa€gang€member,€though€there€was€no€evidence€this€case€was€gang„related.€€The€prosecution€arguedÏthat€appellant's€gang€history€made€his€claim€of€self„defense€less€likely.€€The€evidence€was€irrelevant.€ÏTrial€counsel€objected€on€various€grounds,€including€hearsay,€non„responsive,€leading,€and€assumesÏfacts€not€in€evidence,€but€not€grounds€the€evidence€was€irrelevant€or€should€have€been€excludedÏunder€Evidence€Code€section€1101.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€trial€counsel's€failure€to€present€theÏproper€objection€was€on€its€face€not€strategic€and€reversed€the€conviction.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏSacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Salvador€Garcia,€Daniel€Rios€and€Jesus€Salazar€(H026159)€ÌPanel€attorney:€C.€Elliot€Kessler,€Philip€Brooks,€and€Tara€Ô_ÔMulayÔ_ÔÌDate:€April€28,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellants€were€charged€with€three€counts€of€murder€with€special€circumstances.€€The€juryÏreturned€verdicts€finding€them€guilty€of€the€lesser€included€offenses€of€involuntary€manslaughter.€ÏIn€this€case,€the€defendants€were€previously€attacked€by€gang€members€and€then€found€themselvesÏsurrounded€by€about€a€dozen€gang€members.€€When€one€appeared€to€be€reaching€for€a€weapon,€oneÏof€the€defendants€fired€his€gun€several€times.€€On€appeal,€they€complained€that€the€instruction€onÏself„defense€was€flawed€because€it€informed€the€jury€that€an€overt€act€of€aggression€was€necessaryÏfor€the€right€to€self„defense€to€arise.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€and€reversed.€€(Staff€attorneyÏMichael€Kresser)Ð h+¸&* ЇÌPeople€v.€Steven€Pena,€Ô_ÔGustavoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCastenadaÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔAndresÔ_Ô€Perez,€Christopher€Ô_ÔCarrascoÔ_Ô,€Jerry€Ô_ÔPatlanÔ_ÔÌPanel€attorneys:€Sara€Ô_ÔTheissÔ_Ô,€Eileen€Ô_ÔKotlerÔ_Ô,€Barbara€Michel,€John€Ô_ÔSchuckÔ_Ô,€Peter€GoldÌDate:€€April€29,€2005€€(H023394)ÌÌà  àThe€five€codefendants€were€in€the€county€jail€and€allegedly€beat€up€another€inmate,€breakingÏhis€jaw.€€They€were€convicted€of€assault€with€force€likely€to€cause€great€bodily€injury€and€batteryÏwith€serious€bodily€injury€with€a€great€bodily€injury€enhancement€(except€for€Ô_ÔCarrascoÔ_Ô)€and€a€gangÏenhancement.€€Perez€testified€he€punched€the€victim€for€non„gang€related€reasons.€€Ô_ÔCarrascoÔ_Ô€told€anÏofficer€that€the€group€beat€up€the€victim€because€he€disrespected€the€Nortenos.€€Ô_ÔCarrascoÔ_Ô€refused€toÏtestify,€and€his€statement€was€admitted€at€the€jury€trial€only€against€him.€€In€a€published€decision,€theÏcourt€of€appeal€held€that€admission€of€Ô_ÔCarrascoÔ_Ô's€statement€violated€the€òòÔ_ÔArandaÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔBrutonÔ_Ôóó€rule€and€theÐ Ô$  Ðconfrontation€clause€under€òòCrawfordóó;€the€error€required€reversal€of€the€convictions€as€to€Pena,Ð À  ÐÔ_ÔPatlanÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔCastenadaÔ_Ô€as€well€as€reversal€of€the€gang€enhancement€as€to€Perez.€€The€court€also€heldÏthat€the€instruction€on€the€gang€enhancement€erroneously€told€the€jury€that€the€second€predicateÏoffenses€could€be€shown€if€a€codefendant€aided€and€abetted€in€the€defendant's€crime,€so€the€gangÏenhancement€was€reversed€as€to€Ô_ÔCarrascoÔ_Ô.€€Finally,€it€held€that€the€ð ðgroup€beatingðð€instruction€forÏgreat€bodily€injury€was€erroneous€and€reversed€the€enhancement€as€to€Perez.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Juan€Ô_ÔOsioÔ_Ô€€(H026953)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€Stanley€ÌDate:€€May€25,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€jury€found€appellant€guilty,€and€he€was€sentenced€to€serve€life€in€prison.€€During€the€trial,Ïthe€jury€saw€a€videotaped€interview€between€a€police€officer€and€the€victim.€€The€victim€testified€atÏthe€preliminary€hearing€retracted€her€allegations,€and€her€statements€to€the€police€were€not€admittedÏat€the€hearing.€€She€was€unavailable€to€testify€at€trial.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€that€the€introductionÏof€her€police€interview€violated€the€confrontation€clause€under€òòCrawfordóó.€€(Staff€attorney€PaulÐ l¼ ÐCouenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Daniel€Ô_ÔNagyÔ_Ô€(H026195)ÌPanel€Attorney:€Edward€Mahler€ÌDate:€June€3,€2005ÌÌà  àAfter€appellantððs€motion€for€a€new€appointed€attorney€(òòPeople€v.€Marsdenóó€(1970)€2€Cal.3dÐ Ì&"% Ð118)€was€denied,€he€moved€to€represent€himself.€€(òòÔ_ÔFarettaÔ_Ô€v.€California€óó(1975)€422€U.S.€806,€836.)€Ð ¸'#& ÐIn€advising€appellant€of€his€right€to€counsel,€the€court€said,€ð ðIððve€never€been€one€to€believe€what€theÏappellate€courts€say€.€.€.€I€have€to€go€over€and€try€to€convince€you€not€to€do€this.ðð€€The€court€also€said:Ïð ðI€think€it€is€in€your€best€interest€to€do€so.€€Youððll€feel€better€about€yourself,€€Youððll€feel€better€aboutÏthe€case.€€You€get€to€ask€the€questions€you€want€to€ask.ðð€€The€court€of€appeal€held€this€advisementÐ h+¸&* Ðimproperly€encouraged€appellant€to€waive€his€right€to€counsel€and€failed€to€adequately€warn€him€ofÏthe€hazards€of€self„representation.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Monty€Lopez€(H026476)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€June€8,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€disturbing€the€peace,€felony€resisting€an€officer€and€battery€onÏa€peace€officer.€€Appellant€and€the€defense€witness€were€impeached€by€evidence€that€they€had€beenÏarrested€for€certain€misdemeanors€in€the€past.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€agreed€thatÏtrial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€object.€€Some€of€the€prior€misdemeanors€were€not€crimesÏof€moral€turpitude€and€evidence€only€of€arrest€is€inadmissible.€€Further,€the€prosecution€introducedÏevidence€that€when€appellant€was€questioned€by€the€police,€he€said,€ð ðÔ_ÔFuckÔ_Ô€you.€I€want€to€talk€to€myÏlawyer.ðð€€The€prosecution€argued€this€was€an€adopted€admission.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€admittingÏa€defendantððs€invocation€to€silence€and€to€an€attorney€constituted€error€under€òòDoyle€v.€Ohioóó€(1976)Ð „Ô  Ð426€U.S.€610,€and€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€object€to€the€prosecutionððs€argument.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Bradford€(H027528)ÌPanel€attorney:€Heather€MackayÌDate:€€June€28,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€two€counts€of€dissuading€a€witness,€among€other€things.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€agreed€that€one€of€the€convictions€must€be€stricken€because€the€crime€describes€aÏcontinuing€course€of€conduct.€€Thus,€it€cannot€be€fragmented€into€different€crimes€for€every€commentÏmade€by€the€defendant.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔFredericoÔ_Ô€Cardenas€(H026811)ÌPanel€attorney:€Victoria€StaffordÌDate:€€June€30,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€found€appellant€guilty€of€felony€assault€with€a€gang€enhancement.€€He€was€sentencedÏto€serve€25€years€to€life€in€prison€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€The€fight€concerned€a€battle€of€sixÏ(including€appellant)€against€two.€€Although€the€six€approached€the€two€shouting€gang€slogans,€thereÏwas€a€reasonable€inference€the€other€two€started€the€punching.€€Appellant€contended€the€trial€courtÏerred€in€refusing€to€instruct€on€self„defense.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€and€reversed€for€a€new€trial.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Daniel€Martinez€(H026440)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€J.€Wilder€LeeÌDate:€July€13,€2005ÌÌà  àAmong€other€things,€appellant€admitted€possessing€methamphetamine€and€possessing€drugsÏin€jail.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€he€could€not€have€been€convicted€of€both€crimes€for€the€sameÏdrugs€in€the€same€location.€€Further,€the€trial€court€erred€in€deciding€he€waived€presentence€credits.€Ï(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Russell€Martinez€(H025896)ÌPanel€attorney:€Arthur€DudleyÌDate:€€July€18,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€second€degree€murder.€€Appellant€had€been€harassed€by€theÏvictim€and€said€he€killed€the€victim€after€similar€provocation.€€The€trial€court€refused€to€instruct€theÏjury€on€voluntary€manslaughter.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Daniels€(H026580)ÌPanel€Attorney:€€Ô_ÔTuttiÔ_Ô€HackingÌDate:€€August€5,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€robbery€and€conspiracy€to€commit€robbery.€€The€court€found€trueÏfour€prior€strike€convictions€which€consisted€of€three€robberies€and€a€juvenile€adjudication.€ÏAppellant€contended€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€committed€the€two€of€the€prior€adultÏrobberies€because€the€abstract€of€judgment€only€listed€one€robbery€conviction.€€There€was€a€secondÏpage€attached€to€the€abstract€which€listed€three€robberies,€but€it€was€not€clear€from€where€this€pageÏcame.€€It€did€not€provide€the€defendant€or€the€case€number.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€with€thisÏclaim,€but€it€disagreed€with€appellant's€claim€that€the€juvenile€adjudication€for€assault€with€a€deadlyÏweapon€did€not€qualify€as€a€strike.€€Assault€with€force€likely€to€cause€great€bodily€injury€is€an€offenseÏlisted€by€section€707€of€the€Welfare€and€Institutions€Code,€but€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€is€not.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€held€that€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€is€an€assault€with€force€likely€to€causeÏgreat€bodily€injury.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Alexandra€May€(H026909)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Edward€MahlerÌDate:€€August€17,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€jury€found€appellant€not€guilty€of€corporal€injury€on€a€former€spouse,€but€found€her€guiltyÏof€misdemeanor€battery€on€a€former€spouse.€€The€court€refused€to€instruct€the€jury€on€the€significanceÏof€antecedent€threats€by€the€victim,€as€there€was€a€long€history€of€the€victim€threatening€theÏdefendant€and€being€at€least€emotionally€abusive.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€this€was€prejudicialÐ h+¸&* Ðerror.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€John€Ô_ÔLeitaoÔ_Ô€(H025895)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jill€Ô_ÔFordyceÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€23,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€made€a€Marsden€motion€near€the€end€of€trial.€€The€court€denied€the€motion€asÏuntimely.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€for€a€new€hearing,€stating€the€court€did€not€provide€appellantÏan€adequate€opportunity€to€address€his€concerns.€€Further,€appellant's€conviction€for€a€prisoner€inÏpossession€of€a€weapon€needed€to€be€dismissed€because€it€was€a€lesser€included€offense€to€hisÏconviction€for€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€by€a€prisoner.€€(Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Edgar€Cortez€€(H025564)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Robert€Ô_ÔDerhamÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€16,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€various€charges€and€received€a€17€year€sentence.€€He€was€neverÏadvised€of€his€òòBoykin„Tahlóó€rights.€€The€court€of€appeal,€therefore,€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€VickiÐ 4„ ÐFirstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€James€Richard€€(H027456)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Peggy€Ô_ÔHeadleyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€30,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon.€€He€claimed€self„defense.€€The€Ïcourt€instructed€the€jury€pursuant€to€CALJIC€5.54€about€limits€on€an€aggressor€to€claim€self„defense.€ÏThis€instruction€had€been€criticized€in€other€cases,€and€the€court€of€appeal€found€it€constitutedÏprejudicial€error€in€this€case.€€The€court€of€appeal€also€noted€that€an€instruction€on€consciousness€ofÏguilt€on€the€theory€that€appellant€did€not€tell€the€police€his€side€of€the€story€was€error€and€itÏimpermissibly€allowed€the€prosecution€to€argue€that€his€silence€was€evidence€of€guilt.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌò òó óPeople€v.€Ô_ÔLeivaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔLeylaÔ_Ô€€(H027360)Ð à%0!$ ÐAttorneys:€€Jonathan€Grossman€and€W.€Richard€BaileyÌDate:€€September€30,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court€denied€appellant's€òòPitchessóó€motion€on€the€ground€that€trial€counsel€failed€toÐ )à$( Ðprovide€a€specific€factual€scenario€establishing€good€cause.€€The€Supreme€Court€has€said€that€thisÏstandard€was€too€high.€€The€court€of€appeal€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€hearing€on€the€motion.€Ð h+¸&* ÐIt€also€ordered€that€the€punishment€for€one€of€the€counts€be€stayed.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Phillip€Rodriguez€(H027362)ÌPanel€attorney:€C.€Elliot€KesslerÌDate:€€October€17,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€part€of€a€group€of€people€who€beat€a€victim.€He€was€found€guilty€of€batteryÏwith€serious€bodily€injury,€assault€with€force€likely€to€cause€great€bodily€injury,€and€robbery.€€TheÏjury€found€true€that€he€personally€inflicted€great€bodily€injury.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€theÏverdict€on€the€enhancement€because€the€court€instructed€the€jury€on€the€invalid€ð ðgroup€beatingððÏtheory.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌÔ‡XÝXXXÔPeople€v.€Alex€PriceÐ ˜è  ÐPanel€attorney:€€Carol€KoenigÌDate:€€November€3,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€on€Prop.€36€probation.€€It€was€alleged€at€one€point€that€he€violated€hisÏprobation.€€When€he€was€arrested€on€the€warrant,€the€court€sentenced€him€to€prison€for€25€years€toÏlife€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€Appellant€claimed€the€court€violated€due€process€when€itÏsummarily€revoked€probation€and€sentenced€him€to€prison€without€him€admitting€the€violation€andÏwithout€a€hearing€to€determine€if€he€violated€the€conditions€of€probation.€€Respondent€eventuallyÏconceded,€and€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÔ#†X÷ XXXÝhe#ÔÌÌPeople€v.€Robin€Ô_ÔLammersÔ_Ô€(H025678)ÌPanel€attorney:€€James€Ô_ÔHaworthÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€14,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€appellant's€admission€of€an€OR€enhancement€because€there€wasÏinsufficient€evidence€he€waived€his€right€to€a€jury€trial€before€the€admission.€€(Staff€attorney€VickiÏFirstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Lloyd€Taylor€(H027594)ÌPanel€attorney:€Robert€Ô_ÔBryzmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€14,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€a€felony€with€five€prior€strike€convictions€and€three€prior€prisonÏcommitments.€€At€sentencing,€the€court€struck€all€but€one€of€the€strikes€and€sentenced€him€to€serveÏnine€years€in€prison.€€He€appealed,€and€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€on€instructional€error.€€OnÏremand,€trial€counsel€urged€him€to€accept€a€six€year€deal€on€advice€that€he€could€receive€life€inÐ h+¸&* Ðprison.€€After€pleading,€appellant€made€a€Marsden€motion,€complaining€about€counsel€coercing€himÏto€plead€guilty€on€the€threat€he€could€receive€a€life€sentence.€€The€court€denied€the€motion€andÏeventually€sentenced€him€to€serve€six€years€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€again€reversed.€€TheÏMarsden€motion€should€have€been€granted€due€to€trial€counsel's€deficient€performance.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Aldo€Ô_ÔSolorioÔ_Ô€(H028553)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€MorseÌDate:€€December€7,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€various€charges€and€was€sentenced€to€serve€17€years€in€prison.€ÏHe€appealed€and€obtained€a€certificate€of€probable€cause.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€andÏremanded€to€give€him€an€opportunity€to€withdraw€his€pleas€because€the€record€showed€he€was€never€Ïadvised€of€his€rights€and€he€never€waived€them.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Christopher€Ô_ÔWardellÔ_Ô€(H027777)ÌPanel€attorney:€Douglas€KaneÌDate:€€December€15,€2005ÌÌà  àIn€a€jury€trial,€where€identity€was€the€issue,€the€prosecution€admitted€the€extrajudicialÏstatements€of€an€accomplice€over€appellant's€objection.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€admissionÏof€the€hearsay€evidence€was€testimonial€and€violated€appellant's€right€to€confrontation.€€(StaffÏattorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Pedro€Cabrera€€(H028487)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€December€19,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€a€felony€domestic€violence€and€placed€on€formal€probation€forÏfive€years.€€After€serving€his€jail€sentence,€he€was€deported€to€Mexico.€€Probation€was€summarilyÏrevoked€and€a€bench€warrant€issued€on€the€allegation€that€he€failed€to€report€to€his€probation€officerÏwithin€three€days€of€completing€his€jail€time.€€More€than€five€years€later,€appellant€was€found€in€theÏcounty€and€arrested€on€the€warrant.€€The€petition€to€revoke€probation€was€amended€to€allege€he€(1)Ïmade€no€attempts€to€contact€the€probation€office,€(2)€failed€to€make€himself€available€for€searchesÏor€testing,€(3)€failed€to€provide€proof€of€participating€in€a€domestic€violence€program€(4)€or€drugÏprogram,€(5)€failed€to€pay€the€restitution€fine,€(6)€re„entered€the€country€illegally,€and€(7)€failed€toÏstay€away€from€the€victim.€€Appellant€told€his€probation€officer€that€he€was€unable€to€comply€withÏthe€probation€conditions€because€he€was€deported.€€After€stying€there€in€four€years,€he€returned€toÏthe€United€States€to€stay€with€his€girlfriend.€€He€did€not€contact€probation€because€he€knew€he€wasÏin€violation.€€The€court€found€allegations€(1),€(5),€(6),€and€(7)€to€be€true€and€sentenced€appellant€toÐ h+¸&* Ðprison.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€Appellant€did€not€willfully€fail€to€see€the€probation€officerÏbecause€it€was€impossible;€though€he€could€have€written€to€probation,€he€was€not€told€to€do€this.€ÏSince€the€summary€revocation€of€probation€could€not€be€sustained,€the€length€of€probation€could€notÏbe€tolled€during€the€summary€revocation.€€Since€the€subsequent€amended€revocation€petition€wasÏfiled€more€than€five€years€after€he€was€placed€on€probation,€the€court€lacked€jurisdiction.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔHauÔ_Ô€Bi€€(H028376)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔSiromiÔ_Ô€Fernando„SantanaÌDate:€€December€20,€2005ÌÌà  àIn€the€early€morning€hours,€a€police€officer€was€patrolling€an€area€which€was€known€for€itsÏnarcotics€activity.€€He€noticed€the€back€door€of€a€music€store€was€propped€open;€two€cars€wereÏparked€nearby.€€Michael€Lee€was€walking€out€of€the€store€toward€one€of€the€cars.€€The€officerÏstopped€Lee€and€asked€what€he€was€doing.€€Lee€said€he€was€helping€a€friend€in€the€music€store.€€HeÏcould€not€find€his€identification€and€he€appeared€he€might€be€under€the€influence€of€drugs.€€HeÏagreed€to€let€the€officer€in€the€music€store€so€that€someone€inside€could€vouch€for€him.€€The€officerÏentered€the€store€and€saw€appellant€inside€and€near€some€drug€paraphernalia.€€When€appellantÏdisobeyed€a€command,€he€was€handcuffed€and€led€outside.€€At€this€point,€the€office€noticed€thatÏappellant€appeared€to€be€under€the€influence.€€The€officer€searched€appellant€and€found€someÏmethamphetamine.€€A€magistrate€denied€the€motion€to€suppress€evidence.€€The€court€of€appealÏreversed,€holding€that€Lee€did€not€have€the€apparent€or€actual€authority€to€consent€to€the€officerÏentering€the€store.€€He€was€merely€a€friend€helping€out.€€The€court€of€appeal€also€held€the€officersÏdid€not€have€the€authority€to€enter€the€store€under€the€community€caretaker€exception.€€AlthoughÏthere€was€some€concern€that€a€burglary€was€occurring,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€permit€aÏwarrantless€entry.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌÔ% ‡ ÔÔ%† T~Ôò òSENTENCINGó óÐ €Ð ÐPeople€v.€Ô_ÔJermaineÔ_Ô€Brown€(H025981)ÌPanel€attorney:€Kim€Ô_ÔMalcheskiÔ_ÔÌDate:€January€10,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€sentencing€court€imposed€the€upper€term€based€on€a€juvenile€adjudication€and€poorÏperformance€on€probation,€among€other€things.€€The€court€of€appeal€opined€that€òòBlakelyóó€applied€toÐ $X" Ðthe€imposition€of€the€upper€term.€€It€concluded€that€appellant's€performance€on€probation€was€a€factorÏbeyond€the€fact€of€a€prior€conviction€which€could€not€be€found€by€the€court.€€A€divided€court€ofÏappeal,€however,€found€that€a€juvenile€adjudication€was€a€fact€of€a€prior€conviction€which€did€notÏneed€to€be€found€by€a€jury.€€Nonetheless,€it€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€sentencing€hearingÏbecause€it€could€not€conclude€that€Blakely€error€was€harmless.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔPascualÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔOrtaÔ_Ô€(H027578)Ð h+¸&* ÐStaff€attorney:€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€January€21,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pleaded€guilt€to€robbery€and€was€sentenced€to€serve€11€years€in€prison.€€On€appeal,Ïhe€contended€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€had€an€ability€to€pay€$500€in€attorney€fees.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€agreed.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Diaz€(H027111)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Lark€Ô_ÔRitsonÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€26,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€two€counts€of€grand€theft€and€two€counts€of€commercial€burglaryÏstemming€from€two€shoplifting€incidents.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishment€for€theÏtheft€counts€should€have€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€PaulÏCouenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Mario€Medina€(H027071)ÌPanel€attorney:€Donn€Ô_ÔGinozaÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€27,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€an€order€for€attorney€fees€for€appellant€who€was€sentenced€toÏprison€when€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Steven€Ô_ÔPercelleÔ_Ô€(H026115)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔElisaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBrandesÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€31,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€several€crimes€but€found€him€not€guilty€of€an€auto€theft.€€HeÏwas€also€charged€with€a€prison€prior€in€which€he€was€convicted€of€robbery€and€burglary.€€He€wasÏsentenced€to€prison,€but€the€punishment€for€the€robbery€was€stayed.€€The€court€imposed€a€prison€priorÏfor€the€prior€robbery.€€It€sentenced€appellant€to€prison€and€ordered€that€he€pay€victim€restitution€forÏthe€auto€theft.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€that€a€defendant€could€not€be€ordered€to€pay€victimÏrestitution€for€a€crime€in€which€he€was€found€not€guilty.€€Although€such€restitution€could€be€orderedÏas€a€condition€of€probation,€probation€was€denied€in€this€case.€€The€court€of€appeal€also€held€that€aÏprison€prior€cannot€be€imposed€when€the€prison€sentence€was€stayed.€€Although€it€appeared€appellantÏdid€go€to€prison€on€the€burglary,€the€court€did€not€sentence€him€on€a€prison€prior€stemming€from€theÏburglary.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Richard€Ô_ÔCarrascoÔ_Ô€(H026049)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€€Kyle€GeeÌDate:€€February€1,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€imposing€the€upper€term€violated€òòBlakely€v.€WashingtonóóÐ tÄ Ð(2004)€124€S.Ct.2531.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔSolorioÔ_Ô€(H025573)ÌPanel€attorney:€Cliff€GardnerÌDate:€€February€2,€2005ÌÌà  àAmong€other€things,€appellant€was€convicted€of€five€counts€of€attempted€murder,€andÏactively€participating€in€a€gang€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€186.22,€subd.€(a))€with€an€enhancement€for€personallyÏinflicting€great€bodily€injury€under€Penal€Code€section€12022.7.€€Appellant€had€shot€at€four€rivalÏgang€members€and€a€bystander€was€shot.€€The€court€effectively€instructed€the€jury€of€the€theory€ofÏtransferred€intent€which€does€not€apply€to€attempted€murder.€€Thus,€the€conviction€for€attemptedÏmurder€of€the€bystander€was€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔZhiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔXinÔ_Ô€Li€(H025403)ÌPanel€attorney:€Tara€Ô_ÔMulayÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€4,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€conspiracy€and€violating€section€266h,€subdivision€(a).€€TheÏprobation€department€recommended€probation,€but€the€court€believed€he€was€ineligible€for€probation.€ÏSince€then,€the€court€of€appeal€held€in€òòPeople€v.€Superior€Court€(Kirby)óó€(2003)€114€Cal.App.4th€102,Ð ¼  Ð104„107€that€probation€can€be€granted.€€The€court€of€appeal€remanded€the€matter€for€reconsiderationÏof€the€sentence.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔSolorioÔ_Ô€(H025573)ÌPanel€attorney:€Cliff€GardnerÌDate:€€February€2,€2005ÌÌà  àAmong€other€things,€appellant€was€convicted€of€five€counts€of€attempted€murder,€andÏactively€participating€in€a€gang€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€186.22,€subd.€(a))€with€an€enhancement€for€personallyÏinflicting€great€bodily€injury€under€Penal€Code€section€12022.7.€€The€trial€court€imposed€the€middleÏterm€for€the€underlying€offense,€to€be€served€concurrently,€but€ordered€that€the€Ô_ÔgbiÔ_Ô€enhancement€beÏserved€consecutively€to€the€rest€of€the€sentence.€€The€court€of€appeal€ruled€this€was€an€illegalÏsentence:€€the€enhancement€cannot€be€separated€from€the€underlying€charge.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏSacher)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐIn€re€Daniel€H.€€(H027225)ÌPanel€attorney:€Daniel€ByrneÌDate:€€February€8,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€culpable€for€driving€with€a€blood€alcohol€level€of€0.08%€or€higher,Ïthough€the€blood€test€results€was€that€he€had€a€level€of€0.07%€when€he€was€tested.€€The€juvenileÏcourt€placed€him€on€probation€and€ordered€that€he€not€associate€with€persons€who€use€or€traffic€inÏnarcotics€or€other€controlled€substances.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€there€was€sufficient€evidence€toÏfind€appellant€culpable€of€the€DUI.€€It€modified€the€probation€condition€to€require€knowledge.€€(StaffÏattorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Vu€Ô_ÔPhamÔ_Ô€(H027623)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€February€22,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€prison€and€assessed€attorney€fees.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€Ïhe€could€not€be€punished€for€a€gang€enhancement€that€was€never€charged€or€admitted€and€that€thereÏwas€insufficient€evidence€he€had€the€ability€to€pay€attorney€fees.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Martin€Ô_ÔYanezÔ_Ô€(H07998)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔAlfonsÔ_Ô€WagnerÌDate:€€February€23,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€assessed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€When€his€probationÏwas€revoked,€the€court€assessed€a€$600€restitution€fine.€€The€second€restitution€fine€wasÏunauthorized.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Leonard€Ô_ÔDunlapÔ_Ô€(H027996)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rex€WilliamsÌDate:€€February€25,€2005ÌÌà  àWhen€appellant€was€sentenced,€the€court€imposed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€The€abstract€ofÏjudgment,€however,€said€it€was€$1000.€€The€court€of€appeal€ordered€that€it€be€corrected.€€(StaffÏattorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔVachonÔ_Ô€Anderson€(H027348)ÌPanel€attorney:€Patricia€WatkinsÌDate:€€February€25,€2005ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€court€of€appeal€decided€that€the€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòBlakely€Ô_Ôv.Ô_ÔÐ ° ÐWashingtonóó.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)Ð œì ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Miguel€Ô_ÔSavalzaÔ_Ô€€(H027081)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€March€1,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€battery€and€was€placed€on€probation.€€At€sentencing,€the€courtÏstated€it€was€imposing€ð ð[Ô_Ôt]heÔ_Ô€mandatory€minimum€restitution€fine€in€this€case€[of]€$300.ðð€€The€courtÏof€appeal€held€the€trial€court€failed€to€properly€exercise€discretion€by€failing€to€properly€understandÏthe€law€and€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€hearing€on€the€amount€of€the€restitution€fine.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Frank€Soto€(H027186)ÌPanel€attorney:€Barry€MorrisÌDate:€€March€8,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court€erred€in€imposing€a€full€consecutive€subordinate€term.€€(Staff€attorney€MichaelÏKresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sonia€Ramirez€(H027198)ÌPanel€attorney:€Janice€Ô_ÔLagerlofÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€9,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€some€charges€and€was€sentenced€to€serve€eight€years€in€prison.€ÏAt€sentencing,€the€court€imposed€a€$1600€restitution€fine,€stating€ð ð[Ô_Ôb]ecauseÔ_Ô€it's€an€eight„year€termÏit€requires€a€mandatory€minimum€restitution€fine€of€$200€per€year,€so€the€restitution€fine€is€atÏ$1600.ðð€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€record€showed€the€trial€court€misunderstood€the€law.€€ItÏreversed€the€restitution€fine€and€ordered€a€new€hearing€for€the€court€to€properly€exercise€itsÏdiscretion.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Edward€Ray€Bennett€(H027736)ÌPanel€attorney:€Sandra€Ô_ÔUribeÔ_ÔÌDate:€March€3€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€possessing€cocaine€(a€felony),€being€under€the€influence€ofÏcocaine,€and€possessing€drug€paraphernalia.€€Appellant€was€sentenced€to€prison€on€the€felony€andÏthe€court€imposed€a€concurrent€sentence€for€the€two€misdemeanors.€€Appellant€argued€theÏmisdemeanor€counts€should€be€stayed€under€Penal€Code€section€654.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€thatÏone€could€possess€cocaine€for€future€use,€so€count€two€need€not€be€stayed.€€The€court€agreed€thatÐ h+¸&* Ðpossession€of€paraphernalia€was€to€use€the€cocaine€being€possessed,€so€the€punishment€for€this€countÏshould€have€been€stayed.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Antonio€Ô_ÔBirreyÔ_Ô€(H026596)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€March€11,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€upper€term€could€not€be€imposed€under€òòBlakely€v.Ð  ` ÐWashington.óóÐ ü L  ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Patrick€Ô_ÔGardÔ_Ô€(H027790)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€March€24,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€four€years€in€prison.€€Records€indicated€he€had€no€incomeÏor€assets,€yet€he€was€ordered€to€pay€$500€in€attorney€fees.€€The€court€of€appeal€struck€the€order€toÏpay€attorney€fees.€€€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ralph€Ô_ÔSovaÔ_Ô€(H027006)ÌPanel€attorney:€Alan€SternÌDate:€€March€24,€2005ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔSovaÔ_Ô€was€convicted€of€two€counts€of€child€molestation.€€Count€one€occurred€between€1996Ïand€1999.€€Count€two€occurred€between€1973€and€1980.€€The€court€imposed€a€sentence€of€eightÏyears,€consisting€of€eight€years€for€count€one€and€the€punishment€for€count€two€was€imposed€to€beÏserved€concurrently.€€Subsequently,€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€decided€òòÔ_ÔStognerÔ_Ôóó.€€Ô_ÔSovaÔ_Ô€filedÐ €Ð Ða€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€in€the€superior€court,€and€the€district€attorney€conceded€that€countÏtwo€was€time€barred.€€Nonetheless,€the€court€imposed€the€same€8€year€sentence,€holding€that€theÏconduct€in€count€two€was€an€aggravating€factor.€€The€United€States€Supreme€Court€then€decidedÏòòBlakelyóó€while€Ô_ÔSovaÔ_Ô€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€that€the€imposition€of€the€upper€term€due€toÐ 0"€  Ða€factor€for€which€Ô_ÔSovaÔ_Ô€had€no€right€to€a€jury€trial€was€invalid€and€the€matter€was€remanded€for€aÏnew€sentencing€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Van€Nguyen€(H026980)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Art€DudleyÌDate:€€March€29,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€with€two€prior€strikes€andÏsentenced€to€serve€25€years€to€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€upheld€the€life€sentence€but€agreedÐ h+¸&* Ðthat€he€was€entitled€to€additional€presentence€credits.€€It€also€agreed€that€the€restitution€fine€must€beÏreduced€to€$200.€€Although€appellant€was€advised€he€could€receive€a€$10,000€fine,€he€was€notÏadvised€he€could€receive€a€restitution€fine.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Hands€(H027219)ÌPanel€attorney:€Gene€Ô_ÔVorobyovÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€29,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€violating€Penal€Code€sections€220€and€289.€€The€jury€insteadÏfound€him€guilty€of€the€lesser€included€offenses€of€assault€and€sexual€battery,€both€misdemeanors.€ÏOn€appeal,€he€argued€that€the€conviction€for€assault€must€be€dismissed€because€it€is€a€lesser€includedÏoffense€of€sexual€battery.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Arthur€Ô_ÔEsquivelÔ_Ô€(H027380)ÌPanel€attorney:€€James€Ô_ÔHaworthÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€29,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€receiving€stolen€property,€petty€theft€with€a€prior,€forgery,€andÏmisdemeanor€dissuading€a€witness.€€The€court€dismissed€one€of€the€prior€strike€convictions€andÏimposed€a€32€month€sentence.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishment€for€petty€theft€shouldÏhave€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Michael€Parkinson€(H026652)ÌPanel€attorney:€John€Ô_ÔSchuckÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€29,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€Attorney€General€conceded€that€the€amount€of€victim€restitution€should€be€decreased€byÏ$626€€and€a€parole€revocation€restitution€fine€for€one€of€the€counts€should€be€struck€because€theÏcrime€was€committed€before€Penal€Code€section€1202.45€was€enacted.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌIn€re€Luis€F.€(H027493)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔOzroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChildsÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€20,€2005ÌÌà  àIn€1999,€appellant€was€13€years€old€and€accused€of€child€endangerment.€€He€was€placed€onÏprobation,€but€he€never€did€admit€the€offense.€€In€2004,€he€violated€probation€and€was€sent€to€CYA.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€Although€he€was€adjudicated€for€committing€other€offenses,€the€failureÏto€admit€the€child€endangerment€was€a€jurisdictional€flaw€which€could€be€raised€at€any€time.€€WithÏthe€child€endangerment€charge€dismissed,€it€was€questionable€whether€he€would€have€beenÐ h+¸&* Ðcommitted€to€CYA€on€the€other€offenses.€€(Panel€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Richard€Diaz€(H026161)ÌStaff€attorney:€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€April€21,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€used€a€fake€police€badge€to€rob€a€victim.€€He€was€convicted€of€robbery€andÏunlawful€use€of€a€badge€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€538d),€a€misdemeanor.€€He€was€sentenced€to€prison€for€theÏrobbery,€and€the€court€imposed€a€one€year€concurrent€term€for€the€misdemeanor.€€AppellantÏcomplained€this€violated€Penal€Code€section€654.€€The€Attorney€Generalððs€Office€argued€theÏadditional€punishment€was€permissible€under€Penal€Code€section€667.17€which€provided€a€one€yearÏenhancement€for€using€a€badge€to€commit€a€felony.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€with€appellant.€€SinceÏthe€enhancement€was€not€pled,€it€was€irrelevant.€€Punishment€for€using€a€badge€to€commit€a€robberyÏviolated€the€prohibition€against€multiple€punishment€for€the€same€act.€ÌÌÌIn€re€Oscar€M.€€(H027882)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔKateraÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔRutledgeÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€25,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€remanded€the€matter€for€the€juvenile€court€to€determine€if€a€wobbler€offense€wasÏa€misdemeanor€or€felony€pursuant€to€òòIn€re€Ô_ÔManzyÔ_Ô€W.óó€(1997)€14€Cal.4th€1199.€€(Staff€attorneyÐ øH ÐJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€John€Ô_ÔProthroÔ_Ô€(H026931)ÌPanel€attorney:€Andrew€Ô_ÔJaneckiÔ_ÔÌDate:€April€28,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€a€defendant€presentenceÏcredits€when€sentenced€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Cruz€(H027367)ÌStaff€attorney:€Bill€RobinsonÌDate:€April€28,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€a€defendant€presentenceÏcredits€when€sentenced€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€ÌÌÌIn€re€Ô_ÔKashifÔ_Ô€P.€€(H027987)Ð h+¸&* ÐStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€May€6,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€2004€amendments€to€Welfare€and€Institutions€CodeÏsection€731€permitted€the€juvenile€court€to€reduce€the€maximum€period€of€physical€imprisonment.€ÏSince€the€juvenile€court€was€unaware€it€had€this€discretion,€the€matter€must€be€remanded€for€a€newÏdispositional€hearing.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Ô_ÔStyreÔ_Ô€(H028142)ÌStaff€attorney:€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€May€11,€2005ÌÌà  àAt€sentencing,€the€court€ordered€appellant€to€pay€a€restitution€fine,€but€it€did€not€specify€theÏamount.€€The€court€clerk€wrote€$600€on€the€minute€order€and€abstract€of€judgment,€which€was€theÏamount€recommended€by€the€probation€officer€pursuant€to€the€formula€in€section€1202.4.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€agreed€that€the€court€must€set€the€amount.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ronald€€Rosales€(H027747€et€al.)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jeffrey€Ô_ÔGlickÔ_ÔÌDate:€May€11,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€it€was€incorrect€to€use€counts€for€which€the€punishment€wasÏstayed€in€calculating€the€amount€of€the€restitution€fines.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Charles€Hutchinson€(H026627)ÌStaff€attorney:€William€RobinsonÌDate:€May€12,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€entered€a€bank€for€the€second€time€in€three€days,€both€times€wearing€distinctiveÏclothing.€€He€acted€suspiciously,€and€waited€in€the€teller€line.€€When€he€arrived€at€the€counter,€he€saidÏhe€wanted€to€cash€a€check€but€he€forgot€it€in€his€car.€€The€police€were€called€and€the€managerÏfollowed€appellant€to€his€car.€€The€police€apprehended€him€and€found€a€note€with€his€fingerprintsÏby€the€car€door€stating,€ð ðTeller,€give€me€all€your€hundreds€and€fifty€dollar€bills...ðð€€The€court€ofÏappeal€found€there€was€enough€evidence€for€an€attempted€robbery€conviction.€€However,€it€agreedÏthere€was€insufficient€evidence€that€a€first€degree€burglary€from€1973€qualified€as€a€strike,€thatÏappellant€should€have€had€the€commercial€burglary€conviction€in€this€case€stayed€under€Penal€CodeÏsection€654,€that€the€restitution€fines€should€be€reduced€because€one€of€the€counts€should€have€beenÏstayed,€and€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€appellant€to€give€a€DNA€sample.ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐPeople€v.€Manuel€S.€Gutierrez€(H027218)ÌStaff€attorney:€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€May€13,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€four€counts€of€molesting€his€daughters€and€allegations€he€cameÏwithin€the€One€Strike€Law€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€667.61.)€€Under€the€One€Strike€Law,€he€was€not€subject€toÏa€consecutive€mandatory€term€15€years€to€life€for€each€count€if€he€ð ðqualifiedðð€for€probation€underÏPenal€Code€section€1203.066,€subdivision€(c).€€The€trial€court€did€not€believe€probation€wasÏappropriate,€but€thought€that€60€years€to€life€was€too€much.€It€believed€it€lacked€discretion€to€imposeÏa€lesser€prison€sentence.€€Appellant€argued€that€finding€he€ð ðqualifiedðð€for€probation€meant€the€OneÏStrike€Law€did€not€apply,€even€if€the€court€eventually€were€to€decide€to€deny€probation.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€agreed€and€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing€for€the€trial€court€to€exerciseÏits€discretion€to€sentence€appellant.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joseph€Ramirez€(H027409)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Steven€Ô_ÔSchorrÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€26,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€found€the€upper€term€could€not€be€imposed€on€the€aggravating€factorsÏwhich€were€not€found€true€by€the€jury.€€It€also€held€that€appellant€was€entitled€to€receive€presentenceÏcredits€updated.€€In€this€case,€the€presentence€credits€were€calculated€for€the€sentencing€hearingÏwhich€was€reversed€on€appeal.€€On€remand,€the€trial€court€failed€to€change€the€presentence€credits.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jeremy€Payne€(H027203)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Vicki€FirstmanÌDate:€€May€26,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€but€contested€he€had€suffered€a€prior€serious€felony.€€At€the€trial€on€theÏprior,€the€court€admitted€appellant's€statement€to€the€probation€officer€when€he€suffered€the€priorÏconviction€for€recklessly€discharging€a€firearm.€€In€the€statement,€appellant€admits€personally€firingÏthe€gun€but€says€he€is€making€this€admission€only€because€the€probation€officer€promised€him€itÏwould€not€be€used€against€him€in€any€other€proceeding.€€In€the€this€case,€appellant€argued€thatÏadmitting€his€statement€violated€due€process€and€his€Fifth€Amendment€right€against€self„¼incrimination.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Eddie€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€(H026789)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Carlo€Ô_ÔAnreaniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€27,€2005ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€court€of€appeal€decided€that€there€was€insufficient€evidence€from€the€record€of€convictionÏthat€a€prior€conviction€suffered€in€Delaware€qualified€as€a€strike.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€Timothy€H.€€(H027982)ÌPanel€attorney:€€James€DuffyÌDate:€€May€31,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€committed€a€couple€of€misdemeanors€and€then€held€a€party€in€someone's€houseÏwhile€the€occupants€were€away.€€In€making€himself€at€home€for€three€days,€he€trashed€the€house.€ÏThe€juvenile€court€committed€him€to€the€California€Youth€Authority.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,Ïholding€there€was€insufficient€evidence€local€services€were€not€sufficient.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏSacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔHoanÔ_Ô€Nguyen€(H027492)ÌPanel€attorney:€Janice€Ô_ÔBrickleyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€8,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court€sentenced€appellant€to€an€enhancement€that€was€never€charged€or€proved.€€ÌThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€sentence€was€unauthorized.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Patrick€Ô_ÔChioniÔ_Ô€(H027861)ÌStaff€attorney:€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€June€7,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€panel€attorney€notice€the€restitution€fines€were€set€at€$2000€but€the€abstract€of€judgmentÏlisted€them€at€$4400.€€The€court€of€appeal€ordered€it€be€corrected.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Javier€Ô_ÔGuardadoÔ_Ô€(H027837)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€June€15,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€possessing€methamphetamine.€€He€was€placed€on€probation€onÏcondition€that€he€not€possess€mobile€communication€devices€and€not€contact€anyone€on€probationÏor€parole.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€conditions€were€overly€broad.€€Mobile€communicationsÏdevices€are€so€common€now€that€a€total€ban€on€possessing€them€was€unreasonable.€€The€conditionÏwas€modified€to€require€not€using€mobile€communication€devices€for€illegal€purposes.€€Further,€theÏno€contact€order€was€modified€to€require€no€contact€with€people€appellant€knows€to€be€on€probationÏor€parole.Ìà  àÐ h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Jesus€Mendoza€(H027759)ÌPanel€attorney:€Tara€Ô_ÔMorrisseyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€17,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€on€condition€that,€among€other€things,€to€not€frequentÏplaces€where€illegal€drugs€are€used.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€provision€was€unconstitutionallyÏvague,€but€it€added€the€requirement€that€appellant€must€have€knowledge€to€make€the€condition€valid.€ÏFurther,€the€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€the€ability€to€payÏattorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ismail€Lopez€(H027590)ÌPanel€attorney:€Barbara€MichelÌDate:€€June€28,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€felony€DUI€and€sentenced€to€serve€two€years€in€prison.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€had€the€ability€to€pay€$1000€in€attorney€fees.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€James€Bray€€(H027244)ÌPanel€attorney:€Maureen€FoxÌDate:€€June€29,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€17€counts€covering€theft,€violation€of€the€unemploymentÏinsurance€law,€violation€of€the€workers'€compensation€law,€tax€evasion,€and€misuse€of€a€contractor'sÏlicense.€€Essentially,€appellant€worked€as€a€roofer,€using€another's€name€and€contractor's€licenseÏnumber.€€He€failed€to€make€payments€for€his€employees€for€payroll€taxes€and€for€contributions€intoÏthe€unemployment€insurance€fund€and€workers'€compensation€fund.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€thatÏthe€amount€of€restitution€should€be€reduced€by€about€$70,000€and€two€of€the€counts€should€haveÏbeen€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Martinez€(H027382)ÌPanel€attorney:€Randy€KravisÌDate:€June€30,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€burglary€and€sentenced€to€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€foundÏthere€was€substantial€evidence,€but€it€agreed€the€restitution€fine€must€be€reduced€because€it€could€notÏinclude€the€amount€representing€the€punishment€for€a€count€that€was€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€CodeÏsection€654.€€Also,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay€attorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Clarence€Ô_ÔHamelÔ_Ô€€(H027583)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Carl€Ô_ÔGonserÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€6,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€petty€theft€with€a€prior€conviction€and€forgery.€€He€had€no€priorÏstrike€convictions.€€He€appealed,€and€the€court€remanded€for€resentencing.€€Upon€resentencing,€theÏtrial€court€limited€conduct€credits€under€Penal€Code€section€4019€up€until€the€time€of€the€secondÏsentencing€hearing.€€This€was€error.€€Section€4019€does€not€apply€after€the€initial€sentencing€hearing.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌPeople€v.€Louis€Soto€(H027820)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€€July€8,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€a€violent€felony€which€occurred€in€1993.€€The€court€imposed€aÏparole€revocation€restitution€fine€under€Penal€Code€section€1202.45€which€was€enacted€in€1994.€ÏThis€violated€the€ex€post€facto€clause,€and€the€fine€was€stricken.€€(Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Wes€Ô_ÔGuidottiÔ_Ô€(H027892)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔAlfonsÔ_Ô€WagnerÌDate:€July€8,€2005ÌÌà  àWhen€appellant€was€placed€on€probation,€the€court€imposed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€WhenÏhe€was€eventually€sentenced€to€prison€on€a€violation€of€probation,€the€court€imposed€a€$600Ïrestitution€fine.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€to€reduce€the€fine€to€$200,€but€it€also€imposed€a€paroleÏrevocation€restitution€fine.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Roberto€M.€(H028001)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rita€Ô_ÔSweenorÔ_ÔÌDate:€July€22,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€to€have€committed€forcible€rape€and€was€committed€to€the€CaliforniaÏYouth€Authority€for€a€period€not€to€exceed€18€months.€€He€contended€the€court€abused€its€discretionÏin€sending€him€to€CYA.€€The€court€rejected€his€claim.€€But€it€also€rejected€the€Attorney€General'sÏclaim€that€the€juvenile€court€lacked€authority€to€limit€the€commitment€to€18€months.€€It€argued€thatÏalthough€amended€Welfare€and€Institutions€Code€section€731€permits€the€juvenile€court€to€reduceÏthe€maximum€period€of€physical€confinement,€it€was€required€to€impose€a€lower€or€middle€term€asÏwould€be€required€by€the€determinate€sentencing€law.€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€the€juvenile€courtÏhad€the€authority€to€impose€any€term€up€to€the€maximum€term€of€confinement€as€defined€by€sectionÏ721.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Thomas€Gonzalez€(H027978)ÌStaff€attorney:€Bill€RobinsonÌDate:€€July€26,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€possession€of€methamphetamine€with€a€prison€prior.€€The€courtÏstated€it€wanted€to€impose€a€two€year€sentence€but€could€not€find€grounds€to€justify€mitigating€hisÏsentence,€so€it€imposed€a€sentence€of€2€years€4€months.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€trial€courtÏmisunderstood€the€scope€of€its€discretion€in€that€it€could€have€struck€the€prison€prior.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€William€Ferris€(H027806)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔSiromiÔ_Ô€Fernando„SantanaÌDate:€€August€2,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€entered€into€a€plea€bargain€where€he€would€plead€guilty€to€robbery€and€admit€heÏwas€personally€armed€with€a€deadly€weapon.€€At€the€hearing€to€enter€his€plea,€he€pled€guilty€to€theÏcrime€but€the€court€never€asked€for€him€to€admit€the€enhancement.€€He€was€placed€on€probation,€butÏit€was€later€revoked.€€The€court€sentenced€him€to€serve€four€years€in€prison,€including€one€year€forÏthe€enhancement.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€he€could€not€be€punished€for€an€enhancement€heÏnever€admitted.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jason€White€(H028398)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€August€5,€2005ÌÌà  àIn€placing€appellant€on€probation,€the€court€imposed€a€restitution€fine€and€a€probationÏrevocation€restitution€fine€of€the€same€amount€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1202.44.€€Because€theÏcrime€was€committed€before€section€1202.44€was€enacted,€the€imposition€of€the€second€restitutionÏfine€violated€the€ex€post€facto€clause.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jorge€Ô_ÔFiguoroaÔ_ÔÌPanel€attorney:€€Janet€Ô_ÔGilgerÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€11,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€jury€found€appellant€not€guilty€of€felony€false€imprisonment€but€guilty€of€misdemeanorÏbattery.€€The€charges€resulted€from€an€argument€he€had€with€his€girlfriend.€€He€had€two€children€agesÏ11€and€14€years.€€The€argument€did€not€take€place€where€children€were€present.€€The€trial€courtÏplaced€him€on€probation€on€condition€that€he€complete€a€parenting€class,€among€other€things.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€support€this€order.€€(Staff€attorney€JonathanÏGrossman)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇIn€re€David€P.€€(H027845)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Kathleen€Ô_ÔNovoaÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€12,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€matter€must€be€remanded€for€the€juvenile€court€to€exercise€itsÏdiscretion€in€setting€the€maximum€period€of€physical€confinement€at€the€California€Youth€Authority.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Samuel€Ô_ÔSaldanaÔ_Ô€(H027313)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Joseph€Ô_ÔShippÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€18,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€sentenced€appellant€to€prison€for€26€years€and€assessed€$2000€in€attorney€fees.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.€€(Staff€attorney€VickiÏFirstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Alex€N.€€(H027720)ÌPanel€attorney:€Laura€Ô_ÔPediciniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€22,€2005ÌÌà  àWhen€the€minor€was€13€years€old,€he€had€a€relationship€with€his€13€year€old€girlfriend€whichÏresulted€in€a€juvenile€adjudication€for€violating€Penal€Code€section€288€and€oral€copulation€with€aÏminor.€€He€was€placed€on€probation,€but€when€he€committed€a€new€residential€burglary,€the€juvenileÏcourt€felt€compelled€to€commit€him€to€CYA.€€It€acknowledged€that€this€committing€appellant€toÏCYA€on€the€sex€offenses€would€require€him€to€register€as€a€sex€offender,€which€the€court€thoughtÏwas€unjust.€€When€appellant€specifically€asked€to€be€committed€only€on€the€new€charges,€the€juvenileÏcourt€said€it€believed€it€lacked€authority€to€do€so.€€In€a€published€opinion,€the€court€of€appealÏreversed.€€A€juvenile€court€does€have€the€discretion€not€to€aggregate€the€maximum€confinement€timeÏwith€previous€adjudications.€€This€would€have€eliminated€the€requirement€for€him€to€register€as€a€sexÏoffender.€€Further,€the€juvenile€court€failed€to€exercise€its€discretion€whether€to€limit€the€maximumÏterm€of€physical€imprisonment€under€amended€section€731,€subdivision€(b)€of€the€Welfare€andÏInstitutions€Code.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Adrianna€Perez€€(H027844)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔJerenyÔ_Ô€BlankÌDate:€€August€22,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€prison.€€The€court€imposed€a€restitution€fine€and€a€$20€countyÏcollection€fee€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1202.4,€subdivision€(òòlóó).€€The€court€of€appeal€agreedÐ |*Ì%) Ðthat€the€county€administrative€fee€did€not€apply€when€the€defendant€was€sentenced€to€prison.€€(StaffÐ h+¸&* Ðattorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Tony€Lee€(H028348)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€September€29,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court€stayed€one€of€the€counts€but€calculated€the€restitution€fine€using€thatÏconviction.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€this,€and€other€minor€sentencing€errors€needed€to€be€fixed.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carrie€Stalker€€(H028623)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jeffrey€Ô_ÔKrossÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€29,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€a€lab€fee€pursuant€to€Health€and€Safety€Code€section€11372.5Ïcould€not€be€imposed€on€a€conviction€for€violating€Health€and€Safety€Code€section€11370.1.€€Further,Ïthe€trial€court€needed€to€clarify€the€amount€and€sources€of€the€penalty€assessments.€€(Staff€attorneyÏDallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Annie€Steward€(H027677)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Edward€MahlerÌDate:€€September€30,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€appellant€could€not€be€convicted€of€grand€theft€from€a€personÏbecause€it€was€a€lesser€included€offense€of€grand€theft€from€an€elder€or€dependent€adult.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Oscar€Ô_ÔSalgadoÔ_Ô€(H028401)ÌStaff€attorney:€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€October€7,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€there€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€the€ability€toÏpay€$1000€in€attorney€fees€when€he€was€sentenced€to€serve€17€years€in€prison€and€there€was€noÏevidence€he€had€any€assets.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joseph€Ramirez€(H027409)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Steven€Ô_ÔSchorrÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€3,€2005ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€45€years€to€life€under€the€One€Strike€Law.€€In€a€previousÏappeal,€one€conviction€was€reversed€and€other€convictions€were€reduced€to€misdemeanors.€€UponÏresentencing,€the€court€imposed€a€prison€term€of€16€years.€€In€this€appeal,€the€court€agreed€that€theÏtrial€court€erred€in€not€recalculating€his€presentence€credits€and€remanded€for€the€trial€court€to€updateÏthe€presentence€credits.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Gregory€Moore€(H028247)ÌPanel€attorney:€Spencer€DavisÌDate:€€November€4,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€possession€drug€paraphernalia€(Health€&€Saf.€Code,€ðð€11364)€andÏordered€to€register€as€a€drug€offender.€€The€court€of€appeal€struck€the€registration€requirementÏbecause€a€violation€of€section€11364€is€not€listed€as€an€offense€requiring€registration.€€(Staff€attorneyÏLori€Quick)ÌÌÌIn€re€Scott€W.€€(H028459)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ann€Ô_ÔVandepolÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€7,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€remanded€the€matter€for€the€juvenile€court€to€exercise€its€discretion€inÏdetermining€the€maximum€term€of€physical€confinement€at€the€California€Youth€Authority€underÏWelfare€and€Institutions€Code€section€731.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Vincent€Ô_ÔRoyballÔ_Ô€(H028315)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Hilda€Ô_ÔScheibÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€16,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€reversed€an€order€for€attorney€fees€for€appellant€sentenced€to€prison.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Charles€Cook€(H028371)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€November€14,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant,€while€already€serving€a€prison€sentence,€pled€guilty€to€conspiracy€to€import€drugsÏinto€prison€with€the€agreement€he€would€serve€four€years€in€prison.€€There€was€no€mention€theÏsentence€would€be€served€consecutively,€at€the€court€initially€sentenced€him€to€serve€a€concurrentÏterm.€€When€the€sentence€was€virtually€over,€CDC€wrote€to€the€court€stating€the€sentence€was€illegalÏbecause€it€was€a€second€strike€sentence,€so€it€needed€to€be€imposed€to€be€served€consecutively.€€InÐ h+¸&* Ðabsentia,€the€court€changed€the€sentence€to€a€consecutive€term.€€Appellant€appealed.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€reversed€for€the€trial€court€to€determine€what€the€plea€bargain€was.€€On€remand,€the€courtÏstated€it€relied€on€its€notes€and€the€notes€of€the€prosecutor€to€determine€that€it€contemplated€aÏconsecutive€term,€though€it€acknowledged€it€appeared€no€one€told€appellant€this.€€It€imposed€the€fourÏyear€consecutive€sentence.€€On€the€second€appeal,€the€court€reversed.€€The€plea€bargain€is€determinedÏby€what€the€defendant€reasonably€understood€what€the€agreement€was.€€The€trial€court€could€not€relyÏon€parol€evidence€to€determine€what€it€thought€the€agreement€was.€€Because€the€government€waitedÏuntil€the€time€appellant€finished€his€sentence,€he€was€entitled€to€specific€performance.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€ordered€that€the€trial€court€modify€the€sentence€by€dismissing€the€strike€and€imposing€aÏconcurrent€term.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Louis€Ô_ÔOliverasÔ_Ô€(H027856)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Vicki€FirstmanÌDate:€€November€14,€2005ÌÌà  àIn€sentencing€appellant€to€prison,€the€court€imposed€attorney€fees€of€$1000.€€The€fees€wereÏreversed€because€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Manuel€Ô_ÔContrerasÔ_Ô€€(H027452)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Diana€Ô_ÔTeranÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€6,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€20€felonies€concerning€identity€theft€to€open€credit€cardÏaccounts,€two€auto€thefts,€and€possession€of€drugs.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishmentÏfor€four€fraud€charges€related€to€the€auto€thefts€must€be€stayed€under€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Daniel€(H028581)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Philip€BrooksÌDate:€€December€13,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court€imposed€an€AIDS€fine€on€a€conviction€for€violating€Penal€Code€section€288,Ïsubdivision€(a).€€The€statute€does€not€authorize€the€fine€for€this€crime.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌIn€re€Justin€B.€€(H028563)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Mark€Ô_ÔDemmingÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€13,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€true€that€minor€committed€two€crimes€for€the€benefit€of€the€gang.€€TheÐ h+¸&* Ðcourt€of€appeal€agreed€to€reduce€the€maximum€confinement€time€because€the€trial€court€erroneouslyÏbelieved€count€one€was€a€violent€felony€(when€it€was€a€serious€felony)€and€count€two€was€a€seriousÏfelony€(when€it€was€not).€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carmelita€Ô_ÔVirayÔ_Ô€(H026515)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Lauretta€Ô_ÔOravitzÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔKomlosÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€14,€2005ÌÌà  àAlthough€the€court€of€appeal€affirmed€the€conviction,€it€reversed€in€a€published€decision€theÏorder€that€appellant€pay€almost€ten€thousand€dollars€in€attorney€fees.€€There€was€no€objection€to€theÏamount,€but€the€court€held€that€no€objection€is€necessary€when€the€defendant€is€still€beingÏrepresented€by€the€public€defender's€office€because€the€office€has€a€conflict€of€interest.€€Since€thereÏwas€no€evidence€supporting€the€amount,€the€order€for€attorney€fees€was€reversed.€€(Staff€attorneyÏMichael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Antonio€Ô_ÔBirreyÔ_Ô€(H026596)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€€December€15,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€two€counts€of€violating€Penal€Code€section€288,€subdivisionÏ(b)(1).€€The€court€imposed€concurrent€terms€of€eight€years€over€appellant's€objection€that€the€factorsÏin€aggravation€were€not€supported€by€the€evidence.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed.€€That€force€was€usedÏand€the€victim€was€young€were€elements€of€the€offense;€the€argument€that€she€was€young€for€her€ageÏwas€not€supported€by€the€evidence.€€There€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€occupied€a€positionÏof€trust:€he€was€a€neighbor€who€knew€the€victim€for€a€few€months.€€Although€there€were€two€otherÏfactors€in€aggravation€which€were€proper,€it€could€not€be€concluded€the€sentencing€court€would€haveÏimposed€the€same€sentence.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Vasquez€(H028914)ÌPanel€attorney:€Thomas€Ô_ÔSingmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€20,€2005ÌÌà  àWhen€appellant€was€placed€on€probation,€the€court€imposed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€WhenÏhis€probation€was€revoked,€the€court€imposed€an€$800€restitution€fine.€€The€court€of€appeal€reducedÏthe€fine€to€the€original€$200.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)Ìñ+ñÌÌñ+ññ-ñPeople€v.€Ô_ÔRonnÔ_Ô€Ward€(H028512)ÌPanel€attorney:€Joseph€Ô_ÔShippÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€22,€2005Ð h+¸&* Їà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€second€degree€robbery.€€At€sentencing,€the€court€ordered€that€he€payÏ$750€in€attorney€fees.€€The€minute€order€of€the€sentencing€hearing€also€said€the€probation€departmentÏshall€determine€the€amount€of€victim€restitution,€although€the€trial€court€did€not€verbally€state€this.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€order€for€attorney€fees€because€there€was€insufficient€evidence€ofÏan€ability€to€pay.€€€It€reversed€the€order€permitting€the€probation€department€determine€the€amountÏof€restitution€because€the€defendant€must€agree€to€delegating€the€duty€to€the€probation€department.€ÏSince€it€was€never€discussed€at€the€sentencing€hearing,€it€cannot€be€deemed€there€was€even€anÏimplied€agreement.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌñ-ññ,ñPeople€v.€Shane€Ô_ÔAgudaÔ_Ô€(H028776)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€December€28,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€an€order€for€appellant€to€pay€$200€in€attorney€fees€because€thereÏwas€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Timothy€O'Brien€(H028740)ÌPanel€attorney:€Alex€GreenÌDate:€€December€29,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€receiving€stolen€property.€€He€moved€to€dismiss€the€prior€strikeÏconviction.€€The€prosecution€filed€papers€in€opposition€in€which€it€described€a€2002€theft€byÏappellant€as€an€òòÔ_ÔEstesÔ_Ôóó€robbery.€€The€court€relied€on€this€in€denying€the€motion.€€On€appeal,€theÐ Ð  ÐAttorney€General's€Office€conceded€the€2002€theft€did€not€qualify€as€an€òòÔ_ÔEstesÔ_Ôóó€robbery.€€AlthoughÐ ¼  Ðappellant€wrestled€with€security€guards,€he€no€longer€had€the€property,€so€there€was€no€taking€ofÏproperty€by€force€or€fear.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€appellant's€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€notÏobjecting€to€the€trial€court's€characterization€of€the€2002€theft€as€a€robbery.€€Because€the€courtÏmisapprehended€the€facts,€it€abused€its€discretion€in€deciding€whether€to€dismiss€the€prior€strike.€€TheÏmatter€was€remanded€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)Ìñ,ñÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔDEPENDENCYÔ%†M'Ô€CASESó óÐ #l! КšIn€re€David€W.€€(H027378)ÌPanel€attorney:€Sharon€RolloÌDate:€€January€20,€2005ÌÌà  àAt€the€6€month€dependency€review€hearing,€father€was€granted€six€more€months€of€services.€ÏThe€county€and€the€foster€parents€appealed.€€By€the€time€the€appeal€was€considered,€the€juvenileÏcourt€terminated€services€at€the€12€month€review€hearing.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€with€father€thatÏthe€appeal€was€moot€and€dismissed.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇIn€re€Brian€T.€€(H027988)ÌPanel€attorney:€Catherine€CzarÌDate:€€April€26,€2005ÌÌà  àAttorney€appropriately€arranged€for€the€stipulated€reversal€of€an€order€terminating€parentalÏrights.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€M.T.€€(H028125)ÌPanel€attorney:€Linda€HarvieÌDate:€€April€26,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€a€dependency€case€for€failure€to€provide€adequate€notice€underÏthe€Indian€Child€Welfare€Act.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Paul€W.€€(H028475)ÌPanel€attorneys:€€Carolyn€Todd€and€Margaret€Ô_ÔPendergastÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€9,€2005ÌÌà  àIn€a€dependency€case,€the€father€was€involved€in€a€custody€fight.€€The€mother€accused€himÏof€molesting€their€child€in€Colorado,€and€a€petition€was€filed€in€the€Santa€Clara€County€DependencyÏCourt€to€assume€jurisdiction.€€CPS€introduced€evidence€that€the€county€CPS€agency€in€ColoradoÏfound€the€allegation€of€molestation€substantiated,€but€failed€to€present€evidence€that€Colorado€StateÏagency€overturned€the€finding€based€on€the€investigation€of€the€police.€€The€social€worker€reportÏstated€the€mother's€father€overheard€the€father€molesting€one€of€the€children,€but€trial€counsel€failedÏto€interview€the€maternal€grandfather€who€denied€making€such€statements€or€hearing€such€evidence.€ÏThe€child€recanted€and€the€original€allegations€made€by€the€child€were€made€under€conditions€thatÏshe€was€under€the€influence€of€the€mother.€€€Thus,€all€of€the€allegations€ultimately€stemmed€from€theÏmother€who€was€involved€in€the€custody€battle.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€causeÏon€allegations€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€for€failing€to€adequately€investigate€the€matter.€ÏAt€the€Ô_ÔOSCÔ_Ô€hearing,€the€superior€court€found€that€failure€to€investigate€the€allegations€from€ColoradoÏor€interview€the€investigating€officers.€€Had€there€been€a€proper€investigation,€evidence€would€haveÏbeen€presented€which€would€have€been€strong€proof€the€molestation€never€happened.€€Since€this€wasÏthe€central€basis€of€the€court€assuming€jurisdiction,€the€jurisdictional€finding€and€all€subsequentÏorders€were€vacated.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌJuan€M.€v.€Superior€Court€(H028600)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Valerie€Ô_ÔSopherÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€13,€2005ÌÌà  àDuring€the€dependency,€the€minor€was€placed€with€the€father,€but€later€removed€because€ofÐ h+¸&* Ðfailure€of€relapsing,€among€other€things.€€At€the€section€366.26€hearing,€no€defense€was€presented,Ïand€the€court€terminated€parental€rights.€€A€habeas€corpus€petition€was€filed€in€which€the€fatherÏalleged€he€speaks€Spanish€and€his€attorney€simply€gave€him€the€social€worker€report€which€was€inÏEnglish.€€Trial€counsel€did€not€explain€the€contents€of€the€report€or€any€defenses€that€could€beÏpresented€at€the€hearing.€€In€fact,€if€asked€he€would€have€been€able€to€present€evidence€concerningÏthe€parent„child€exception.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause.ÌÌÌIn€re€Vincent€M.€€(H028980)ÌPanel€attorneys:€€Janet€Sherwood€and€Carol€KoenigÌDate:€€September€30,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€remanded€the€matter€so€that€the€juvenile€court€could€provide€adequateÏnotice€under€ICWA.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Cody€D.€(H028386)ÌPanel€attorney:€James€Ô_ÔHaworthÔ_ÔÌDate:€€October€20,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€so€that€the€juvenile€court€can€comply€with€the€requirements€ofÏthe€Indian€Child€Welfare€Act.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€M.F.€€(H028610)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€December€5,€2005ÌÌñ2ññ1ñÌñ1ññ2ññ2ññ1ñÌñ1ññ2ñà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€the€county€provided€inadequate€notice€under€ICWA.Ìñ3ñÌÌñ3ññ4ñIn€re€Ô_ÔJ.W.Ô_Ô€€(H028424)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Carolyn€ToddÌDate:€€December€21,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€juvenile€court€placed€appellant's€girls€with€the€mother€and€continued€the€matter€underÏfamily€maintenance.€€At€a€review€hearing,€the€juvenile€court€suspended€his€visits€unless€they€wereÏapproved€by€a€counselor.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€that€the€only€issue€at€the€familyÏmaintenance€review€hearing€is€whether€the€court€should€continue€jurisdiction€notwithstanding€theÏchildren's€placement€with€a€parent.€€Thus,€an€order€restricting€appellant's€access€to€the€children€couldÏnot€be€made€without€a€section€388€petition€to€modify€the€visitation€orders€made€at€the€dispositionalÏhearing.€€Alternatively,€appellant€was€not€provided€sufficient€notice€that€restriction€of€visitation€wasÏto€be€considered€at€the€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)Ð h+¸&* Ðñ4ñ‡Ìò òÔ% ‡ ÔHABEASÔ%†á;Ô€PROCEEDINGS€ó óÐ œì ÐIn€re€Ô_ÔKailashÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChaudharyÔ_Ô€(H027084)ÌPanel€attorney:€Keith€Ô_ÔWattleyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€20,€2005ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔChaudharyÔ_Ô€was€separating€from€his€wife€after€five€years€of€marriage.€€During€one€argument,Ïshe€told€him€he€was€not€the€father€of€their€child.€€Outraged,€he€reached€for€a€revolver,€lost€control,Ïand€shot€her€five€times.€€He€called€911€and€hysterically€tried€to€obtain€medical€help€for€his€wife,€butÏshe€died€after€medical€personnel€arrived.€€He€admitted€shooting€her,€although€he€could€not€rememberÏthe€actual€event.€€He€agreed€to€plead€no€contest€to€second€degree€murder€in€1987.€€In€2002,€the€BoardÏof€Prison€Terms€found€him€suitable€for€parole,€but€the€governor€vetoed€the€decision.€€He€filed€aÏhabeas€corpus€petition€in€the€superior€court€which€granted€relief.€€The€Attorney€General€appealed.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€affirmed€the€decision€to€grant€relief.€€Although€the€decision€to€deny€parole€mustÏbe€upheld€if€there€was€ð ðsomeðð€evidence€to€support€it,€the€reasons€for€denying€parole€were€notÏsupported€by€the€record.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌIn€re€Lynn€Ô_ÔAlvaradeÔ_Ô€(H027090)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Michael€KresserÌDate:€€January€21,€2005ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔAlvaradeÔ_Ô€was€in€an€argument€with€an€acquaintance.€€At€one€point,€he€pulled€out€a€gun.€€TheÏvictim€said,€ð ðOh,€shoot€me.ðð€€Ô_ÔAlvaradeÔ_Ô€obliged,€fatally€shooting€him€three€times.€€He€pled€no€contestÏto€second€degree€murder.€€The€Parole€Board€refused€to€set€a€parole€release€date.€€Ô_ÔAlvaradeÔ_Ô€€filed€aÏpetition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€in€the€superior€court€which€was€granted.€€The€Attorney€GeneralÏappealed.€€A€divided€court€of€appeal€affirmed€the€granting€of€habeas€relief.€€It€concluded€there€wasÏnot€ð ðsome€evidenceðð€that€he€was€unsuitable€for€parole.€€ÌÌÌIn€re€Darryl€Jones€(H027718)ÌStaff€attorney:€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€February€2,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€a€prisoner€who€was€medicated€for€schizophrenia.€€At€one€point,€the€prisonÏofficials€decided€appellant€was€just€malingering€and€took€him€off€his€medication€without€monitoringÏhim.€€Appellant€became€unstable€and€got€in€a€fight€with€a€guard.€€Defense€counsel€did€not€investigateÏan€insanity€defense,€did€not€present€any€evidence€of€appellant's€mental€state€at€trial,€and€presentedÏno€mitigating€evidence€at€the€Romero€motion.€€Defense€counsel€also€did€not€object€to€appellantÏappearing€before€the€jury€in€prison€garb€and€shackles.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€showÏcause.€€ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐIn€re€Isidro€Ô_ÔDeLunaÔ_Ô€(H027086)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Steven€M.€Ô_ÔDefilippisÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€4,€2005ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔDeLunaÔ_Ô€shot€a€person€after€a€drunken€argument.€€He€pled€guilty€to€second€degree€murder€inÏ1985.€€The€parole€board€found€him€unsuitable€for€parole.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€that€there€wasÏsome€evidence€to€support€the€finding€that€the€crime€was€cruel€and€callous,€but€there€was€not€someÏevidence€to€support€the€other€findings€of€the€parole€board.€€Thus,€the€court€remanded€the€matter€forÏa€new€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌIn€re€Moses€C.€€(H028319)ÌPanel€attorney:€€James€DuffyÌDate:€€February€28,€2004ÌÌà  àA€person€was€attacked€by€a€gang€of€people€near€a€housing€project.€€A€witness€identifiedÏappellant€and€a€couple€of€adults€as€the€culprits.€€The€minor€admitted€the€allegations.€€Subsequently,Ïthe€case€fell€apart€at€the€preliminary€hearing€of€the€adult€defendants.€€Counsel€for€the€minor€didÏnothing.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause€on€allegations€of€ineffective€assistanceÏof€counsel€for€failing€to€adequate€investigate€the€case.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€William€Cousins€(S122142)ÌIn€pro€perÌDate:€€March€23,€2005ÌÌà  àCousins€was€sentenced€to€a€25€to€life€term€under€the€strikes€law€for€violating€the€ð ðchange€ofÏlocationðð€provisions€of€section€290.€€Cousins€had€registered€with€the€police€by€providing€twoÏaddresses€at€which€he€could€be€contacted€while€he€was€homeless€and€lived€in€his€car,€but€the€clerkÏwho€wrote€up€his€registration€neglected€to€check€the€ð ðTransientðð€box€on€the€form.€€The€jury€hungÏon€the€charge€of€fraudulent€registration,€but€convicted€Cousins€on€the€ð ðchange€of€locationððÏprovisions€because€he€moved€his€car€a€block€away€from€one€of€the€two€addresses€provided€withoutÏnotifying€the€police.€€After€losing€on€direct€appeal€handled€by€panel€attorney€Jill€Ô_ÔFordyceÔ_Ô,€he€filedÏa€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€in€the€Supreme€Court€on€the€ground€that€the€requirement€toÏregister€a€new€location€was€unconstitutionally€vague€under€òòPeople€v.€Northóó€(2003)€112€Cal.App.4thÐ $X" Ð621,€624,€a€case€decided€after€Cousinsððs€appeal€was€final.€€The€Supreme€Court€issued€an€order€toÏshow€cause€returnable€to€the€superior€court.€€In€the€superior€court,€the€district€attorney's€officeÏconceded.€€The€conviction€was€vacated€and€the€case€dismissed.€€Panel€attorney€Jill€Ô_ÔFordyceÔ_Ô€preparedÏthe€habeas€corpus€petition€for€the€petitioner.€€Allan€Schwartz€represented€him€on€the€habeas€petitionÏin€the€superior€court.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)€ÌÌÌIn€re€Mel€Ô_ÔBichayadaÔ_Ô€(H026837)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔOzroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChildsÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€21,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€defendant€obtained€trial€counsel€to€move€to€withdraw€the€plea,€but€the€motion,€based€onÏa€failure€to€advise€him€that€the€duty€to€register€would€last€a€lifetime,€was€unsuccessful.€€On€appeal,Ïa€new€habeas€petition€was€filed€alleging€the€plea€was€not€valid€because€he€was€never€advised€of€theÏimmigration€consequences.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Melvin€Simmons€(H028137)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rudy€KraftÌDate:€€April€21,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€defendant€was€found€guilty€by€a€jury.€€During€the€trial,€he€was€in€shackles€and€prisonÏattire,€but€trial€counsel€did€not€object.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause.€€(StaffÏattorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌIn€re€Salvador€Tomas€(H028318)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gerald€ClausenÌDate:€€July€14,€2005ÌÌà  àMr.€Tomas€pled€guilty€to€hit€and€run€with€injury€and€admitted€an€enhancement€for€personallyÏinflicting€great€bodily€injury.€€At€sentencing,€the€court€stated€it€was€not€willing€to€sentence€himÏaccording€to€the€plea€bargain.€€Under€advice€of€new€counsel,€he€chose€not€to€withdraw€his€plea,€butÏcounsel€argued€the€Ô_ÔgbiÔ_Ô€enhancement€should€be€stricken€because€he€was€factually€innocent€of€theÏallegation.€€The€court€denied€the€motion.€€In€a€habeas€corpus€petition,€he€alleged€trial€counsel€wasÏincompetent€for€misadvising€him€not€to€withdraw€his€plea€when€given€the€opportunity.€€Contrary€toÏtrial€counsel's€advice,€he€received€no€benefit€in€going€ahead€with€sentencing€since€he€could€not€haveÏbeen€found€to€have€committed€Ô_ÔgbiÔ_Ô.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause.€€(StaffÏattorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Earnest€Ochoa€€(H028057)ÌPanel€attorney:€Sharon€Ô_ÔFlemmingÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€21,€2005ÌÌà  àOchoa€was€sentenced€to€serve€27€years€to€life€in€prison€for€possession€of€methamphetamineÏwith€two€prior€strike€convictions.€€His€sentence€was€upheld€on€appeal€but€the€court€of€appeal€issuedÏan€order€to€show€cause€returnable€to€the€superior€court€in€response€to€his€habeas€corpus€claim€thatÏtrial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€not€moving€to€suppress€evidence.€€After€an€evidentiary€hearing,€theÏsuperior€court€denied€relief.€€He€filed€a€new€habeas€corpus€petition€in€the€court€of€appeal,€and€theÏcourt€reversed.€€Officers€stopped€Ochoa€in€front€of€his€home€on€a€traffic€violation.€€He€led€theÐ h+¸&* Ðofficers€inside€his€home€to€retrieve€identification.€€There,€they€learned€he€was€on€parole.€€They€askedÏhim€if€they€could€search€the€room,€but€he€said€it€was€his€roommate's€room.€€The€officers€then€askedÏthe€roommate,€she€initially€refused€consent.€€When€they€told€her€they€could€search€anyway€becauseÏhe€was€on€parole,€she€relented.€€The€court€of€appeal€disagreed€with€the€superior€court€that€there€wasÏsubstantial€evidence€of€valid€consent€to€the€search.€€(Staff€attorney€Bill€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€Dave€Bautista€€(H024442)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Meredith€Ô_ÔFahnÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€22,€2005ÌÌà  àDefendant€pled€to€possession€of€marijuana€for€sale.€€He€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition€allegingÏineffective€assistance€of€counsel€in€that€he€was€not€advised€the€conviction€would€automatically€leadÏto€his€deportation.€€Further,€trial€counsel€did€not€seek€a€plea€bargain€for€transportation€of€marijuana,Ïwhich€would€not€have€led€automatically€to€deportation.€€The€court€of€appeal€had€issued€an€order€toÏshow€cause,€returnable€to€the€court€of€appeal,€but€it€remanded€the€matter€to€the€superior€court€for€anÏevidentiary€hearing.€€At€the€hearing,€trial€counsel€refuted€defendant's€allegations€and€stated€he€didÏadvise€him€that€he€would€be€deported.€€Trial€counsel's€testimony€contradicted€his€affidavit€that€wasÏattached€to€the€habeas€petition.€€The€prosecutor€testified€he€would€not€have€agreed€to€a€plea€bargainÏwhere€the€defendant€would€plead€to€transporting€marijuana.€€The€referee€and€the€court€of€appealÏfound€that€trial€counsel€did€not€properly€advise€the€defendant€of€his€immigration€consequences€andÏdid€not€pursue€an€alternative€plea€bargain.€€Even€if€the€prosecutor€would€have€refused€to€negotiate,Ïit€was€reasonably€probable€defendant€then€would€have€gone€to€trial.€€The€court€of€appeal€granted€theÏpetition.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Manuel€Ô_ÔContrerasÔ_Ô€€(H029083)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Diana€Ô_ÔTeranÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€6,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€defendant€of€20€felonies€concerning€identity€theft€to€open€credit€cardÏaccounts,€two€auto€thefts,€and€possession€of€drugs.€€It€was€alleged€in€a€habeas€petition€that€trialÏcounsel€was€ineffective€for€not€objecting€to€the€amount€of€victim€restitution.€€The€sentencing€courtÏordered€defendant€to€repay€the€automobile€retailers€the€full€value€of€the€cars.€€But€the€cars€wereÏrepossessed€in€new€condition€and€will€likely€be€resold.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€showÏcause.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)Ìñ5ñÌÌñ5ññ6ñIn€re€Paul€Ô_ÔMagnanÔ_Ô€€(H028530)€ÌStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€January€5,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause,€returnable€to€the€superior€court€onÐ h+¸&* Ðallegations€that€trial€counsel€rendered€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Ô_ÔMagnanÔ_Ô€was€convicted€ofÏpossessing€less€than€a€gram€of€heroin€and€possessing€methamphetamine€for€sale;€€he€was€sentencedÏto€life€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€The€meth€was€found€in€a€cigarette€box€next€to€his€girlfriend€whoÏwas€a€meth€user,€Ô_ÔMagnanÔ_Ô€used€the€same€brand€of€cigarettes€and€possessed€$300.€€According€to€aÏpolice€officer€testifying€as€an€expert,€the€amount€of€meth€was€just€under€an€ounce€and€the€differenceÏbetween€an€ounce€and€the€amount€seized€could€be€sold€for€about€$300.€€€Ô_ÔMagnanÔ_Ô€had€told€trialÏcounsel€that€the€$300€he€possessed€was€recently€wired€to€him€by€his€mother,€a€fact€that€wasÏverifiable.€€Trial€counsel,€however,€made€no€attempt€to€investigate€the€claim€or€otherwise€explainÏthe€possession€of€the€money.€€The€superior€court€granted€relief.€€ñ6ñÌñ7ñÌñ7ñÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔMISCELLANEOUSó óÔ%†vjÔÐ Ô$  ÐPeople€v.€Daniel€Lowe€€(H026889)ÌAttorney:€€Nancy€Brewer€and€Brian€MatthewsÌDate:€€January€24,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€Santa€Clara€County€District€Attorney's€office€filed€a€felony€complaint€against€Lowe,€butÏit€waited€five€months€before€arraigning€him.€€In€the€meantime,€he€served€a€separate€sentence€inÏAlameda€County.€€Lowe€argued€he€was€denied€a€speedy€trial€which€prejudiced€him€because€he€wasÏdeprived€of€the€possibility€of€a€concurrent€sentence.€€The€superior€court€agreed€and€dismissed.€€TheÏprosecution€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€affirmed.€€Although€he€could€have€been€charged€with€aÏprior€strike€conviction,€which€would€have€precluded€a€concurrent€sentence,€it€was€still€possible€heÏcould€have€received€a€concurrent€sentence.€€The€prosecution€failed€to€present€justification€for€theÏdelay.€€(Santa€Clara€County€Public€Defender's€Office)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Vincent€Ô_ÔDiLorenzoÔ_Ô€(H026921)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€April€19,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court€expunged€Ô_ÔDiLorenzoÔ_Ô's€conviction€for€securities€fraud,€though€he€had€notÏcompleted€repaying€the€victim€restitution.€€The€prosecution€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€foundÏthere€was€no€abuse€of€discretion.€€He€otherwise€fulfilled€the€conditions€of€probation,€there€was€noÏwillful€failure€to€complete€the€payments,€and€he€remained€liable€for€the€restitution€as€a€civilÏjudgment.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Brew€(H024607)ÌAttorney:€€Dennis€RiordanÌDate:€€May€31,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€murder€in€a€case€where€he€allegedly€shook€his€girlfriend's€baby.€ÏThe€court€found€he€was€indigent,€but€his€family€paid€a€little€more€than€$100,000€to€retain€counsel.€Ð h+¸&* ÐThe€superior€court€rejected€his€request€for€investigation€fees,€citing€the€high€fee.€€Retained€counselÏwithdrew.€€The€court€appoint€counsel,€but€discharged€appointed€counsel€upon€granting€a€MarsdenÏmotion.€€It€did€not€appoint€new€counsel€or€obtain€a€waiver€from€appellant,€but€he€found€himselfÏtrying€the€case€by€himself.€€The€trial€involved€the€testimony€of€medical€experts.€€The€jury€found€himÏguilty,€and€the€court€sentenced€him€to€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€The€trial€courtÏunlawfully€deprived€an€indigent€defendant€of€ancillary€fees€and€deprived€him€of€his€right€to€counselÏwhen€it€forced€him€to€represent€himself€at€trial.€€€€ÌÌÌJuan€H.€v.€Allen€(9th€Cir.€No.€04„15562)ÌStaff€attorney:€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€June€2,€2005ÌÌà  àJuan€lived€in€a€trailer€park€which€was€populated€by€members€from€a€rival€gang.€€One€evening,Ð h+¸&* Ðthere€was€a€drive„by€shooting€at€his€home.€€He€accompanied€his€older€brother€who€explored€the€areaÏoutside€his€home.€€His€brother€confronted€two€people€who€lived€at€the€trailer€park.€€The€brother€thenÐ h+¸&* Ðpulled€out€a€shotgun€and€shot€at€both,€fatally€wounding€one€of€them.€€Juan€did€not€say€anything€orÏdo€anything€to€encourage€his€brother.€€The€brother€ran€past€Juan's€home€and€drove€away.€€Juan€ranÏhome.€€The€juvenile€court€found€Juan€culpable€for€murder€and€attempted€murder€and€the€state€courtÏaffirmed.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€Ninth€Circuit€Court€of€Appeals€held€it€was€unreasonable€forÏthe€state€court€to€find€there€was€sufficient€evidence.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔWeibinÔ_Ô€Jiang€(H026546)ÌAttorney:€€Gerald€Ô_ÔUelmenÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€16,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€from€China€who€was€working€for€a€computer€company€in€California.€€HeÏbefriended€another€and€this€led€to€allegations€of€rape.€€Appellant€was€arrested€and€Ô_ÔMirandizedÔ_Ô.€€TheÏinterview€was€recorded,€and€the€recording€revealed€that€the€translation€of€his€Miranda€rights€wereÐ h+¸&* Ðbotched.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€that€his€statements€from€the€custodial€interrogation€should€€haveÏbeen€excluded€because€the€prosecution€failed€to€show€he€was€properly€advised€of€his€MirandaÏwarnings.€€Further,€when€appellant€was€accused€of€the€crime,€he€started€writing€information€for€hisÏattorney€on€his€laptop€computer€that€was€issued€by€his€company.€€The€superior€court€ruled€theÏinformation€was€not€privileged€because€it€was€stored€in€a€company„issued€computer.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€held€they€were€confidential,€and€it€suggested€that€on€remand€the€district€attorney's€officeÏmight€need€to€be€Ô_ÔrecusedÔ_Ô€since€it€possesses€confidential€attorney„client€communications.ÌÌÌDavid€Ô_ÔLitmonÔ_Ô€v.€Superior€Court€(H028725)ÌAttorney:€Francis€Richard€ColeÌDate:€€June€29,€2005ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔLitmonÔ_Ô€was€the€defendant€in€a€proceeding€to€extend€his€SVP€commitment.€€He€moved€toÏdisqualify€the€trial€judge€pursuant€to€Code€of€Civil€Procedure€section€170.6.€€The€judge€rejected€theÏmotion€on€the€ground€that€he€presided€over€Ô_ÔLitmonÔ_Ô's€previous€SVP€commitment€and€because€heÏpresided€over€a€request€for€investigation€funds€for€the€pending€SVP€extension€proceeding.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€issued€a€writ€of€mandate.€€The€previous€commitment€was€not€the€same€proceeding,€and€aÏdecision€on€investigation€funds€was€not€a€decision€on€the€merits€of€the€case.€€Thus,€the€motion€wasÏstill€timely.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joseph€Browning€(H026716)ÌAttorney:€€James€F.€Ô_ÔTrittÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€6,€2005ÌÌà  àAppellant€entered€into€an€agreement€to€do€some€construction€work.€€When€he€failed€toÏcomplete€the€project,€he€was€charged€with€grand€theft€and€money€laundering.€€The€jury€convictedÏhim.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€had€the€intent€toÏdefraud€when€he€received€the€money.ÌÌÌTimothy€Ô_ÔParleÔ_Ô€v.€Runnels€(N.D.€Cal.€No.€C01„„03487€Ô_ÔWHAÔ_Ô)ÌPanel€attorney:€Marin€BuchananÌDate:€July€12,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€defendant€in€the€murder€of€his€wife.€€Evidence€showed€the€two€had€beenÏphysically€and€emotionally€abusive€to€each€other.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€that€the€trial€court€madeÏnumerous€evidentiary€errors€but€they€were€all€harmless:€(1)€it€should€have€excluded€the€testimonyÏof€defendantððs€psychiatrist€because€defendant€invoked€the€psychotherapist€privilege;€(2)€it€shouldÏhave€permitted€his€expert€witness€testify€as€to€the€effects€of€a€manic€episode;€(3)€it€should€haveÏadmitted€portions€of€the€conditional€examination€of€defendantððs€father€who€described€defendantððsÏmental€condition€on€the€night€of€the€incident,€(4)€it€should€have€admitted€evidence€of€the€victimððsÐ h+¸&* Ðcharacter€for€violence€and€threats€against€defendant,€and€(5)€it€should€have€excluded€defendantððsÏthreats€against€the€police€five€years€after€the€incident.€€After€the€Supreme€Court€denied€review,€heÏfiled€a€federal€habeas€petition.€€The€district€court€initially€granted€relief€on€the€ground€that€admissionÏof€the€victimððs€diary€was€unreliable€and€violated€his€right€of€confrontation.€€The€Ninth€Circuit€CourtÏof€Appeals€reversed€because€the€statements€in€the€diary€were€not€testimonial.€€On€remand,€the€districtÏcourt€granted€relief€because€the€cumulative€prejudice€of€the€remaining€errors€deprived€him€of€a€fairÏtrial.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌIn€re€Terry€Carron€€(H027210)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Keith€Ô_ÔWattleyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€26,€2005ÌÌà  àCarron€was€granted€parole.€€After€the€governor€asked€the€Board€of€Prison€Terms€to€reconsiderÏthe€decision,€a€different€panel€reversed.€€The€superior€court€granted€Carron's€habeas€corpus€petition.€ÏThe€government€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€that€some€of€the€findings€were€supported€byÏð ðsome€evidence,ðð€but€others€were€not.€€The€court€did€not€uphold€the€parole€board's€decision€butÏinstead€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌMartin€Ô_ÔAcostaÔ_Ô€v.€Lewis€(9th€Cir.€No.€04„17017)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€October€18,€2005ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔAcostaÔ_Ô€was€convicted€in1997€of€domestic€violence,€among€other€charges.€€The€trial€court€readÏto€the€jury€the€1997€version€of€CALJIC€Nos.€2.50.02€and€2.50.1.€€In€a€decision€that€was€laterÏdepublished,€the€court€of€appeal€affirmed.€€A€federal€habeas€corpus€petition€was€filed.€€The€NinthÏCircuit€reversed€the€denial€of€the€habeas€petition.€€It€held€that€the€old€version€of€the€pattern€juryÏinstructions€permitted€the€jury€to€infer€guilt€without€making€the€requisite€findings€beyond€aÏreasonable€doubt.ÌÌÌIn€re€Jesse€Duran€(H028617)ÌPanel€attorney:€Deanna€LambÌDate:€€November€14,€2005ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€Duran€of€second€degree€murder€in€1980.€€In€2003,€the€Parole€Board€deniedÏparole.€€The€superior€court€granted€his€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€and€the€governmentÏappealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€superior€court€acted€properly€in€finding€there€was€not€someÏevidence€to€support€the€Parole€Board's€decision,€but€the€court€could€not€preclude€the€Board€onÏremand€from€reconsidering€the€facts€of€the€prior€conviction.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐJuan€Valdez€v.€Castro€(No.€04„15198)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€November€23,€2005ÌÌà  àValdez€was€convicted€of€specific€intent€crimes,€but€the€trial€court€failed€to€instruct€onÏvoluntary€intoxication.€€The€state€court€found€error,€but€concluded€it€was€harmless€under€òòWatsonóó.€Ð L œ ÐThe€United€States€District€Court€denied€a€federal€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€€The€NinthÏCircuit€reversed,€finding€that€using€the€òòWatsonóó€standard€on€federal€constitutional€error€was€contraryÐ $ t Ðto€controlling€law.€€Consequently,€the€federal€court€must€independently€determine€if€error€wasÏprejudicial€under€òòÔ_ÔBrechtÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔAbrahamsonÔ_Ôóó.€€It€remanded€the€matter€to€the€district€court€to€determineÐ ü L  Ðprejudice.ñ.ñÌñ.ññ0ñÌñ0ññ.ñÌñ.ññ/ñIn€re€Ô_ÔProcopioÔ_Ô€Reyes€(H028644)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Michael€KresserÌDate:€€December€28,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court€granted€Reyes's€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€following€the€denial€ofÏparole.€€The€government€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€with€Reyes€that€there€was€not€someÏevidence€to€support€the€Parole€Board's€denial€of€parole€on€some€of€the€grounds€but€that€there€wasÏsome€grounds€for€denial€on€other€grounds.€€The€matter€was€remanded€to€the€Parole€Board€for€a€newÏhearing.Ìñ/ñ