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ÔDEPENDENCY€CASESÔ6ÔÝ‚ÍO"ƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý Ò PÔÐ `° КšÔ4‚Ý °ÔÝ‚ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔHABEAS€PROCEEDINGSÔ6ÚÔÝ‚ÍOîƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý Ò Ô€ó óÐ L œ Ðò òÔ4‚Ý °ÔÝ‚ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔMISCELLANEOUSÔ6­ÔÝ‚ÍOÁƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý Ž ïÔó óÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌò òSUFFICIENCY€OF€THE€EVIDENCEó óÐ  ` ÐñxñPeople€v.€Manuel€Trujillo€(S130080)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Michael€KresserÌDate:€€December€11,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€had€a€prior€juvenile€adjudication€for€domestic€violence€and€a€violation€of€PenalÏCode€section€245.€€After€he€entered€his€admission€to€the€crimes,€he€told€the€probation€officer€heÏused€a€deadly€weapon.€€In€the€current€case,€he€had€a€court€trial€on€whether€the€prior€convictionsÏwere€strikes,€and€the€judge€found€they€were€not.€€The€prosecution€filed€a€notice€of€appeal,Ïarguing€that€appellant's€admission€in€the€probation€report€that€he€used€a€deadly€weapon€madeÏthem€strikes.€€The€Supreme€Court€held€the€prosecution€had€legal€authority€to€appeal€but€aÏprobation€report€prepared€after€the€entry€of€the€plea€was€not€part€of€the€ð ðrecord€of€conviction.ðð€ÏSince€there€was€insufficient€evidence€in€the€record€of€conviction,€the€priors€were€not€strikes.ÌÌÌñxññyññxñPeople€v.€Edgar€Ô_ÔAyalaÔ_Ô€(H029822)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€December€11,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€assessed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€When€hisÏprobation€was€revoked,€the€court€imposed€a€new€$800€restitution€fine.€€Because€the€newÏrestitution€fine€was€unauthorized,€it€was€reduced€to€the€original€$200.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jorge€Ô_ÔAyalaÔ_Ô€(H029727)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€December€11,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€arrested€for€a€crime€in€Santa€Clara€County€and€then€was€released€on€bail.€ÏHe€failed€to€appear€for€court,€and€he€was€subsequently€arrested€for€a€new€crime€in€MercedÏCounty.€€In€Merced€County,€he€sought€to€be€released€on€bail€but€the€hold€out€of€Santa€ClaraÏCounty€prevented€this.€€He€subsequently€pled€in€Merced€County€for€a€two€years€sentence.€€HeÏwas€then€transported€to€Santa€Clara€County€where€he€was€convicted.€€By€the€time€he€wasÏsentenced,€he€had€finished€his€sentence€Merced€County€sentence.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€thatÏappellant€was€entitled€to€presentence€credits€for€the€time€he€spent€in€the€Merced€County€Jail.€€ItÐ h+¸&* Ðheld€that€because€appellant€sought€a€release€on€bail€in€Merced€County,€he€would€have€beenÏreleased€but€for€the€Santa€Clara€County€hold.€€Thus,€under€Penal€Code€section€2900.5,€he€wasÏentitled€to€presentence€credits.€€Although€he€would€not€receive€presentence€credits€if€he€receivedÏa€consecutive€sentence,€he€did€not.€€By€the€time€he€was€sentenced€in€Santa€Clara€County,€theÏMerced€County€sentence€was€over.ÌÌÌñxññyññzññwñÌñwññzñPeople€v.€Ô_ÔHomeroÔ_Ô€Villalobos€and€Miguel€Ô_ÔMaltosÔ_Ô€(H028703)ÌPanel€attorneys:€€Mark€Ô_ÔFarbmanÔ_Ô€and€Solomon€Ô_ÔWollackÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€5,€2006ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellants€of€four€counts€of€attempted€murder,€as€well€as€shooting€intoÏan€occupied€vehicle.€€It€found€true€weapon€and€gang€enhancements,€and€both€were€sentenced€toÏserve€125€years€to€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€trial€court€prejudicially€erred€inÏexcluding€evidence€Ô_ÔproferredÔ_Ô€by€Ô_ÔMaltosÔ_Ô€that€Villalobos€admitted€to€his€brother€he€was€theÏshooter€and€Ô_ÔMaltosÔ_Ô€was€simply€present€and€not€necessary€aware€of€Villalobos's€intentions.€ÏFurther,€there€insufficient€evidence€to€support€the€gang€enhancement.€€Although€the€prosecutionÏpresented€evidence€of€two€predicate€crimes,€it€failed€to€show€that€the€culprits€of€those€crimesÏwere€from€the€same€gang€as€appellant's.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Kenneth€Franco€(H030090)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€October€25,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€convicted€of€three€counts€of€armed€robbery€and€received€a€sentence€of€41€yearsÏ8€months€because€he€suffered€a€prior€robbery€conviction€in€Texas.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreedÐ h+¸&* Ðthat€there€was€insufficient€evidence€the€Texas€case€constituted€a€prior€strike€conviction€or€priorÏserious€felony€conviction.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€George€Ô_ÔCasillasÔ_Ô€€(H029128)ÌPanel€attorney:€Patricia€WatkinsÌDate:€€October€11,€2006ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€felony€false€imprisonment€by€force,€assault€and€two€countsÏof€misdemeanor€sexual€battery.€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€there€was€insufficient€evidence€forÏthe€felony€false€imprisonment€conviction€and€the€assault€conviction€must€be€dismissed€because€itÏwas€a€lesser€included€offense€of€the€battery.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Terrence€R.€€(H029228)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Keith€SugarÌDate:€€August€29,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€to€possess€a€burglary€tool,€among€other€things.€€The€evidence€wasÏthat€he€stole€a€car€and€used€a€key.€€There€was€no€evidence€the€key€was€a€master€key€or€altered,Ïbut€the€victim€possessed€all€of€his€keys.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€there€was€insufficient€evidenceÏthe€key€used€fell€within€the€definition€of€Penal€Code€section€466.€€(Staff€attorney€JonathanÏGrossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Leonardo€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€(H026676)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Ô_ÔWillliamÔ_Ô€RobinsonÌPeople€v.€Ramon€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔKatarzynaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKozakÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€2,€2006ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô,€and€Victor€Ô_ÔPalaciosÔ_Ô€saw€Miguel€and€Jose€Garcia€walking€down€theÏstreet€appearing€as€Surenos€while€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔPalaciosÔ_Ô€identified€with€Nortenos.€€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€calledÏthem€scraps.€€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€had€a€gun€and€demanded€money.€€When€Jose€put€his€hand€in€his€pocketÏwhen€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€yelled€Jose€had€a€gun.€€He€then€hit€him€in€the€head€with€his€own€gun.€€MomentsÏlater,€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€arrived€with€a€gun€and€joined€in€kicking€Jose.€€During€the€melee,€Jose€was€shot.€ÏÔ_ÔPalaciosÔ_Ô€pled€before€trial.€€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€said€he€only€had€a€starter€pistol.€€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€said€he€ran€to€theÏmelee€when€he€heard€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€yell€Jose€had€a€gun.€€It€appeared€Jose€was€reaching€for€a€gun,€soÏÔ_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€hit€him€with€his€gun€and€it€accidently€fired.€€A€jury€convicted€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€ofÏattempted€premeditated€murder,€robbery,€attempted€robbery,€and€felony€assault€with€gang,€gunÏuse€and€great€bodily€injury€enhancements.€€They€were€sentenced€to€serve€40€years€to€lifeÏconsecutive€to€about€25€years.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€It€held€there€was€insufficientÏevidence€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€aided€or€abetted€in€a€robbery€or€attempted€robbery.€€Because€there€wasÐ h+¸&* Ðinsufficient€evidence€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€was€guilty€of€robbery,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€wasÏculpable€of€vicariously€using€a€firearm€in€a€robbery.€€The€conviction€for€murder€was€reversedÏbecause€the€court€failed€to€instruct€on€imperfect€self„defense€and€defense€of€others.€€TheÏconviction€for€felony€assault€must€be€reversed€because€of€instructional€error€defining€the€crime.€ÏFinally,€the€court€erred€in€denying€the€defendants€access€to€confidential€information€concerningÏthe€jurors'€identities€to€investigate€reported€misconduct.ÌÌÌIn€re€Ô_ÔHoangÔ_Ô€N.€€(H029108)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€BurnettÌDate:€€June€9,€2006ÌÌà  àA€juvenile€male€was€tampering€with€a€soda€vending€machine,€apparently€getting€changeÏfor€nothing.€€A€car€with€youths€was€parked€outside.€€One€of€them€appeared€to€be€a€lookout€andÏappeared€surprised€when€she€was€the€reporting€witness.€€Appellant€was€one€of€the€passengers€butÏdid€nothing€during€the€incident€of€interest.€€There€was€a€large€amount€of€quarters€in€the€car,€andÏappellant€said€that€the€other€people€in€the€car€were€collecting€them€or€obtaining€them€for€change.€ÏThe€juvenile€court€found€her€culpable€of€petty€theft€as€an€aider€and€abettor.€€The€court€of€appealÏheld€there€was€insufficient€evidence.€€Appellant€did€nothing€to€indicate€she€aided€or€abetted;Ïmere€presence€and€association€were€not€enough.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€Jose€S.€(H029039)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€March€7,€2006ÌÌÓ  Óà  àWhen€a€police€officer€approached€appellant,€he€ran.€€After€being€caught,€he€was€charged€withÏresisting€arrest.€€(Pen€Code,€ðð€148.)€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidenceÏbecause€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€was€detained€by€the€officer.€€Since€it€appeared€there€wasÏonly€a€consensual€encounter,€appellant€had€the€right€to€leave.ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔPRETRIALÔ%†×(Ô€AND€POSTTRIAL€MOTIONSó óÐ 0"€  ÐPeople€v.€Larry€Sherman€(H028702)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rudy€KraftÌDate:€€August€22,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sitting€in€a€pickup€parked€in€a€shopping€center€parking€lot,€apparently€lookingÏat€women.€€He€did€not€track€the€officers'€movements.€€The€officers€were€suspicious€that€he€might€beÏmasturbating€and€thus€committing€indecent€exposure.€€When€the€two€officers€approached€him,€theyÏfound€him€with€drugs€and€paraphernalia.€€Appellant€moved€to€suppress€evidence,€stating€that€he€wasÏillegally€detained.€€The€prosecution€argued€there€was€reasonable€suspicion€because€a€person€sittingÏalone€in€a€pickup€in€a€shopping€mall€was€suspicious.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€with€appellant€thatÐ h+¸&* Ðthere€was€insufficient€grounds€for€believing€someone€sitting€in€a€vehicle€in€a€shopping€mall€parkingÏlot€was€doing€anything€illegal.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔSelvinÔ_Ô€Garcia€(H029473)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Michael€Ô_ÔThormanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€11,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€in€a€traffic€stop€which€dragged€on€for€about€a€half€hour€as€law€enforcementÏtried€to€obtain€information€about€him€and€his€companions€from€the€dispatcher.€€The€court€of€appealÏagreed€that€the€detention€was€unlawfully€prolonged€and€the€evidence€obtained€consequently€shouldÏhave€been€suppressed.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jeffrey€Rodriguez€(H027433)ÌPanel€attorney:€Irma€CastilloÌDate:€€June€14,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€robbery.€€The€main€issue€was€identity.€€The€first€trial€ended€inÏa€mistrial€with€the€jury€favoring€acquittal€11€to€1.€€At€the€time€of€retrial,€the€family€ran€out€of€money,Ïand€retained€trial€counsel€failed€to€present€a€defense.€€Appellant€was€convicted€and€sentenced€toÏserve€25€years€to€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€trial€counsel€was€ineffective.€€His€decisionÏnot€to€present€the€identification€expert€and€the€alibi€witnesses€who€testified€at€the€first€trial€left€theÏdefendant€without€a€defense.€€Further,€counsel€failed€to€present€evidence€that€appellant€had€$200€andÏother€property€which€would€have€showed€a€lack€of€motive€to€commit€the€robbery.€€And€trial€counselÏinexplicably€elicited€evidence€that€appellant€was€on€parole.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Cristobal€Gonzales€(H029057)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Robert€Ô_ÔDerhamÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€24,€2006ÌÌà  àAfter€pleading,€appellant€filed€a€motion€pursuant€to€òòPeople€v.€Marsdenóó€(1970)€2€Cal.3d€118.€Ð 0"€  ÐThe€trial€court€refused€to€consider€the€motion.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€and€remanded€the€matterÏfor€a€òòMarsdenóó€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)Ð $X" ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Julio€Guzman€(H028326)ÌAppellate€attorney:€€Daniel€BartonÌDate:€€March€16,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€held€that€when€older€charges€are€brought€after€the€preliminary€hearingÏmore€than€a€year€after€the€victim€reported€to€law€enforcement€being€victimized,€the€new€charges€mayÐ h+¸&* Ðbe€beyond€the€statute€of€limitations.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Ô_ÔBeesonÔ_Ô€(H027242)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Deanna€LambÌDate:€€March€2,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€adjudicated€committed€as€insane.€€At€the€hearing€to€extend€his€commitment,Ïtrial€counsel€moved€to€dismiss€the€proceeding€on€the€ground€that€appellant€never€personally€enteredÏa€plea€of€not€guilty€by€reason€of€insanity€in€the€earlier€proceeding€and€was€never€advised€of€hisÏconstitutional€rights€before€the€plea€was€entered.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€this€constituted€aÏjurisdictional€defect€and€ordered€the€original€commitment€be€vacated.€€(Staff€attorney€JonathanÏGrossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Martin€Ô_ÔSalcidoÔ_Ô€€(H028802)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Michael€KresserÌDate:€€February€16,€2006ÌÌà  àAfter€sentencing,€appellant€filed€a€motion€to€reduce€his€restitution€fine€from€$10,000€to€$200.€ÏThe€clerk€concluded€the€court€lacked€jurisdiction.€€He€appealed€the€implied€denial€of€his€motion.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€superior€court€had€jurisdiction€and€remanded€the€matter.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€John€Heard€(H027023)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€February€14,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€claimed€on€appeal€he€requested€a€Marsden€hearing€at€the€sentencing€hearing.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€held€it€was€not€clear€he€did€request€the€hearing,€but€it€remanded€the€matter€to€theÏsuperior€court€to€determine€if€a€hearing€was€requested.€€If€so,€it€was€required€to€hold€a€MarsdenÏhearing€upon€remand€and€to€reinstate€the€sentence€if€the€motion€is€denied.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏSacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Charles€Ô_ÔFordjourÔ_Ô€€(H027293)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€February€9,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant,€represented€by€retained€counsel€was€charged€with€fraud€in€1976.€€He€was€notÏprosecuted€until€1996€where€retained€counsel€continued€to€represent€him.€€In€1996,€he€pled€guilty.€ÏAfter€that,€he€was€held€in€custody€in€Arizona€until€2004.€€In€2004,€he€appeared€in€Santa€Clara€CountyÏwith€retained€counsel€and€asked€the€court€to€appoint€counsel€to€investigate€a€motion€to€withdraw€hisÐ h+¸&* Ðplea.€€The€public€defender€was€appointed,€but€no€motion€was€prepared.€€At€sentencing,€appellantÏmoved€for€a€Marsden€hearing€and€to€represent€himself.€€The€court€ignored€the€requests€and€sentencedÏhim€to€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€that€the€failure€to€hold€a€Ô_ÔFarettaÔ_Ô€hearing€or€a€MarsdenÏhearing€concerning€the€representation€by€the€public€defender€required€reversal.€€The€superior€courtÏwas€required€to€hold€the€hearings€hearing€upon€remand€and€to€reinstate€the€sentence€if€the€motionsÏare€denied.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔRudolphoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMiramontesÔ_Ô€(H024323)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Alan€Ô_ÔSiracoÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€3,€2006ÌÌà  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.€ÏIt€also€ordered€that€the€punishment€for€one€of€the€counts€be€stayed.€€(Staff€attorney€WilliamÏRobinson)ÌÌÌò òššÔ% ‡ ÔššERRORÔ%†÷AÔ€AT€TRIAL€OR€HEARINGó óÐ 4„ Ðñ~ññ~ññ€ñPeople€v.€David€Ô_ÔCrockettÔ_Ô€(H029598)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€December€29,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€reckless€evasion€and€resisting€arrest.€€When€the€court€indicated€atÏsentencing€that€it€would€impose€a€prison€term,€appellant€asked€to€withdraw€his€plea.€€The€courtÏindicated€he€could€make€his€motion€at€a€later€date.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€that€the€failure€of€theÏtrial€court€to€consider€the€motion€to€withdraw€plea€was€error€which€can€be€raised€without€a€certificateÏof€probable€cause.€€It€remanded€the€matter€for€a€hearing€on€the€motion.€€ÌÌÌñ€ññññ€ñPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔTrevinoÔ_Ô€(H029308)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Walter€Ô_ÔPyleÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€29,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€violent€felonies€occurring€between€1988€and€1992.€€The€courtÏlimited€his€conduct€credits€to€15€percent€of€his€presentence€credits.€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€thisÏwas€error€because€Penal€Code€section€2933.1€was€enacted€in€1994€and€could€not€retroactively€reduceÏconduct€credits.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)Ìñ€ññññ~ñPeople€v.€Garcia€(H028358)ÌPanel€attorney:€€J.€Frank€McCabeÌDate:€€December€28,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€accused€of€molesting€two€girls.€€During€a€custodial€interrogation,€the€policeÏpromised€leniency€if€he€confessed.€€The€trial€court€excluded€the€confession€as€coerced.€€During€theÏinterrogation,€appellant€agreed€to€write€a€letter€of€apology€to€the€victims.€€The€trial€court€admittedÏthe€letter.€€Appellant€was€convicted€and€sentenced€under€the€multiple€victims€provision€of€the€OneÏStrike€law€to€160€years€to€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€the€letter€of€apology€was€part€ofÏthe€same€coerced€confession.€€Although€error€was€harmless€as€to€one€of€the€girls,€the€conviction€asÏto€the€other€girl€and€the€One€Strike€findings€were€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Valencia€(H029730)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€December€26,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€accused€of€molesting€his€sisters.€€After€the€girls€were€removed€by€CPS,€heÏwent€to€the€police€station€to€be€interviewed.€€€The€police€officers€told€appellant€that€the€girls€couldÏnot€be€returned€unless€they€knew€the€truth€and€suggested€he€would€not€get€in€trouble.€€In€a€publishedÏdecision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€that€retained€counsel€was€ineffective€for€not€moving€to€exclude€theÏstatements.€€Trial€counsel€was€also€ineffective€for€failing€to€exclude€a€statement€by€a€witness€that€sheÏheard€the€molestations€had€been€occurring€for€a€while.€€ÌÌÌIn€re€James€M.€€(H030160)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔMikolÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBenjacobÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€22,€2006ÌÌà  àAt€1€a.m.,€appellant€and€a€friend€were€walking€down€a€sidewalk.€€Because€they€appearedÏÔ_ÔunderagedÔ_Ô,€an€officer€stopped€them€for€suspicion€of€violating€the€curfew€ordinance.€€The€officerÏinstructed€them€to€sit€on€a€curb.€€Because€appellant€was€a€documented€gang€member€and€wore€baggyÏclothes,€he€was€told€he€would€be€patted€down.€€The€officer€asked€him€if€he€had€any€weapons,€andÏhe€pulled€out€a€knife.€€The€juvenile€court€denied€a€motion€to€suppress€evidence€and€he€later€admittedÏpossessing€a€concealed€dirk€or€dagger.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€denial€of€the€suppressionÏmotion.€€There€was€no€reasonable€suspicion€appellant€might€be€armed€to€justify€a€pat€down€search.€ÏAlthough€he€voluntarily€disclosed€the€possession€of€the€knife€when€asked,€it€was€only€after€he€wasÏtold€he€was€going€to€be€patted€down.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌÔ_Ôñ~ññññ~ñÌñ~ñññPeopleÔ_Ô€v.€Sean€Hammond€(H028901)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Stacy€Ô_ÔSaettaÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€5,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€standing€near€a€bust€stop€without€boarding€any€buses.€€He€sometimes€talkedÏto€people€who€were€taking€the€bus.€€Because€the€area€was€known€for€drug€activity,€the€officerÏobserving€all€this€believed€he€selling€drugs.€€The€officer€stopped€next€to€appellant,€which€promptedÏappellant€to€board€the€bus.€€He€got€off€at€the€next€stop€and€entered€a€Western€Union€shop;€the€officerÏfollowed€him.€€As€appellant€about€to€leave€the€store,€the€officer€engaged€him€in€conversation.€€HeÏlearned€appellant€was€on€probation€for€drug€sales.€€The€officer€saw€appellant€apparently€hadÏsomething€in€his€mouth.€€The€officer€administered€a€choke€hold€until€appellant€spitted€out€six€piecesÏof€rock€cocaine.€€In€a€split€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€there€was€a€detention,€not€a€consensualÏencounter€because€the€officer€was€following€appellant,€making€it€clear€he€was€not€free€to€go€aboutÏhis€business.€€But€there€was€not€reasonable€suspicion.€€The€officer€did€not€see€any€hand„to„hand€salesÏor€any€conduct€resembling€a€drug€transaction.ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Phillip€Russell€(H029753)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Laura€Ô_ÔPediciniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€21,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€receiving€a€stolen€motor€vehicle€when€he€assumed€possessionÏof€a€motorcycle.€€He€said€he€though€the€motorcycle€was€abandoned,€but€the€court€refused€to€instructÏthe€jury€on€the€theory€of€mistake€of€fact.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed,€statingÏthe€trial€court€deprived€appellant€of€the€right€to€present€a€defense.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌJose€G.€Lopez€Garcia€v.€Superior€Court€(H030523)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jean€Ô_ÔMatulisÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€15,€2006ÌÌà  àGarcia€was€found€incompetent€and€committed€to€a€state€hospital.€€The€court€authorized€theÏadministration€of€involuntary€medication.€€He€argued€that€the€order€did€not€comply€withÏconstitutional€and€statutory€requirements.€€The€prosecution€did€not€contest€the€contention.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€issued€a€writ€of€mandate€directing€the€superior€court€to€vacate€its€order€authorizingÏinvoluntary€medication.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔOjedaÔ_Ô€(H029199)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€November€9,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant's€daughter€made€allegations€to€the€police€and€at€the€preliminary€hearing€thatÏappellant€molested€her.€€At€trial,€she€recanted€and€said€the€allegations€were€fabricated.€€After€the€juryÏconvicted€him,€he€moved€for€a€new€trial€based€on€newly€discovered€evidence€that€she€had€recantedÏto€law€enforcement€officers€as€early€as€a€month€after€the€initial€report€to€the€police.€€The€trial€courtÏdenied€the€motion.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€stating€the€evidence€was€important€in€showing€theÏvictim's€recantation€was€not€a€recent€decision.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sterling€Brown€(H029123)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Mark€Ô_ÔFarbmanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€8,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€making€criminal€threats,€false€imprisonment,€rape,€and€forcibleÏoral€copulation.€€After€a€jury€convicted€him,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€At€retrial,€the€courtÏexcluded€evidence€of€appellant's€criminal€history€or€parole€status.€€Nonetheless,€when€theÏcomplaining€witness€testified,€she€mentioned€him€just€being€released€from€prison€when€the€allegedÏcrimes€occurred.€€Although€the€court€limited€the€evidence€for€the€jury's€consideration,€it€deniedÏappellant's€motion€for€a€mistrial.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€stating€the€evidence€was€tooÐ h+¸&* Ðprejudicial.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Larry€Brown€(H028963)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gary€CooksÌDate:€€November€1,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€residential€burglary,€two€counts€of€false€imprisonment€by€force,Ïthreatening€a€witness,€making€criminal€threats,€disobeying€a€court€order,€and€two€counts€of€batteryÏon€a€cohabitant.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that,€under€the€circumstances€of€the€case,€the€failure€toÏinstruct€on€the€lesser€included€offense€of€misdemeanor€non„forcible€false€imprisonment€wasÏprejudicial€error.€€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Roger€Ô_ÔMentchÔ_Ô€(H028783)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Joseph€Ô_ÔBochnerÔ_ÔÌDate:€October€18,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€accused€of€selling€marijuana.€€It€was€undisputed€that€he€had€the€right€to€useÏmarijuana€for€his€own€medical€use.€€He€admitted€selling€some€to€others€who€had€a€right€to€useÏmedical€marijuana.€€The€proceeds€from€the€sales€were€to€cover€the€costs€of€producing€the€marijuanaÏfor€them.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€that€Proposition€215€and€the€statutoryÏframework€enacted€since€then€permits€someone€to€cultivate€marijuana€and€give€to€others€for€medicalÏpurposes€while€accepting€money€for€actual€expenses€for€cultivating€the€marijuana.€€(Staff€attorneyÏDallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Melvin€Simmons€€(H026450)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rudy€KraftÌDate:€€September€22,€2006ÌÌà  àIn€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€conviction€of€a€prisoner€convictedÏof€a€committing€a€crime€while€in€prison€because€he€was€tried€in€prison€garb€and€shackles€without€anÏindividualized€showing€of€need.€€(Panel€attorney€Vicki€Ô_ÔFirstsmanÔ_Ô)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Nader€Ô_ÔSabouriÔ_Ô€€(H0297547)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rachel€Ô_ÔLedermanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€14,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€passing€bad€checks€on€placed€on€probation.€€He€was€subsequentlyÏdeported.€€His€probation€was€violated€for€failing€to€pay€restitution.€€When€he€re„entered€the€UnitedÏStates,€he€was€arrested,€found€to€be€in€violation€of€probation,€and€sentenced€to€prison.€€The€court€ofÐ h+¸&* Ðappeal€reversed,€stating€there€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€was€told€how€to€pay€the€restitutionÏsince€he€was€deported€before€seeing€the€probation€officer.€€Since€there€was€no€willful€violation€ofÏprobation,€the€order€sentencing€him€to€prison€was€invalid.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher).ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jaime€Ô_ÔJassoÔ_Ô€(H028593)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ruth€Ô_ÔMcVeighÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€12,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€a€prisoner€accused€of€conspiring€to€import€drugs€into€the€prison.€€In€aÏpublished€opinion,€the€court€reversed€on€appeal€because€the€trial€court€failed€to€properly€instruct€onÏconspiracy.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Leonardo€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€(H026676)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Ô_ÔWillliamÔ_Ô€RobinsonÌPeople€v.€Ramon€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔKatarzynaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKozakÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€2,€2006ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô,€and€Victor€Ô_ÔPalaciosÔ_Ô€saw€Miguel€and€Jose€Garcia€walking€down€the€streetÏappearing€as€Surenos€while€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔPalaciosÔ_Ô€identified€with€Nortenos.€€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€called€themÏscraps.€€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€had€a€gun€and€demanded€money.€€When€Jose€put€his€hand€in€his€pocket€when€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_ÔÏyelled€Jose€had€a€gun.€€He€then€hit€him€in€the€head€with€his€own€gun.€€Moments€later,€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_ÔÏarrived€with€a€gun€and€joined€in€kicking€Jose.€€During€the€melee,€Jose€was€shot.€€Ô_ÔPalaciosÔ_Ô€pled€beforeÏtrial.€€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€said€he€only€had€a€starter€pistol.€€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€said€he€ran€to€the€melee€when€he€heardÏÔ_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€yell€Jose€had€a€gun.€€It€appeared€Jose€was€reaching€for€a€gun,€so€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€hit€him€with€hisÏgun€and€it€accidently€fired.€€A€jury€convicted€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€of€attempted€premeditatedÏmurder,€robbery,€attempted€robbery,€and€felony€assault€with€gang,€gun€use€and€great€bodily€injuryÏenhancements.€€They€were€sentenced€to€serve€40€years€to€life€consecutive€to€about€25€years.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€reversed.€€It€held€there€was€insufficient€evidence€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€aided€or€abetted€in€aÏrobbery€or€attempted€robbery.€€Because€there€was€insufficient€evidence€Ô_ÔBlancarteÔ_Ô€was€guilty€ofÏrobbery,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€Ô_ÔLandinÔ_Ô€was€culpable€of€vicariously€using€a€firearm€in€aÏrobbery.€€The€conviction€for€murder€was€reversed€because€the€court€failed€to€instruct€on€imperfectÏself„defense€and€defense€of€others.€€The€conviction€for€felony€assault€must€be€reversed€because€ofÏinstructional€error€defining€the€crime.€€Finally,€the€court€erred€in€denying€the€defendants€access€toÏconfidential€information€concerning€the€jurors'€identities€to€investigate€reported€misconduct.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joel€Rubio€(H028213)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Janice€Ô_ÔBrickleyÔ_Ô€and€ò òó óRobert€Ô_ÔDerhamÔ_Ôò òó óÐ )à$( ÐDate:€€August€1,€2006ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àA€juror€indicated€at€trial€she€could€not€hear€well.€€Although€some€effort€was€made€to€assistÏher,€she€failed€to€assert€herself€when€she€could€not€hear€some€of€the€proceeding,€and€she€stated€inÏa€questionnaire€after€the€trial€that€she€did€not€hear€much€of€the€trial.€€During€a€hearing,€she€stated€sheÏheard€some€of€the€people€in€the€courtroom,€but€she€had€difficulty€with€others.€€Nonetheless,€the€courtÏdenied€appellant's€motion€for€a€new€trial.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed,Ïholding€the€defendant€was€not€lawfully€convicted€by€a€unanimous€verdict€from€twelve€jurors.€€(StaffÏattorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sergio€Ortiz€(H028786)ÌPanel€attorney:€€J.€Frank€McCabeÌDate:€€August€1,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€conviction€for€one€of€the€counts€because€appellant€was€notÏpermitted€to€cross„examine€one€of€the€prosecution€witnesses€about€a€prior€theft€and€past€lies.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔArandaÔ_Ô€(H028745)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Richard€Ô_ÔBoireÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€26,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€accused€of€failing€to€register.€€He€said€he€suffered€a€stroke€and€could€notÏremember€to€register,€so€there€was€no€willful€failure€to€register.€€He€requested€that€the€court€appointÏan€expert€who€could€review€his€medical€records€and€assist€in€any€viable€medical€defense,€but€theÏcourt€denied€the€request.€€The€court€also€excluded€the€medical€records€at€trial.€€The€prosecutionÏstressed€at€trial€the€lack€of€corroboration€of€his€medical€condition€and€the€lack€of€evidence€that€hisÏalleged€medical€condition€could€have€affected€his€memory.€€After€the€jury€found€him€guilty,€he€wasÏsentenced€to€serve€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€finding€the€court€should€haveÏprovided€the€expert.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Rubi€Garcia€(H028474)ÌPanel€Attorney:€€Larry€GibbsÌDate:€€July€6,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€first€degree€murder.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€of€theÏtrial€court's€failure€to€sever€the€trial€from€the€codefendant€who€was€allowed€to€introduce€gangÏevidence€and€expert€testimony€to€argue€that€it€was€appellant€rather€than€he€who€fired€the€gun.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Gary€Bergman€(H028517)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€€June€22,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€grand€theft€and€placed€on€probation€in€1994€for€five€years€withÏthe€condition€that€he€pay€more€than€$100,000€in€victim€restitution.€€In€1999,€his€probation€wasÏrevoked€and€reinstated€with€the€term€of€probation€extended€five€years€to€permit€him€to€continueÏpaying€victim€restitution,€though€there€was€never€a€finding€he€willfully€violated€the€terms€ofÏprobation.€€The€court€revoked€probation€in€2005€because€money€was€still€owing.€€Appellant€wasÏremanded,€and€although€he€eventually€paid€all€of€the€restitution,€he€was€sentenced€to€prison.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€held€that€since€there€was€never€a€willful€violation€of€probation,€the€trial€court€lackedÏthe€authority€in€1999€to€extend€it€beyond€its€statutory€maximum€period€of€time.€€Thus,€the€court€didÏnot€have€jurisdiction€to€revoke€probation€in€2005.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔDarielÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔShazierÔ_Ô€€(H028674)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Alex€GreenÌDate:€€May€8,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€an€SVP€commitment€in€a€published€decision€based€onÏprosecutorial€misconduct.€€The€court€granted€two€in€limine€motions€to€exclude€from€the€jury€theÏresult€of€a€jury's€finding€to€that€the€petition€was€true.€€The€prosecution€argued€in€closing€argumentÏthat€it€is€not€supposed€to€consider€what€would€happen€if€it€returned€a€verdict,€but€do€not€becomeÏsympathetic€for€the€defendant€because€of€his€description€of€the€treatment€received€at€AtascaderoÏState€Hospital.€€The€court€agreed€the€argument€was€a€calculated€effort€to€tell€the€jury€that€appellantÏwould€benefit€from€a€finding€that€the€petition€was€true.€€€(Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔNasirÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMohamudÔ_Ô€(H028773)ÌPanel€attorney:€William€MountÌDate:€€April€10,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€three€years€probation€on€December€10,€1996€on€condition€that€heÏserve€some€time€in€jail€and€report€to€the€probation€officer€within€three€days€of€his€release,€amongÏother€things.€€When€his€jail€sentence€was€over€in€1997,€he€was€deported.€€His€probation€wasÏsummarily€revoked€on€February€5,€1998€on€the€allegation€that€he€was€released€to€the€ImmigrationÏServices€and€deported.€€On€December€26,€2004,€he€was€arrested€in€San€Jose,€and€it€was€later€allegedÏhe€violated€the€conditions€of€probation€by€failing€to€contact€the€probation€officer,€failing€to€do€a€drugÏprogram,€and€failure€to€pay€fines€and€fees.€€After€a€contested€hearing,€the€court€found€him€inÏviolation€and€sentenced€him€to€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€His€deportation€was€notÏgrounds€for€revoking€probation€because€it€was€an€involuntary€act.€€Besides,€this€was€not€the€grounds€Ïthe€trial€court€eventually€relied€on.€€Since€the€grounds€for€revoking€his€probation€was€invalid,€andÏprobation€otherwise€terminated€before€the€new€allegations€were€filed,€the€court€lacked€jurisdictionÏto€revoke€probation.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)Ð h+¸&* ЇÌIn€re€Fernando€R.€(H028851)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€March€1,€2006ÌÌà  àIn€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€that€statements€provided€by€witnesses€toÏofficers€at€the€crime€scene€were€testimonial€and€should€not€have€been€admitted€under€òòCrawford€v.Ð 8 ˆ ÐWashingtonóó.Ð $ t ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔLavernÔ_Ô€Sykes€€(H027398)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jeffrey€Ô_ÔSchaferÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€23,€2006ÌÌà  àAfter€jury€trial,€appellant€was€committed€under€the€SVP€Act.€€On€appeal,€he€complained€theÏinstruction€on€reasonable€doubt€was€weakened€when€the€judge€used€every€day€events€as€examples.ÏThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€under€settled€law€reversal€was€required.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Martinez€(H028606)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€February€9,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€placed€appellant€on€probation.€€In€2004,€appellant's€probation€was€summarilyÏrevoked.€€He€denied€the€violation€of€probation,€and€the€court€sentenced€him€to€prison.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€held€the€revocation€of€probation€without€a€hearing€or€admission€violated€due€process.€€ÌÌšÌPeople€v.€Sean€Allen€(H027835)ÌStaff€attorney:€Michael€KresserÌDate:€February€6,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€committed€as€a€mentally€disabled€offender€(MDO).€€After€his€commitmentÏended,€the€district€attorneyððs€office€filed€a€petition€to€extend€the€commitment.€€The€court€of€appealÏheld€in€a€published€decision€that€the€superior€court€lacked€jurisdiction€to€extend€a€commitment€thatÏhad€already€expired.€€ÌÌÌšPeople€v.€Anthony€Roberts€(H028135)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Mark€GreenbergÌDate:€€January€20,€2006ÌÌà  àAfter€a€trial,€appellant€was€sentenced€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€One€of€the€alleged€strikesÐ h+¸&* Ðwas€a€prior€conviction€in€New€York€for€robbery€which€was€proven€simply€by€evidence€of€the€pleaÏand€the€indictment.€€Since€New€York€law€did€not€recognize€claim€of€right€as€a€defense,€its€definitionÏof€robbery€was€broader€than€it€is€in€California.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€finding€andÏremanded€the€matter€for€a€new€trial€on€the€prior€conviction.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔSENTENCINGó óÔ%† i“ÔÐ 8 ˆ Кñ}ññ}ññ‚ñPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔTrevinoÔ_Ô€(H029308)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Walter€Ô_ÔPyleÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€29,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€violent€felonies€occurring€between€1988€and€1992.€€The€courtÏlimited€his€conduct€credits€to€15€percent€of€his€presentence€credits.€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€thisÏwas€error€because€Penal€Code€section€2933.1€was€enacted€in€1994€and€could€not€retroactively€reduceÏconduct€credits.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)Ìñ‚ññƒñÌÌñƒññ}ñPeople€v.€Rito€Ô_ÔAvilaÔ_Ô€(H029671)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Douglas€KaneÌDate:€€December€20,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€two€counts€of€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€and€two€felonyÏcounts€of€false€imprisonment€involving€two€different€victims.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€oneÏof€the€false€imprisonment€counts€should€have€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€AsÏa€result,€the€trial€court€incorrectly€calculated€the€amount€of€the€restitution€and€restitution€fines.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Andrew€Johnson€(H029362)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔSydaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKofoskyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€19,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€prison€and€ordered€to€pay€$500€in€attorney€fees.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Eddie€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€(H029619)ÌPanel€attorney:€Carlo€Ô_ÔAndreaniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€15,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€various€crimes,€including€dissuading€a€witness.€€After€aÏsuccessful€appeal€on€the€sentence,€the€matter€was€remanded€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing€whichÏresulted€in€this€appeal.€€Among€other€things,€the€trial€court€imposed€a€restraining€order€under€PenalÐ h+¸&* ÐCode€section€136.2,€subdivision€(a)(4).€€However,€this€provision€applies€only€while€the€prosecutionÏis€pending.€€Consequently,€the€criminal€court's€restraining€order€was€vacated.€€Finally,€the€court€ofÏappeal€ordered€that€appellant€receive€presentence€conduct€credits€for€the€time€after€the€remand€butÏbefore€the€new€sentencing€date.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌñ}ññ{ñPeople€v.€Edgar€Ô_ÔAyalaÔ_Ô€(H029822)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€December€11,€2006ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€assessed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€When€his€probationÏwas€revoked,€the€court€imposed€a€new€$800€restitution€fine.€€Because€the€new€restitution€fine€wasÏunauthorized,€it€was€reduced€to€the€original€$200.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jorge€Ô_ÔAyalaÔ_Ô€(H029727)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€December€11,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€arrested€for€a€crime€in€Santa€Clara€County€and€then€was€released€on€bail.€€HeÏfailed€to€appear€for€court,€and€he€was€subsequently€arrested€for€a€new€crime€in€Merced€County.€€InÏMerced€County,€he€sought€to€be€released€on€bail€but€the€hold€out€of€Santa€Clara€County€preventedÏthis.€€He€subsequently€pled€in€Merced€County€for€a€two€years€sentence.€€He€was€then€transported€toÏSanta€Clara€County€where€he€was€convicted.€€By€the€time€he€was€sentenced,€he€had€finished€hisÏsentence€Merced€County€sentence.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€appellant€was€entitled€toÏpresentence€credits€for€the€time€he€spent€in€the€Merced€County€Jail.€€It€held€that€because€appellantÏsought€a€release€on€bail€in€Merced€County,€he€would€have€been€released€but€for€the€Santa€ClaraÏCounty€hold.€€Thus,€under€Penal€Code€section€2900.5,€he€was€entitled€to€presentence€credits.€ÏAlthough€he€would€not€receive€presentence€credits€if€he€received€a€consecutive€sentence,€he€did€not.€ÏBy€the€time€he€was€sentenced€in€Santa€Clara€County,€the€Merced€County€sentence€was€over.ÌÌÌñ{ññ|ñPeople€v.€Judy€Ô_ÔSpotswoodÔ_Ô€€(H030118)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rudy€KraftÌDate:€€December€11,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€a€probation€supervision€fee€cannot€be€a€condition€ofÏprobation.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌñ|ñPeople€v.€Jerry€Ô_ÔPatlanÔ_Ô€(H029723)ÌPanel€attorney:€Gary€CrooksÌDate:€€November€30,€2006ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔPatlanÔ_Ô's€conviction€was€reversed€in€a€previous€appeal.€€On€remand,€he€pled€no€contest€toÏcertain€charges.€€The€trial€court€increased€his€restitution€fine€from€$200€to€$1800.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€this€amounted€to€increasing€punishment€after€appeal,€which€is€prohibited€under€stateÏlaw.€€€Further,€appellant€was€entitled€to€an€additional18€days€of€conduct€credits.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)Ð h+¸&* ЇÌPeople€v.€Timothy€Miller€(H029672)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€November€28,€2006ÌÌà  àAt€sentencing,€the€court€stated€that€it€was€required€to€impose€the€upper€term€in€order€for€itÏto€be€the€principal€term.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€the€trial€courtÐ h+¸&* Ðwas€mistaken€about€the€scope€of€its€discretion.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Frank€Soto€(H029486)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Michael€KresserÌDate:€€November€17,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€transporting€methamphetamine€in€count€one,€possessingÏmethamphetamine€in€count€two,€using€a€false€compartment€in€a€car€for€drugs€in€count€three,€andÏpossessing€a€firearm€in€count€four.€€He€was€also€convicted€for€a€second€event:€transportingÏmethamphetamine€in€count€five,€possessing€it€for€sale€in€count€six,€and€using€a€false€compartmentÏin€count€seven.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€using€a€false€compartment€was€the€same€act€asÏpossessing€meth€for€sale€and€transporting€it.€€Therefore,€counts€three,€five,€and€six€must€be€stayed,Ïreducing€appellant's€sentence€by€16€months.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Tom€Ô_ÔPerrusoÔ_Ô€(H028232)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jill€KentÌDate:€€November€14,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€probation€office€recommended€a€14€year€sentence€and€a€restitution€fine€of€$2800.€€TheÏcourt€decided€to€sentence€appellant€to€10€years€and€imposed€a€restitution€fine€according€to€theÏformula€under€Penal€Code€section€1202.4.€€However,€it€set€the€amount€at€$2800.€€The€court€of€appealÏreduced€the€restitution€fine€to€$2000.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐPeople€v.€Ô_ÔMoleaÔ_Ô€€(H028577)ÌPanel€attorney:€Gordon€Ô_ÔBrownellÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€2,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€violent€crimes€occurring€in€1993„1996.€€Although€conduct€creditsÏwould€be€limited€to€15€percent€of€the€sentence€had€the€crimes€occurred€after€1994,€it€was€not€clearÏthis€was€the€case.€Consequently,€the€court€of€appeal€held€the€defendant€was€entitled€to€full€conductÏcredits.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Juan€Ô_ÔPimentalÔ_Ô€(H029533)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€September€28,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€assessed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€When€probation€wasÏlater€revoked,€the€court€imposed€a€$3000€restitution€fine.€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€that€once€theÏamount€of€the€restitution€fine€is€set,€it€cannot€be€changed€upon€a€subsequent€revocation€of€probation.€ÏThe€amount€was€reduced€to€the€original€$200.€€Further,€appellant€was€entitled€to€additionalÏpresentence€credits.€€The€court€held€that€appellant€did€not€waive€his€presentence€credits€at€an€earlierÏviolation€of€probation€hearing€and€that€the€time€in€custody€was€attributed€to€this€case,€not€on€anotherÏcase€that€was€later€dismissed.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔCeferinoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCurenioÔ_Ô€(H029398)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Vicki€FirstmanÌDate:€€August€30,€2006ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€the€ability€to€pay€attorney€fees,€as€ordered€byÏthe€superior€court.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Walter€Johnson€(H029216)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€€William€MountÌDate:€€August€€21,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€carjacking€and€attempted€robbery.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreedÏthat€the€conviction€for€attempted€robbery€must€be€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€Also,Ïthe€trial€court€imposed€a€$10€fine€plus€penalty€assessments.€€The€minute€order€states€there€wereÏ$22.50€in€penalty€assessments.€€The€matter€was€remanded€to€the€trial€court€to€explain€the€properÏamount€of€the€penalty€assessments.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Craig€Ô_ÔStullerÔ_ÔÌPanel€attorney:€€Frederick€Ô_ÔSchniderÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€18,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€burglary,€attempted€robbery,€two€counts€of€grand€theft,€andÏbattery€when€he€entered€a€building,€took€some€items,€and€tried€to€take€another€item€when€he€wasÏconfronted€by€a€third€victim.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€he€could€be€convicted€of€only€one€countÏof€grand€theft€from€a€single€episode.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Gonzalez€(H029020)ÌPanel€attorney:€Carlo€Ô_ÔAndreaniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€11,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€sentence€was€reduced€by€eight€months€because€the€trial€court€imposed€a€full€consecutiveÏterm€for€an€enhancement€to€a€subordinate€term.€€The€court€of€appeal€also€argued€that€a€concurrentÏterm€be€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654,€stating€that€the€Attorney€General's€theory€for€whyÏsection€654€did€not€apply€contradicted€the€prosecution's€theory€at€trial.€€(Staff€attorney€VickiÏFirstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Morris€Foster€(H028837)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rudolph€KraftÌDate:€€August€2,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€transporting€narcotics€and€also€suffered€a€parole€revocation€whichÏwas€based€on€the€facts€related€to€the€new€offense,€failing€to€follow€reporting€instructions,€andÏfrequenting€areas€of€drug„related€activity.€€The€probation€officer€reported€appellant€was€not€entitledÏto€presentence€credits€because€the€parole€revocation€was€not€based€solely€on€the€new€offense.€ÏAppellant€objected,€stating€it€was€not€clear€what€failing€to€follow€reporting€instructions€were.€€The€Ïcourt€refused€to€hold€an€evidentiary€hearing,€in€part€because€appellant€had€the€right€to€pursueÏadministrative€appeals.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€Since€administrativeÏappeals€were€eliminated€for€parole€revocations,€the€court€had€a€duty€to€resolve€the€dispute.€€(StaffÐ h+¸&* Ðattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌIn€re€Joel€B.€€(H029277)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€July€27,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€to€have€assaulted€another.€€As€a€condition€of€probation,€he€was€told€toÏstay€away€from€the€victim€and€his€family.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€probation€conditionÏwas€unconstitutionally€vague€for€not€requiring€knowledge.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Eric€Brown€€(H029220)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔEmryÔ_Ô€AllenÌDate:€€July€27,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€on€condition€that€he€not€associate€with€people€who€trafficÏdrugs€or€who€are€on€probation€or€parole.€€The€court€of€appeal€modified€the€conditions€of€probationÏto€require€knowledge.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔAudonÔ_Ô€€(H028287)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€11,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€the€ability€to€payÏattorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€Ô_ÔKashifÔ_Ô€H.€(H029585)ÌPanel€Attorney:€€R.€Charles€JohnsonÌDate:€€July€10,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€ordered,€among€other€things,€to€pay€a€$125€fineÏpursuant€to€Welfare€and€Institutions€Code€section€730.5.€€However,€the€statute€requires€a€finding€ofÏan€ability€to€pay.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€for€such€a€finding.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Leon€Jordan€(H029487)ÌPanel€attorney:€€John€Ô_ÔSchuckÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€11,€2006ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àAppellant€agreed€to€waive€his€right€to€a€jury€trial€with€the€agreement€that€he€would€serve€noÏmore€than€15€years€in€prison.€€After€a€court€trial,€he€was€found€guilty€of€the€charges.€€To€arrive€at€aÏ15€year€sentence,€the€trial€court€dismissed€a€five€year€prior.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€ofÏappeal€held€that€appellant€could€contend€that€dismissal€of€the€five€year€prior€constituted€an€illegalÏsentence€and€that€this€challenge€did€not€contest€the€validity€of€any€plea.€€The€matter€was€remandedÏfor€a€new€sentencing€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€John€Ryan€€(H028126)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔGayathriÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMurthyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€19,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€to€strike€the€award€for€attorney€fees€because€there€was€insufficientÏevidence€that€appellant,€sentenced€to€prison,€had€the€ability€to€pay.€€It€also€agreed€that€a€concurrentÏsentence€should€have€been€stayed€under€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌIn€re€Matthew€S.€€(H029465)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€June€13,€2006€ÌÌà  àAlthough€the€court€ordered€victim€restitution€to€a€certain€victim,€the€minute€order€listedÏadditional€restitution€to€second€victim€as€well.€€The€court€of€appeal€ruled€the€addition€in€the€minuteÏorder€was€not€valid€and€ordered€it€be€stricken.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Minh€Ô_ÔBuiÔ_Ô€(H028395)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Tara€Ô_ÔMorrisseyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€12,€2006ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€for€the€assessment€of€attorney€fees€when€the€appellant€wasÏsentenced€to€prison.€€Further,€the€criminal€lab€fees€of€$300€and€$100€must€be€reduced€to€a€total€ofÏ$50.€€A€lab€fee€of€$300€for€a€conviction€is€unauthorized€since€the€statute€permits€only€$50€perÏconviction.€€Although€there€were€two€drug€convictions,€the€punishment€for€one€of€them€was€stayedÏpursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€Since€the€lab€fee€constitutes€punishment,€the€total€lab€fee€mustÏbe€reduced€to€$50.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Martha€Castro€(H029050)ÌPanel€attorney:€Hilda€Ô_ÔScheibÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€30,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court€found€appellant€was€in€violation€of€her€probation€and€reinstated€probationÐ h+¸&* Ðon€condition€that€she€pay€attorney€fees€and€probation€costs.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€there€wasÏinsufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay€and€the€costs€could€not€be€made€a€condition€of€probation.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌšIn€re€David€S.€€(H029262)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Laura€Ô_ÔPediciniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€24,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€modified€a€condition€of€probation€to€stay€away€from€gang€members€toÏrequire€knowledge.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Antonio€Coronado€(H028110)ÌPanel€attorney:€Alan€SternÌDate:€€May€23,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€to€stay€the€punishment€that€had€been€imposed€consecutively.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Frank€Neal€(H028822)ÌStaff€attorney:€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€May€19,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€unlawful€intercourse€and€oral€copulation€with€a€16€year„old.€€TheÏcourt€believed€it€was€compelled€to€order€him€to€register€for€the€oral€copulation€conviction.€€In€lightÏof€the€decision€in€People€v.€Ô_ÔHofsheierÔ_Ô€(2006)€37€Cal.4th€1185,€the€court€of€appeal€remanded€theÏmatter€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔPhomphachanhÔ_ÔÌStaff€attorney:€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€May€16,€2006ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€commercial€burglary€and€petty€theft€from€the€same€store.€€TheÏcourt€imposed€a€prison€sentence€for€the€commercial€burglary€and€141€days€for€the€petty€theft€withÏ141€days€credit€for€time€served.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishment€for€the€petty€theftÏshould€have€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654€and€the€presentence€credits€should€haveÏbeen€credited€to€the€prison€sentence.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔDanianÔ_Ô€Smith€(H028226)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€J.€Courtney€Ô_ÔShevelsonÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€9,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€sentenced€appellant€to€serve€25€years€to€life€in€prison€and€set€the€amount€ofÏrestitution€fine€to€be€$50,000.€€The€court€of€appeal€reduced€the€fine€to€the€statutory€maximum€ofÏ$10,000.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Juan€Gutierrez€(H029490)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€May€3,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€failing€to€register.€€The€trial€court€imposed€a€$200€fine€pursuantÏto€Penal€Code€section€290.3.€€That€statute€provides€for€a€fine€for€each€conviction€of€an€offenseÏdescribed€in€section€290.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€fine€applied€only€for€crimes€for€whichÏthe€defendant€must€register€under€section€290,€not€for€failing€to€register€itself.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Ô_ÔThimmesÔ_Ô€(H028897)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gloria€CohenÌDate:€€April€26,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€possessing€a€small€amount€of€cocaine.€€He€was€52€years€old.€€HisÏprior€strike€conviction€was€a€violation€of€Penal€Code€section€422€in€1999.€€He€threatened€hisÏestranged€wife€when€they€were€divorcing€after€nearly€20€years€of€marriage.€€He€had€borderlineÏintelligence€and€schizophrenia€which€caused€him€particular€difficulties€in€custody.€€At€the€sentencingÏhearing,€appellant€requested€the€court€to€dismiss€the€prior€strike€conviction.€€The€trial€court€said€itÏwas€a€close€call€and€sentenced€him€to€serve€32€months€in€prison.€€The€trial€court€said€a€determinativeÏfactor€in€denying€the€motion€was€that€appellant€was€told€in€1999€the€consequences€of€suffering€aÏstrike€conviction.€€In€fact,€in€1999€a€violation€of€section€422€was€not€a€strike.€€In€a€publishedÏdecision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€not€objecting€to€this€erroneousÏfactor€in€denying€the€motion.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Lisa€Hernandez€(H029033)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Heather€Ô_ÔMcKayÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€26,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€ordered€to€pay€probation€supervision€fees€of€$42€perÏmonth.€€Appellant€later€admitted€a€violation€of€probation€for,€among€other€things,€not€paying€theÏprobation€supervision€fees.€€The€court€placed€her€back€on€probation€and€ordered€that€she€now€payÏ$75€per€month€in€probation€supervision€fees.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€order€for€increasedÏprobation€supervision€fees,€holding€the€trial€court€did€not€comply€with€the€requirements€of€PenalÐ h+¸&* ÐCode€1203.1b€and€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Rodney€Anderson€(H028719)ÌPanel€attorney:€Erik€BabcockÌDate:€€April€21,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court€erred€in€not€recalculating€presentence€credits€when€the€case€was€remanded€forÏa€new€sentencing€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Charles€Ô_ÔHardickÔ_Ô€(H028778)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€April€14,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€ordered€to€pay€victim€restitution€because€the€victim€was€acting€out€in€class,Ïresulting€in€a€new€school€and€counseling.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€order€because€the€victimÏhad€problems€before€the€crime€and€the€trial€court€failed€to€ascertain€what€portion€of€the€counselingÏexpense€was€attributable€to€the€crime.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jason€Ô_ÔMackinsÔ_Ô€(H029042)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€March€24,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€trial€court€could€not€make€the€court€security€fee,€attorneyÏfee,€booking€fee,€and€probation€supervision€fee€conditions€of€probation.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jimmy€Ô_ÔDodsonÔ_Ô€(H029536)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€March€24,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€prison€and€ordered€to€pay€$300€in€attorney€fees.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay€and€held€that€the€correct€remedyÏis€simply€to€strike€the€requirement.ÌÌÌIn€re€Steven€L.€€(H028321)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€March€24,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€dispositional€hearing€for€the€juvenile€courtÐ h+¸&* Ðto€exercise€its€discretion€under€Welfare€and€Institutions€Code€section€731,€subdivision€(b).ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jesus€Ô_ÔAssanteÔ_Ô€(H028607)ÌStaff€attorney:€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€March€24,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€for€the€trial€court€to€order€HIVÏtesting.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Gracie€Castro€(H028924)ÌPanel€attorney:€Alan€SternÌDate:€€March€22,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€with€the€agreement€that€she€serve€2€years€8€months€in€prison.€ÏAlthough€she€was€advised€that€the€court€could€impose€a€restitution€fine€of€up€to€$10,000,€no€amountÏwas€part€of€the€plea€bargain.€€The€court€of€appeal€disagreed€that€the€$1200€restitution€fine€violatedÏthe€plea€bargain,€but€it€did€agree€there€was€insufficient€evidence€she€had€the€ability€to€pay€$500€inÏattorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Ô_ÔWhitfieldÔ_Ô€(H028526)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Stacy€Ô_ÔSaettaÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€21,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€held€that€imposing€a€probation€revocation€restitution€fine€to€a€crime€committedÏbefore€Penal€Code€section€1202.44€was€enacted€violated€the€ex€post€facto€clause.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€John€York€(H028843)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gordon€ScottÌDate:€March€9,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€violent€felonies€committed€in€1989€to€1991.€€The€trial€courtÏlimited€conduct€credits€to€15€percent€of€his€sentence.€€The€court€of€appeal€ruled€the€statute€limitingÏconduct€credits€to€violent€felonies,€enacted€in€1994,€could€not€be€applied€retroactively.€€(StaffÏattorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Vincent€Ô_ÔHofsheierÔ_Ô€(S124636)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€March€6,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€statutory€oral€copulation.€€Penal€Code€section€290€required€himÏto€register€as€a€sex€offender,€though€the€requirement€is€not€mandatory€to€those€who€commit€statutoryÏrape.€€€The€California€Supreme€Court€agreed€section€290€violated€the€equal€protection€clause€asÏapplied€because€there€was€no€rational€basis€for€requiring€all€people€convicted€of€statutory€oralÏcopulation€to€register€but€not€all€people€convicted€of€statutory€rape.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Salvador€Corona€€(H028884)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€March€2,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€four€counts.€€When€the€court€sentenced€him€to€prison,€it€stayedÏthe€punishment€of€two€of€the€counts€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€It€set€the€restitution€fineÏaccording€to€the€statutory€formula€of€years€x€counts€x€$200.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€fineÏshould€not€include€the€counts€that€were€stayed€and€reduced€the€fine€to€$1200.ÌÌÌIn€re€Daniel€M.€€(H028692)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jill€Ô_ÔFordyceÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€1,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€juvenile€court€failed€to€exercise€its€discretion€inÏdetermining€the€maximum€period€of€physical€confinement€under€Welfare€and€Institutions€CodeÏsection€731.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Leon€(H026042)ÌPanel€attorney:€Lynda€RomeroÌDate:€€February€24,€2006ÌÌà  àIn€2002,€appellant€was€convicted€of€committing€a€murder€in€1983.€€Although€the€court€ofÏappeal€upheld€the€murder€conviction,€it€agreed€that€the€imposition€of€restitution€fines€violated€theÏex€post€facto€clause.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔTuyenÔ_Ô€Le€€(H028821)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€February€10,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€commercial€burglary€and€robbery€of€the€store.€€In€a€publishedÏdecision,€the€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishment€for€the€commercial€burglary€to€steal€withinÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€store€must€be€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€It€also€held€that€when€the€trial€courtÏuses€the€statutory€formula€for€assessing€the€restitution€fine€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1202.4,€Ïthe€trial€court€could€not€use€a€stayed€count€for€assessing€the€fine.€€Thus,€trial€counsel€was€ineffectiveÏfor€not€objecting€to€the€amount€of€the€restitution€fine.€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Anthony€PerezÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔMikolÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBenjacobÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€3,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€held€that€the€$20€court€security€fee€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€1465.8,€subd.€(a)(1))€could€notÏbe€applied€retroactively€to€crimes€committed€before€August€17,€2003.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joe€Johnson€(H027648)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€StanleyÌDate:€€January€18,€2006ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€burglary,€attempted€robbery,€and€felony€assault.€€The€courtÏimposed€concurrent€terms€of€25€years€to€life€for€each€count€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law,€and€itÏawarded€no€presentence€conduct€credits.€€Since€the€purpose€of€the€burglary€was€to€commit€theft,€andÏsince€the€assault€resulted€from€the€effort€to€commit€theft,€the€two€counts€must€be€stayed€pursuant€toÏPenal€Code€section€654.€€Further,€the€court€did€not€have€discretion€to€not€award€presentence€conductÏcredit.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Stephen€Grady€(H028847)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gloria€CohenÌDate:€€January€10,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€child€molestation€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€647.6.)€€He€was€placed€onÏprobation€on€condition,€among€other€things,€that€he€stay€away€from€the€victim€and€pay€a€$70€AIDSÏeducation€fine€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€647.1.€€The€court€of€appeal€modified€the€stay€awayÏcondition€to€require€knowledge.€€It€struck€the€AIDS€education€fine€because€it€does€not€apply€to€aÏviolation€of€section€647.6.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Victoria€Jefferson€(H027919)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€January€6,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€prison€and€ordered€to€pay€$300€in€attorney€fees.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.Ð h+¸&* ЇÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔDEPENDENCYÔ%†«ÍÔ€CASESó óÐ œì КšñpñIn€re€Michael€O.€(H029734)ÌPanel€attorney:€€James€Ô_ÔHaworthÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€6,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€order€terminating€parental€rights€was€reversed€for€failure€to€provide€proper€notice€underÏICWA.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌñpññqñÌÌñqññiñIn€re€Hayden€C.€€(H029995)ÌPanel€attorney:€Mara€CarmanÌDate:€€November€17,€2006ÌÌà  àWhile€the€minor€was€staying€with€the€paternal€grandparents,€the€mother€stabbed€the€father,Ïleading€to€him€going€to€the€hospital€and€her€going€to€jail.€€When€she€made€bail,€she€tried€to€retrieveÏthe€minor.€€The€grandparents€called€the€police,€and€the€child€was€placed€in€CPS€custody.€€There€hadÏbeen€a€history€of€domestic€violence,€but€the€mother€was€eventually€back€in€custody€and€the€minorÏhad€a€strong€bond€with€the€father.€€Nonetheless,€the€court€assumed€jurisdiction€and€removed€theÏminor.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€removal€order€finding€insufficient€evidence€the€minor€wasÏat€risk€in€his€care.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌñiñIn€re€Ô_ÔReynoldoÔ_Ô€H.€€(H029744)ÌPanel€attorney:€Carol€KoenigÌDate:€€October€13,€2006ÌÌà  àNotice€was€sent€pursuant€to€ICWA.€€The€court€of€appeal€was€willing€to€consider€evidenceÏof€the€a€ICWA€notice€sent€after€the€appeal.€€Nonetheless,€it€found€the€notice€to€be€inadequate.€€(StaffÏattorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Blaze€E.€€(H029677)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Catherine€CzarÌDate:€€August€2,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€order€terminating€parental€rights€was€reversed€for€failure€to€provide€adequate€noticeÏunder€ICWA.ÌÌÌIn€re€Elizabeth€E.€€(H029522)ÌPanel€attorney:€Mara€CarmanÌDate:€€June€14,€2006Ð h+¸&* Їà  àThe€termination€of€parental€rights€was€reversed€for€failure€to€provide€adequate€notice€underÏICWA.€€The€Department€had€information€about€the€family€which€it€failed€to€provide€in€the€notice.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€I.A.€€(S141585)ÌPanel€attorney:€Cathy€CzarÌDate:€€April€19,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€affirmed€the€termination€of€parental€rights.€€A€rehearing€petition€was€filedÏon€behalf€of€the€mother.€€While€the€petition€was€pending,€it€is€revealed€that€the€adoptive€placementÏfell€through€and€the€child€was€no€longer€viewed€to€be€adoptable.€€County€counsel€and€minor'sÏcounsel€were€considering€agreeing€to€a€stipulated€reversal.€€More€than€15€days,€but€less€than€30€daysÏafter,€a€second€rehearing€petition€was€filed€to€preserve€the€court's€jurisdiction€with€a€motion€to€permitÏthe€late€filing€with€the€reasons€given.€€The€court€of€appeal€refused€to€file€the€motion€or€the€petition,Ïand€the€first€petition€was€denied.€€A€review€petition€was€filed€in€the€supreme€court.€€By€then€countyÏcounsel€and€minor's€counsel€were€willing€to€agree€to€a€stipulated€reversal,€and€they€agreed€to€file€anÏanswer€in€the€supreme€court€stating€this.€€The€supreme€court€granted€review€and€transferred€theÏmatter€back€to€the€court€of€appeal€with€instructions€that€it€consider€a€motion€for€taking€new€evidenceÏor€for€a€stipulated€reversal.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Justin€S.€(H029121)ÌPanel€attorney:€Carol€KoenigÌDate:€€April€7,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€order€terminating€parental€rights€was€conditionally€reversed€pending€proper€notificationÏunder€the€Indian€Child€Welfare€Act.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌJuan€M.€v.€Superior€Court€(H02955)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Valerie€Ô_ÔSopherÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€12,€2006ÌÌà  àJuan€appealed€the€termination€of€his€parental€rights.€€Appellate€counsel€filed€an€opening€briefÏand€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€alleging€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Although€theÏcourt€of€appeal€affirmed€the€judgment€on€appeal,€it€issued€an€order€to€show€cause€returnable€in€theÏsuperior€court.€€At€the€evidentiary€hearing,€the€juvenile€court€summarily€dismissed€the€habeas€corpusÏpetition€on€the€ground€that€it€lacked€jurisdiction€because€the€remittitur€issued€on€the€appeal.€ÏAppellate€counsel€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€mandate€and/or€habeas€corpus€in€the€court€of€appeal.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€issued€a€writ€of€mandate,€requiring€the€superior€court€to€hold€an€evidentiaryÏhearing€on€the€Ô_ÔOSCÔ_Ô.€€It€said€it€did€not€issue€an€Ô_ÔOSCÔ_Ô€just€so€the€superior€court€could€dismiss€theÏmatter.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)Ð h+¸&* ЇÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔHABEASÔ%†ßÔ€PROCEEDINGS€ó óÐ œì ÐIn€re€Jaime€Ô_ÔJassoÔ_Ô€(H029756)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ruth€Ô_ÔMcVeighÔ_ÔÌDate:€€September€12,€2006ÌÌà  àDefendant€was€a€prisoner€accused€of€conspiring€to€import€drugs€into€the€prison.€€In€aÏpublished€opinion,€the€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause€because€he€was€forced€to€standÏtrial€while€shackled€and€in€prison€garb.€€Trial€counsel,€the€prosecutor,€and€the€judge€never€said€aÏword€about€it,€except€for€the€judge€instructing€the€jury€to€ignore€it.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Rene€Ô_ÔAndradeÔ_Ô€(H030037)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Carlo€Ô_ÔAndreaniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€25,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellant€admitted€he€his€probation€when€he€failed€to€report€to€the€probation€officer€after€heÏwas€deported.€€Under€the€law,€however,€this€was€not€a€willful€violation€of€probation.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause€why€trial€counsel€was€not€ineffective€for€advising€him€to€admitÏthe€VOP.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€S.L.€€(H029041)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Janet€SherwoodÌDate:€€February€28,€2006ÌÌà  àA€split€court€of€appeal€reversed€so€that€adequate€notice€under€ICWA€can€be€sent.€€(StaffÏattorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Humberto€Ramos€(H029137/S139788)€ÌPanel€attorney:€€Tara€Ô_ÔMulayÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€22,€2006ÌÌà  àMr.€Ramos€pled€guilty€to€certain€crimes€on€the€advice€of€his€attorney.€€In€the€court€of€appeal,Ïa€habeas€corpus€petition€was€filed€alleging€he€did€not€understand€the€advice€of€his€attorney€whoÏspoke€to€him€in€English€without€a€Spanish€interpreter.€€The€court€of€appeal€summarily€denied€theÏpetition.€€The€supreme€court€granted€review€and€transferred€the€matter€to€the€court€of€appeal€withÏdirections€to€grant€the€order€to€show€cause.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌIn€re€Paul€Ô_ÔMagnanÔ_Ô€€(H028530)€ÌStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€January€5,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause,€returnable€to€the€superior€court€onÏallegations€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.€€ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔMISCELLANEOUSó óÔ%†EëÔÐ ˜è  ÐñmññmññsñIn€re€Weider€(H030203)ÌAttorney:€€William€SchmidtÌDate:€€December€5,€2006ÌÌà  àWeider€was€convicted€of€second€degree€murder€in€1987.€€When€his€parole€was€denied,€heÏfiled€a€habeas€corpus€petition€in€the€superior€court.€€The€superior€court€granted€relief,€but€theÏgovernment€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€affirmed,€ordering€that€the€Board€conduct€a€new€hearing.€ÏAt€remand,€the€Board€denied€parole€again,€based€largely€on€the€same€grounds.€€He€filed€a€habeasÏcorpus€petition,€and€the€superior€court€granted€relief.€€The€government€appealed€again.€€In€aÏpublished€opinion,€the€court€of€appeal€affirmed,€though€it€struck€the€superior€court's€provisionÏlimiting€what€the€Board€can€consider.ÌÌÌñsññmñPeople€v.€Gary€Kelly€€(S133114)ÌPanel€attorney:€€J.€€Courtney€Ô_ÔShevelsonÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€27,€2006ÌÌà  àAppellate€counsel€filed€a€Wende€brief.€€The€defendant€mailed€to€the€court€of€appeal€aÏsupplemental€brief€raising€15€claims.€€The€court€of€appeal€affirmed€in€a€five€paragraph€opinionÏwithout€addressing€the€claims€raised€by€the€defendant€himself.€€The€defendant€personally€filed€aÏpetition€for€review€which€was€granted.€€Ô_ÔShevelsonÔ_Ô€argued€that€when€the€defendant€raises€certainÏarguments,€the€court€of€appeal€was€required€to€address€them€in€the€opinion.€€On€this€issue,€all€sevenÏjustices€agreed.€€A€four„justice€majority€went€on€to€provide€additional€requirements€for€appellateÏcourts€in€considering€Wende€cases.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Stephen€Ô_ÔSambleÔ_Ô€€(Santa€Clara€No.€75735)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€November€22,€2006ÌÌà  àMr.€Ô_ÔSambleÔ_Ô€was€denied€parole.€€He€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition€in€the€superior€court€whichÏwas€granted.€€The€government€appealed,€but€the€court€of€appeal€upheld€the€decision€of€the€superiorÏcourt.€€It€disagreed€with€the€superior€court€as€to€the€remedy,€ordering€a€new€hearing€withoutÏlimitation€of€what€the€Board€can€consider.€€At€remand,€the€Board€denied€parole,€based€largely€on€itsÏprevious€findings.€€The€superior€court€again€granted€relief.€€If€there€was€not€some€evidence€to€denyÏparole€before,€there€was€still€not€some€evidence€to€deny€parole€when€the€only€new€evidence€wasÏfavorable€for€parole.ÌÌÌñmñPeople€v.€Ô_ÔSadrudinÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔLaiwalaÔ_Ô€€(H029001)ÌIn€pro€perÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€October€6,€2006ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€Ô_ÔLaiwalaÔ_Ô€of€stealing€trade€secrets.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€theÏconviction€because€there€was€insufficient€evidence.€€After€the€case€was€dismissed,€Ô_ÔLaiwalaÔ_Ô€filed€aÏpetition€for€a€finding€of€factual€innocence.€€The€superior€court€denied€it.€€He€prosecuted€his€appealÏon€his€own,€and€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€in€a€published€decision€because€no€reasonable€personÏcould€have€found€from€the€evidence€that€he€committed€the€crime.ÌÌÌÔ_ÔParleÔ_Ô€v.€Runnels€€(N.D.€Cal.,€No.€01„3487€Ô_ÔWHAÔ_Ô)ÌAttorneys:€€Martin€Buchanan,€Michael€KresserÌDate:€€August€31,€2006ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔParleÔ_Ô€was€convicted€of€first€degree€murder.€€The€Sixth€District€found€five€errors€at€trial:€theÏinvasion€of€the€psychotherapist„patient€privilege,€the€exclusion€of€defense€evidence,€and€theÏadmission€of€inadmissible€character€evidence.€€The€court€of€appeal,€however,€found€the€errors€to€beÏharmless.€€In€a€federal€habeas€corpus€petition,€the€United€States€District€Court€held€that€the€stateÏcourt's€analysis€of€cumulative€prejudice€was€unreasonable€under€AEDPA€and€the€combination€ofÏerrors€deprived€Ô_ÔParleÔ_Ô€of€due€process.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Richard€Ô_ÔOrmondeÔ_Ô€(H028471)ÌAttorney:€Philip€Ô_ÔSchnayersonÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€25,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€police€responded€to€a€call€of€a€domestic€dispute.€€Appellant€was€outside€the€house€andÏwas€detained€by€the€officers.€€The€officers€entered€the€house€and€then€stepped€out€of€the€house.€€TheyÏsubsequently€obtained€permission€from€appellant€to€search€the€house€where€they€found€evidence€heÏwas€selling€drugs.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€suppressing€the€evidence.€€TheÏfirst€entry€into€the€house€was€without€exigent€circumstances€because€appellant€was€detained€outsideÏthe€house.€€The€subsequent€consent€was€tainted€by€the€illegal€conduct€of€the€officers.ÌÌÌMichael€Hutchinson€v.€Hamlet€(N.D.€Cal.€No.€C€02„974€Ô_ÔJSWÔ_Ô€(PR).)ÌAttorney:€€Larry€Gibbs,€Cliff€GardnerÌDate:€€June€22,€2006ÌÌà  àHutchinson€was€convicted€of€robbing€a€7„Eleven.€€Although€the€robber€was€masked,€threeÏstore€employees€reviewing€the€grainy€video€decided€that€appellant,€a€frequent€customer,€was€theÏculprit.€€Trial€counsel€presented€an€alibi€defense€which€consisted€of€appellant€saying€he€wasÏsomewhere€else€but€could€not€remember€where.€€He€said€he€was€too€injured€to€maneuver€as€theÏculprit€in€the€video€did,€but€no€medical€records€were€presented.€€Trial€counsel€did€not€try€to€obtainÏan€expert€to€analyze€the€videotape€because€he€believed€Hutchinson€was€the€robber€and€HutchinsonÐ h+¸&* Ðlacked€funds€to€hire€an€expert.€€The€court€of€appeal€denied€counsel's€request€for€appointment€of€anÏexpert€and€the€state€habeas€petition€was€summarily€denied.€€While€Hutchinson's€habeas€petition€wasÏpending€in€federal€court,€the€San€Jose€Mercury€News€hired€an€expert€who€determined€that€the€personÏin€the€video€committing€the€robbery€was€six€inches€shorter€than€Hutchinson.€€The€district€courtÏgranted€relief,€finding€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€by€making€trial€decisions€based€on€insufficientÏinformation.€€Had€trial€counsel€acted€competently,€it€was€reasonably€probable€Hutchinson€wouldÏhave€been€found€not€guilty.ÌÌÌIn€re€Robert€Ô_ÔLucellaÔ_Ô€(H027990)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€May€25,€2006ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔLucellaÔ_Ô€was€granted€parole€but€the€governor€vetoed€the€decision.€€The€superior€court€grantedÏÔ_ÔLucellaÔ_Ô's€habeas€corpus€petition,€and€the€government€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€thereÏwas€not€some€evidence€to€support€most€of€the€governor's€decisions,€but€did€find€a€few€of€reasonsÏwere€valid.€€The€matter€was€remanded€for€the€governor€to€reconsider€the€decision.ÌÌÌIn€re€Marcus€€(H028866)ÌCounsel:€Ô_ÔOzroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChildsÔ_ÔÌDate:€April€18,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€mother€disobeyed€an€oral€order€of€the€family€court.€€When€the€court€held€her€inÏcontempt,€she€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€that€a€writtenÏorder€is€required€for€there€to€be€contempt.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Martin€Mora€(H028116)ÌPanel€attorney:€Michael€Ô_ÔMehrÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€13,€2006ÌÌà  àMr.€Mora€pled€no€contest€to€possessing€cocaine€for€sale€in€1990.€€When€deportationsÏproceedings€started€in€2003,€he€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€error€coram€nobis€to€withdraw€his€plea.€ÏThe€court€denied€the€petition,€stating€the€minute€order€and€transcript€of€the€plea€indicated€he€wasÏadvised€of€the€immigration€consequences€and€his€trial€counsel€would€always€advise€people€of€theÏconsequences.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€It€observed€the€minute€order€and€the€transcript€of€theÏplea€did€not€so€state.€€It€also€held€that€the€judge's€reliance€on€personal€knowledge€of€what€a€particularÏattorney€normally€did€was€not€evidence.€€It€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€hearing€on€whether€Mir.ÏMora€would€have€pled€had€been€properly€advised.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Keith€Ô_ÔOdomÔ_Ô€€(H029015/S139373)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€€Deborah€HawkinsÌDate:€€February€22,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€summarily€denied€a€petition€for€writ€of€mandate€concerning€the€superiorÏcourt'€s€denial€of€a€certificate€of€probable€cause.€€The€supreme€court€granted€review€and€transferredÏthe€matter€to€the€court€of€appeal€with€directions€to€grant€the€alternative€writ€of€mandate.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌò òó óÌIn€re€Stephen€Ô_ÔSambleÔ_Ô€(H028334)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€February€21,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€with€the€prisoner€that€there€was€not€some€evidence€to€deny€himÏparole.€€It€thus€affirmed€the€decision€of€the€superior€court€granting€relief€on€his€petition€for€writ€ofÏhabeas€corpus.€€The€court€of€appeal,€however,€disagreed€with€the€remedy€of€limiting€the€evidenceÏthe€parole€board€could€consider€upon€remand.ÌÌÌIn€re€Nam€Ô_ÔHuynhÔ_Ô€€(H028888)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Keith€Ô_ÔWattleyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€3,€2006ÌÌà  àThe€parole€board€agreed€to€parole€Mr.€Ô_ÔHuynhÔ_Ô,€but€the€governor€vetoed€the€decision.€€Ô_ÔHuynhÔ_Ô'sÏpetition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€was€granted€by€the€superior€court,€and€the€government€appealed.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€mostly€agreed€with€Mr.€Ô_ÔHuynhÔ_Ô€but€ordered€the€matter€return€to€the€governor€forÏreconsideration.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌ