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àThe€superior€court€made€an€order€not€to€contact€certain€witnesses.€€There€was€no€showingÏof€need.€€Appellant€subsequently€had€contact€with€them,€and€he€was€charged€with€contempt.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€found€the€conviction€for€contempt€must€be€reversed€because€of€a€failure€to€meetÏthe€statutory€requirement€of€showing€need.€€The€court€also€reversed€the€sentence€on€the€principleÏterm€for€imposing€the€upper€term.€€Finally,€the€court€found€insufficient€evidence€for€theÏimposition€of€attorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Armstrong€(H029397)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jill€Ô_ÔFordyceÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€28,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€had€videotaped€a€girl€in€various€stages€of€undress€in€the€bathroom€of€the€house.€ÏShe€was€not€aware€she€was€being€videotaped.€€He€was€convicted€of€having€a€minor€model€forÏpornography.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€there€was€insufficient€evidence€because€the€minor€wasÏunaware€she€was€being€recorded.€€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Ô_ÔSacherÔ_Ô)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Thomas€Medeiros€€(H028934)ÌPanel€attorney;€Ô_ÔElisaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBrandesÔ_ÔÌDate:€€August€1,€2007ÌÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ_Ôà  àAppellant€was€a€member€of€a€three„person€team€charged€with€cleaning€a€vat€of€grease€at€aÏsite.€€Instead€of€placing€the€grease€in€their€truck,€the€grease€was€flushed€through€the€sewerÏsystem.€€This€was€illegal€because€in€such€large€quantities€it€is€a€toxic€waste.€€The€procedureÏdamaged€the€sewage€system.€€While€it€was€clear€that€the€main€operator€committed€the€crime,Ïthere€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€was€guilty€of€the€crime.€€There€was€no€evidence€heÏactually€committed€the€act€or€aided€in€it.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ronald€Williams€(H029942)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€July€27,€2007ÌÌà  àAfter€a€jury€convicted€appellant€of€various€felonies,€the€court€found€he€committed€a€priorÏstrike€based€on€a€probation€report€and€preliminary€hearing€transcript€that€he€committed€greatÏbodily€injury.€€The€relevant€portions€of€the€preliminary€hearing€transcript€was€hearsay€and€theÏprobation€report€was€inadmissible€to€show€he€personally€used€great€bodily€injury.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carl€Landry€(H0277550)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Victoria€StaffordÌDate:€€July€17,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€aiding€and€abetting€in€a€robbery€of€a€hotel.€€The€onlyÏevidence€was€the€statements€by€some€of€the€participants€that€he€was€there.€€He€was€not€insideÏcommitting€the€crimes€because€the€video€showed€the€other€three€committing€the€crimes.€€(StaffÏattorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Alfredo€Abanico€and€Vincent€Lopez€(H029034)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Candace€Hale€and€Emry€AllenÌDate:€€July€6,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€decided€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€support€a€gangÏenhancement€when€the€two€defendants€committed€their€crimes.€€One€of€them€was€a€gangÏmember,€another€associated€with€gang€members.€€But€the€crimes€had€no€apparent€connection€to€aÏgang,€just€two€people€with€one€of€them€who€happened€to€be€a€gang€member€committing€crimes.€ÏThe€gang€expert's€opinion€that€the€crimes€increased€the€reputation€of€the€gang€in€the€communityÏwas€insufficient.€€(Staff€member€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Eddie€Eustice€€(H030093)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€May€10,€Ô_Ô2007Ð h+¸&* Ðà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€violating€Penal€Code€section€1320.5,€among€other€things,€Ïwhich€makes€it€a€crime€to€fail€to€appear€when€on€bail€on€a€felony.€€The€evidence€showedÏappellant€was€on€OR€at€the€time.€€The€conviction€was€reversed€because€of€insufficient€evidence.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Arturo€Albino€(H038693)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔOzroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChildsÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€19,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€lured€his€wife€into€his€car€and€then€instructed€her€drive€€while€holding€a€knifeÏat€her.€€She€tried€to€grab€the€knife,€resulting€in€cutting€her€hand€which€required€stitches.€€WhenÏthe€car€stopped,€she€grabbed€the€knife€and€tried€to€flee.€€Appellant€grabbed€her,€and€she€threw€theÏknife€back€in€the€car.€€He€started€choking€her.€€After€she€lost€consciousness,€police€arrived.€€HeÏwas€convicted€of€attempted€premeditated€murder,€attempted€kidnapping,€domestic€violence,€andÏaggravated€assault€with€an€enhancement€for€personally€using€a€knife.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreedÏthere€was€insufficient€evidence€to€support€the€enhancement€for€attempted€murder.€€(Staff€attorneyÏLori€Quick)ÌÌÌIn€re€Ernesto€H.€€(H029814)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Michael€KresserÌDate:€€January€12,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€and€his€companions€attacked€a€man€wearing€a€gray„blue€sweatshirt€with€a€49ersÏlogo.€€€Appellant€had€blamed€the€victim€for€attacking€his€cousin€earlier.€€The€prosecution€gangÏexpert€said€appellant€was€a€member€of€the€Ô_ÔSVLÔ_Ô€Norteno€gang,€as€he€had€associated€withÏnumerous€gang€members€in€the€past.€€The€expert€opined€the€Ô_ÔSVLÔ_Ô€gang€benefitted€fromÏappellant's€assault€because€the€violence€added€prestige€for€the€gang€and€the€attackers€wore€redÏclothing.€€The€juvenile€court€found€appellant€committed€attempted€premeditated€murder€that€heÏacted€for€the€benefit€of€a€criminal€street€gang.€€€The€court€of€appeal€held€there€was€insufficientÏevidence€to€sustain€the€gang€enhancement.€€There€was€no€evidence€that€appellant's€companionsÏwere€gang€members€or€that€the€victim€was€seen€as€a€rival€gang€member,€as€he€wore€a€49ersÏsweatshirt€which€is€often€worn€by€Nortenos.€€Appellant's€mere€membership€in€a€gang€wasÏinsufficient€reason€to€conclude€that€every€crime€he€committed€was€for€the€benefit€of€a€gang.€ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔPRETRIALÔ%†&Ô€AND€Ô_ÔPOSTTRIALÔ_Ô€MOTIONSó óÐ à%0!$ ÐPeople€v.€Ô_ÔJermaineÔ_Ô€Pina€(H030819)ÌPanel€attorney:€€R.€Charles€JohnsonÌDate:€October€29,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€moved€for€discovery€of€the€police€officers'€personnel€files.€€The€custodian€toldÏthe€court,€not€under€oath,€that€nothing€relevant€to€the€request€was€in€the€files.€€Based€on€this,€theÐ h+¸&* Ðcourt€denied€the€motion.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€court€must€make€an€independentÏassessment€based€on€facts€in€evidence.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Charles€Ô_ÔFordjourÔ_Ô€(H030466)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€October€3,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€had€reversed€the€matter€for€a€proper€òòMarsdenóó€hearing.€€On€remand,Ð  ` Ðthe€superior€court€held€what€the€appellate€court€later€described€to€be€closer€to€a€court€conductedÏcross„examination€of€the€defendant.€€Nonetheless,€the€court€of€appeal€found€the€hearing€wasÏadequate.€€But€it€reversed€the€judgment€because€the€trial€court€failed€to€explore€appellant'sÏrequest€to€represent€himself.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Mays€(H030505)ÌPanel€attorney:€€J.€Frank€McCabeÌDate:€€September€25,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€first€degree€murder€and€conspiracy€as€well€as€anÏenhancement€for€personal€use€of€a€gun.€€As€the€trial€began,€he€and€trial€counsel€reached€a€strongÏdisagreement€over€trial€counsel's€failure€to€remove€a€juror€at€voir€dire€whom€he€knew€andÏappeared€to€be€biased€against€him.€€Appellant€chose€to€plead€guilty€and€admit€the€enhancement.€ÏHe€then€moved€to€withdraw€his€plea,€explaining€that€his€plea€was€involuntary€based€on€his€desireÏto€avoid€being€tried€by€the€acquaintance.€€The€court€denied€his€motion€to€withdraw€his€plea€andÏsentenced€him€to€serve€50€years€to€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€While€aÏdefendant€cannot€blackmail€counsel€to€do€what€he€wishes€or€else€he€would€plea,€the€plea€mustÏnonetheless€be€free€and€voluntary.€€Here,€appellant€pled€because€it€was€the€only€method€he€knewÏof€to€avoid€being€tried€by€the€juror.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔTimphonyÔ_Ô€Walker€(H029685)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Catherine€WhiteÌDate:€€September€25,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€robbery€with€two€prior€strikes.€€He€pled€not€guilty€by€reasonÏof€insanity.€€Trial€counsel€moved€to€continue€the€trial.€€She€was€moving€from€the€publicÏdefender's€office€to€the€alternative€public€defender's€office.€€Since€she€was€between€jobs,€she€hadÏno€clerical€staff€to€assist€her.€€There€was€a€recent€death€in€her€family€and€a€funeral€had€not€yetÏbeen€scheduled.€€Consequently,€she€was€not€adequately€prepared€to€go€to€trial.€€Most€importantly,Ïshe€was€playing€phone€tag€with€her€expert€witness€and€recently€learned€he€would€not€be€availableÏfor€two€weeks.€€The€court€denied€the€continuance,€and€appellant€was€convicted€and€sentenced€toÏserve€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€that€there€was€good€cause,€as€trial€counsel€exercisedÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ_Ôdue€diligence.€€The€failure€to€grant€the€continuance€prejudiced€appellant,€requiring€reversal.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joel€Castillo€(H030338)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€September€20,€007ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€shooting€into€an€occupied€vehicle€and€attempted€murder.€€HeÏsubmitted€to€the€court€whether€the€attempted€murder€was€premeditated.€€He€then€disappeared€forÏnine€years.€€Upon€his€return,€he€orally€moved€to€withdraw€his€plea.€€The€court€said€it€was€too€lateÏfor€that.€€Because€he€had€not€been€sentenced,€the€motion€was€timely.€€The€court€erred€in€refusingÏto€consider€his€motion.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Hutcherson€(H030270)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Robert€DerhamÌDate:€€August€31,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€walking€across€the€street€at€1:30€a.m.€when€an€officer€asked€appellant€toÏtalk€with€him.€€Appellant's€hand€was€clenched,€and€the€officers€repeatedly€asked€to€see€what€wasÏin€his€hand.€€They€eventually€searched€his€hand€and€found€crack€cocaine.€€After€the€motion€toÏsuppress€was€denied,€he€was€convicted€and€sentenced€to€serve€life€in€prison€under€the€ThreeÏStrikes€Law.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€denial€of€the€suppression€motion.€€It€held€that€anÏofficer€ð ðaskingðð€to€talk€to€an€individual€in€the€street€late€at€night€was€a€show€of€authority.€€Even€ifÏthere€were€initially€a€consensual€encounter,€it€became€a€detention€when€officers€demanded€toÏsearch€€him.€€There€was€no€reasonable€cause€for€the€stop,€so€the€evidence€should€have€beenÏsuppressed.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Delray€Rawls€(H030501)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Hilda€ScheibÌDate:€€August€16,€2007ÌÌà  àRepresented€by€retained€counsel,€appellant€pled€no€contest€to€a€set€of€crimes.€€BeforeÏsentencing,€he€moved€to€discharge€counsel€and€have€a€public€defender€appointed€in€order€to€bringÏa€motion€to€withdraw€plea.€€The€court€held€a€òòMarsdenóó€hearing€and€determined€there€was€notÐ à%0!$ Ðgrounds€for€substituting€counsel€or€to€withdraw€plea.€€trial.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€AbsentÏa€disruption€in€court€proceedings,€a€defendant€has€an€absolute€right€to€discharge€retained€counsel.€ÏThe€matter€must€be€remanded€for€him€to€have€an€opportunity€to€obtain€new€counsel€and€bring€aÏmotion€to€withdraw€plea.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐPeople€v.€David€Lara€(H028895)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Lauretta€Oravitz„KomlosÌDate:€€July€17,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€not€guilty€by€reason€of€insanity.€€The€government€filed€a€petition€toÏextend€the€commitment€about€a€month€before€his€commitment€was€to€expire;€this€was€fiveÏmonths€after€the€statutory€deadline.€€The€trial€court€denied€his€motion€to€dismiss€the€petition.€€OnÏappeal,€the€court€decided€the€delay€deprived€him€of€due€process€and€required€dismissal.€€(StaffÏattorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Cain€Beltran€(H029887)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€June€29,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€retained€counsel.€€At€sentencing€he€wanted€to€remove€counsel€because€heÏrefused€to€file€a€motion€to€withdraw€his€plea.€€The€court€held€a€òòMarsdenóó€hearing.€€The€court€ofÐ pÀ Ðappeal€reversed€for€a€new€hearing,€holding€that€appellant€did€not€need€to€show€cause€toÏdischarged€retained€counsel.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Bobby€Gonzalez€(H030100)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€MartinÌDate:€€June€25,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court's€refusal€to€permit€appellant€to€discharge€counsel€and€to€grant€aÏcontinuance€to€obtain€new€counsel€at€sentencing€so€that€he€could€prepare€a€motion€to€withdrawÏplea€was€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€The€court€also€erred€in€imposing€an€enhancement€as€the€baseÏterm€consecutive€to€an€indeterminate€term.€€(Staff€attorneyWilliams€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Hernandez€(H029725)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Carlo€AndreaniÌDate:€€June€22,€2007ÌÌà  àA€girl€accused€appellant€of€molesting€her€and€described€a€star„shaped€tattoo€on€his€penis,Ïthough€he€had€no€such€tattoo.€€He€waived€the€right€to€a€jury€in€exchange€of€a€sentence€of€no€moreÏthan€ten€years€if€he€is€convicted€by€the€court.€€At€sentencing,€appellant€himself€complained€aboutÏtrial€counsel's€lack€of€preparation.€€The€court€deemed€it€a€òòMarsdenóó€motion,€though€there€wasÐ ¸'#& Ðnever€a€closed€hearing,€and€denied€it.€€Acknowledging€it€was€a€close€case,€it€nonethelessÏsentenced€appellant€to€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€stating€the€trial€court€should€haveÏheld€a€formal€Marsden€hearing.€€Further,€the€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunninghamóó.€Ð |*Ì%) Ð(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)Ð h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Joe€Rubio€(H028213)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Robert€DerhamÌDate:€€June€11,€2007ÌÌà  àDuring€the€trial€an€elderly€juror€was€unable€to€hear€portions€of€the€trial€but€failed€to€tellÏthe€court€this€until€the€end€of€trial.€€The€juror€especially€had€difficulty€hearing€defense€counsel.€ÏThe€trial€court€denied€appellant's€new€trial€motion,€deciding€that€the€juror€did€not€commitÏmisconduct€because€it€appeared€she€did€not€miss€significant€portions€of€the€trial.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€reversed.€€Whether€a€juror€committed€misconduct€is€reviewed€for€substantial€evidence.€ÏSince€the€juror€was€instructed€to€alert€the€court€whenever€she€did€hear€the€proceeding,€her€failureÏto€do€so€was€misconduct.€€Whether€there€was€prejudice€is€reviewed€independently,€and€there€is€aÏpresumption€of€prejudice.€€The€court€determined€the€presumption€was€not€rebutted€and€reversedÏthe€judgment.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€John€Heard€(H030407)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€June€1,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€had€claimed€on€appeal€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€holding€a€òòMarsdenóóÐ 4„ Ðmotion€at€the€sentencing€hearing.€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€the€record€was€ambiguous€as€toÏwhether€such€a€motion€was€made.€€It€ordered€the€trial€court€to€hold€a€hearing€to€determine€if€aÏòòMarsdenóó€motion€was€made;€and,€if€so,€the€court€would€then€be€required€to€hold€the€hearing.€€OnÐ øH Ðremand,€defense€counsel€and€the€prosecutor€were€present,€but€not€appellant.€€The€courtÏdetermined€a€òòMarsdenóó€motion€was€not€made.€€On€the€second€appeal,€the€court€of€appeal€held€thatÐ Ð  Ðholding€the€hearing€without€appellant€present€violated€due€process€and€reversed€again.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Bobby€Chung€(H029551)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Joan€IsserlisÌDate:€€May€18,€2007ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€three€counts€of€commercial€burglary,€three€counts€of€writingÏchecks€with€insufficient€funds,€one€count€of€robbery,€one€count€of€assault,€and€two€counts€ofÏpossessing€drug€paraphernalia.€€Before€trial,€the€court€denied€appellant's€motion€to€sever€the€drugÏcharges.€€On€appeal,€the€judgment€was€reversed€for€failing€to€sever€the€charges.€€Error€wasÏprejudicial€because€it€permitted€the€jury€to€make€the€improper€inference€that€he€was€guilty€of€theÏtheft„related€offenses€in€order€to€support€a€drug€habit.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Madayag€(H029906)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€SchumerÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€April€27,€2007ÌÌà  àResponding€to€a€òòPitchessóó€motion,€the€custodian€of€records€said€there€were€no€documentsÐ ˆØ Ðresponsive€to€the€request.€€Potentially€relevant€documents€were€not€lodged€at€the€court,€leavingÏno€record€to€review€on€appeal.€€The€court€of€appeal€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€òòPitchessóóÐ `° Ðhearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carlos€DeLeon€(H029563)ÌPanel€attorney:€Silas€GenesonÌDate:€April€2,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€stopped€for€a€traffic€violation.€€After€checking€appellant's€driver's€licenseÏand€registration€and€learning€that€there€were€no€warrants€for€him,€the€officer€asked€him€to€stepÏout€of€his€car€and€requested€permission€to€search€his€car.€€Appellant€told€the€officer€to€search,€andÏthey€found€drugs.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€stop€was€unlawfully€prolonged.€€Once€theÏofficer€confirmed€he€had€a€€valid€license€and€registration€and€no€wants,€the€detention€should€haveÏended.€€Appellant's€'consent'€to€step€out€of€the€car€and€have€it€searched€was€acquiescence€toÏauthority.€€(Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Connie€Castro€(H030121)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Kathleen€NovoaÌDate:€€April€10,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€conditions€of€probation€not€to€associate€with€gangÏmembers€or€people€on€probation€or€parole,€or€to€be€in€a€car€which€was€stolen€or€which€containedÏfirearms€or€illegal€weapons€be€modified€to€require€knowledge.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Richard€Jaramillo€€(H030089)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€Quick€ÌDate:€€April€4,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€receiving€stolen€property.€€The€property€he€received€wasÏdescribed€as€Banana€Republic€clothing.€€At€sentencing,€the€court€ordered€he€pay€restitution€to€theÏone€who€had€the€items€stolen,€including€the€Banana€Republic€Clothing€and€a€pair€of€OakleyÏsunglasses.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€appellant€was€not€convicted€of€receiving€theÏsunglasses€or€the€burglary€of€the€victim,€so€he€could€not€be€ordered€to€pay€for€the€loss€of€theÏsunglasses.€€Further,€the€court€could€not€make€payment€of€probation€supervision€costs€a€conditionÏof€probation.ÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Hernandez€€Ô_Ô(H029509)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€€Victoria€StaffordÌDate:€€January€29,€2007ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€attempted€murder€in€count€one€and€attempted€murder€of€aÏpeace€officer€in€count€two.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€conviction€for€count€one€because€itÏwas€a€lesser€included€offense€of€count€two.€€(Dallas€Ô_ÔSacherÔ_Ô)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Peter€Flores€(H029150)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ruth€Ô_ÔMcVeighÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€5,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€stopped€his€car€at€a€bus€stop€to€talk€to€a€pedestrian;€thus€impeding€traffic.€€TheÏofficer€pulled€him€over.€€Appellant€did€not€have€a€driver's€license.€€He€followed€the€officer'sÏdirections€to€step€out€of€the€car.€€He€wore€a€red€belt,€which€concerned€the€officer.€€He€patÏsearched€appellant€for€safety€reasons€and€to€learn€if€he€had€identification.€€During€the€search,Ïappellant€began€to€resist.€€Eventually,€the€officers€found€methamphetamine.€€It€was€laterÏdetermined€that€appellant€had€provided€a€false€name€and€he€was€on€parole.€€The€court€denied€theÏmotion€to€suppress€evidence.€€On€appeal,€the€prosecution€argued€the€contraband€would€haveÏinevitably€been€found€even€if€there€were€no€a€pat€search€without€reasonable€suspicion€that€he€wasÏarmed.€€The€court€of€appeal€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€that€justifying€the€search€on€appellant'sÏparole€status,€which€was€unknown€to€the€officer€at€the€time,€could€not€justify€the€search.€€TheÏcourt,€however,€remanded€the€matter€to€litigate€the€new€theory€of€inevitable€discovery.€€(StaffÏattorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔERRORÔ%†áTÔ€AT€TRIAL€OR€HEARINGó óÐ ¨ø ÐPeople€v.€Johnny€Viet€Le€(H030808)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Kyle€GeeÌDate:€€December€27,€2007ÌÌà  àIn€reaction€to€appellant's€wife€having€an€affair,€he€killed€her€boyfriend.€€His€defense€atÏtrial€was€heat€of€passion.€€During€deliberations,€the€jury€asked€whether€mere€words,€in€this€caseÏtaunting,€could€constitute€heat€of€passion.€€The€court€read€a€self„defense€instruction€that€mereÏwords€is€insufficient€to€permit€a€battery.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€ÏWhile€mere€words€are€insufficient€for€self„defense,€it€can€be€sufficient€for€a€heat€of€passionÏdefense.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Miguel€Ô_ÔBarajasÔ_Ô€(H030602)ÌPanel€attorney:€J.€Wilder€LeeÌDate:€€December€20,€2007Ìà  àThe€day€of€sentencing,€appellant€wanted€to€withdraw€his€plea.€€The€court€agreed€toÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ_Ôsubstitute€counsel€but€denied€a€continuance€for€new€counsel€to€prepare€a€motion€to€withdraw€aÏplea.€€It€then€increased€the€sentence€greater€than€that€permitted€by€the€plea€bargain€on€the€groundÏthat€appellant€failed€to€appear€earlier€for€sentencing€and€there€had€been€a€òòCruzóó€waiver.€€€TheÐ ˆØ Ðcourt€of€appeal€reversed,€stating€counsel€could€not€have€adequately€represented€appellant€whenÏhe€was€substituted€in€that€day€and€given€no€opportunity€to€investigate€whether€to€withdraw€pleaÏor€what€sentencing€issues€might€arise.€€It€noted€there€was€never€a€valid€Cruz€waiver.€€Further,€oneÏof€the€counts€should€have€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€LoriÏQuick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€John€Romayor€(H030702)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jean€MatulisÌDate:€€December€20,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€developmentally€disabled€and€receiving€services€from€a€regional€center.€ÏHe€€had€a€history€of€not€doing€well€on€probation.€€At€one€hearing,€the€court€decided€that€heÏshould€be€ordered€to€live€in€a€24€hour€care€facility€ran€by€the€local€regional€center.€€There€was€noÏpetition€to€violate€probation,€notice€of€the€recommendation,€or€an€opportunity€for€appellant€toÏspeak€in€opposition€to€the€decision.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€due€to€lack€of€notice.€€(StaffÏattorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€George€Cabrera€(H031485)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€December€5,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€on€Proposition€36€probation€in€San€Benito€County€when€he€committed€aÏfelony€in€Sacramento€County.€€After€being€sentenced€to€prison€on€the€latter€case,€he€wrote€to€theÏSan€Benito€County€Probation€Office€and€informed€his€probation€officer€that€he€was€in€prison€onÏanother€felony,€though€he€asked€his€probation€not€be€violated.€€After€he€was€released€from€prison,Ïhe€violated€parole,€and€a€violation€of€probation€was€finally€filed.€€Upon€completing€his€term€forÏthe€parole€violation,€he€was€arraigned€in€San€Benito€County€for€a€violation€of€probation.€€HeÏmoved€to€dismiss€the€VOP€because€jurisdiction€terminated€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€sectionÏ1203.2a.€€The€court€denied€the€motion€and€sentenced€him€to€prison€on€the€VOP.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€reversed.€€The€information€sent€to€the€probation€officer€of€his€imprisonment€on€anotherÏfelony€triggered€a€mandatory€duty€on€the€officer€to€notify€the€court.€€Its€undisputed€failure€to€doÏso€terminated€the€court's€jurisdiction.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jensen€(H029971)ÌPanel€attorney:€J.€Courtney€ShevelsonÌDate:€€November€27,€2007Ìà  àAppellant€had€been€convicted€and€sentenced€to€serve€25€years€to€life€consecutive€to€threeÐ h+¸&* Ðyears€and€a€$500€restitution€fine.€€The€conviction€had€been€reversed€on€appeal€because€ofÏinstructional€error€at€trial.€€On€remand,€the€court€allowed€the€prosecution€to€amend€theÏinformation€to€add€eight€new€counts.€€The€prosecution€argued€there€was€no€prejudice€from€theÏamendment€because€the€underlying€facts€were€contained€in€the€preliminary€hearing€transcript.€ÏUpon€conviction,€the€court€sentenced€appellant€to€serve€25€years€consecutive€to€five€years€fourÏmonths€in€prison,€and€the€court€imposed€a€$10,000€restitution€fine.€€In€the€new€appeal,€the€courtÏagreed€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€not€objecting€to€the€amendment€as€vindictive€and€theÏcourt€of€appeal€ordered€that€the€convictions€for€the€new€charges€be€stricken.€€It€further€found€thatÏthe€increased€time€in€prison€and€the€increased€fine€from€the€previous€conviction€violatedÏCalifornia's€double€jeopardy€clause.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Frederick€Ruiz€(H030223)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Danalynn€Pritz€ÌDate:€€November€16,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€committing€murder€while€a€prisoner€in€Soledad€and€sentencedÏto€serve€life€in€prison€without€parole.€€€The€conviction€was€reversed€because€he€was€shackledÏduring€the€trial€without€a€showing€of€good€cause.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€James€Wood€(H029297)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jill€FordyceÌDate:€€October€29,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€suffered€from€schizophrenia.€€An€elderly€woman€saw€from€her€house€appellantÏwalk€up€in€an€expression„less€manner€wielding€a€knife.€€He€broke€into€her€home€and€slashedÏtoward€her€face.€€She€suffered€mostly€defensive€wounds€to€her€arms.€€Appellant€was€charged€withÏattempted€murder€with€premeditation€and€aggravated€mayhem€which€requires€the€specific€intentÏto€maim.€€The€court€rejected€a€defense€requested€instruction€that€the€specific€intent€to€maimÏcannot€be€inferred€solely€from€the€injuries.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€conviction€forÏaggravated€mayhem,€holding€the€instruction€in€this€case€would€have€addressed€the€main€issue€inÏdispute€on€the€charge.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Leonard€Ross€(H030005)ÌStaff€attorney:€David€McNeil€MorseÌDate:€€September€28,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€and€his€girlfriend€were€in€a€verbal€argument.€€She€slapped€him,€and€he€punchedÏher,€breaking€her€cheekbone.€€He€claimed€self„defense.€€The€court€instructed€the€jury€that€theÏright€to€self„defense€is€not€available€if€one€engaged€in€ð ðmutual€combat.ðð€€The€jury€requested€aÏdefinition€of€mutual€combat,€but€none€was€provided.€€In€a€published€opinion,€the€court€of€appealÐ h+¸&* Ðheld€that€mutual€combat€required€a€pre„arranged€fight,€an€implied€or€expressed€agreement€toÏfight,€or€consent€to€a€fight.€€Since€the€jury€could€have€found€there€was€not€a€mutual€combat€inÏthis€case€if€it€were€properly€instructed,€reversal€was€required.€€(Paul€Couenhoven)Ìà  àÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Ramirez€(H030739)ÌPanel€attorney:€Tara€MorrisseyÌDate:€August€28,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€improperly€convicted€of€both€theft€and€receiving€the€same€property.€€(StaffÏattorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sammy€Reynaga€(H029542)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Eileen€KotlerÌDate:€€August€15,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€about€a€dozen€counts.€€In€a€break€during€voir€dire,€a€potentialÏjuror€overheard€that€appellant€offered€to€enter€a€plea€bargain.€€The€potential€juror€disclosed€this€toÏthe€rest€of€the€jurors€during€voir€dire.€€Appellant's€motion€for€a€mistrial€was€denied.€€After€hisÏconviction,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€It€held€that€the€information€was€inherently€prejudicialÏand€deprived€him€of€a€fair€jury.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carlos€Aguilar€(H030743)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€July€27,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€of€possession€of€illegal€weapons,€and€the€gang€enhancement€wasÏdismissed.€€The€court€nonetheless€ordered€that€he€register€as€a€gang€member.€€On€appeal,€theÏcourt€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€impose€the€gang€registration€requirement€whenÏthe€only€evidence€was€that€he€possessed€the€weapons€alone.€€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ralph€Aceves€(H030246)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€July€25,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€to€some€charges€and€then€asked€if€he€could€have€a€new€attorney,Ïapparently€to€file€a€motion€to€withdraw€plea.€€The€court€summarily€denied€the€request€andÏsentenced€him.€€The€court€of€€appeal€reversed.€€Appellant's€request€amounted€to€a€òòMarsdenóóÐ )à$( Ðmotion€which€required€the€court€to€hold€a€hearing.€€The€issue€was€cognizable€on€appeal€becauseÏit€occurred€after€the€plea.€€Although€the€purpose€of€the€òòMarsdenóó€motion€was€to€move€to€withdrawÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€plea,€the€issue€on€appeal€did€not€attack€the€validity€of€the€plea€but€instead€the€denial€of€aÏòòMarsdenóó€hearing,€so€it€did€not€require€a€certificate€of€probable€cause.Ð œì ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Dennis€Sierra€(H029790)ÌPanel€attorney:€€George€SchraerÌDate:€€July€17,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€killed€his€grandfather.€€He€entered€a€plea€of€not€guilty€by€reason€of€insanity.€ÏHe€had€asked€for€an€audiotape€of€his€statements€to€the€police€soon€after€the€incident,€but€the€tapeÏwas€not€handed€over€until€after€the€trial.€€He€claimed€the€tape€was€exculpatory€Brady€material.€ÏThe€government€countered€that€appellant€was€able€to€present€evidence€of€his€delusional€state€atÏthe€time€of€the€murder€and€there€were€some€incriminating€statements€in€the€tape,€so€it€was€notÏexculpatory€or€material.€€The€court€of€appeal€disagreed.€€Actually€hearing€how€incoherent€he€wasÏat€the€time€of€the€incident€was€devastating€evidence€of€insanity.€€The€fact€that€he€admittedÏcommitting€the€killing,€an€issue€not€in€dispute,€did€not€make€the€tape€any€less€exculpatory.€€(StaffÏattorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Baker€(H030012)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Han€TranÌDate:€€July€16,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€not€guilty€to€misdemeanor€possession€of€a€firearm€and€possession€of€anÏillegal€weapon.€He€rejected€an€offer€of€probation€with€six€months€in€jail€and€went€to€trial.€€AfterÏtrial,€he€was€found€guilty€of€possessing€the€firearm€but€not€the€illegal€weapon.€€The€court€placedÏhim€on€probation€on€condition€that€he€serve€nine€months€jail.€€At€arriving€at€nine€months€jail,€theÏcourt€said€additional€time€from€the€original€offer€was€warranted€for€not€taking€responsibility€forÏhis€crimes.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€he€was€punished€for€exercising€hisÏconstitutional€right€to€a€jury€trial.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌÌPeople€v.€Nathaniel€Dixon€(H030558)ÌPanel€attorney:€Rudy€KraftÌDate:€€July€13,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€and€not€guilty€by€reason€of€insanity.€€He€later€agreed€to€change€theÏnot€guilty€plea€in€exchange€for€a€sentence€of€no€more€than€two€years.€€Without€conducting€aÏsanity€trial,€the€court€sentenced€him€to€prison.€€As€the€Attorney€General€conceded,€and€the€courtÏagreed,€the€order€was€illegal.€€The€matter€was€remanded€for€a€sanity€trial.€€(Staff€attorney€WilliamÏRobinson)ÌÐ h+¸&* ÐPeople€v.€Tam€Vo€(H029339)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Danalynn€PritzÌDate:€June€13,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€two€prior€robbery€convictions€in€Minnesota€qualified€asÏprior€serious€felonies€because€that€state's€statute€did€not€require€specific€intent.€€Further,€the€courtÏerred€in€imposing€a€prison€prior€for€a€punishment€that€had€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€CodeÏsection€654.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Albert€Sanchez€(H029254)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Paul€KlevenÌDate:€€June€12,€2007ÌÌà  àConviction€was€reversed€because€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Trial€counselÏsuccessfully€moved€to€exclude€appellant's€prior€conviction€for€possessing€methamphetamine.€ÏHowever,€trial€counsel€did€not€seek€to€redact€from€the€dispatch€tape€which€was€admitted€intoÏevidence€that€appellant€was€a€ð ðnarco€reg,ðð€or€the€officer's€testimony€that€this€indicated€he€sufferedÏa€prior€drug€conviction.€€Further,€she€permitted€to€have€introduced€into€evidence€appellant'sÏstatement€that€he€was€not€willing€to€return€to€prison.€€The€evidence€should€have€been€excludedÏand€prejudiced€his€trial.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Homero€Villalobos€(H028703)ÌPanel€attorneys:€Mark€Farbman€(Villalobos)€and€Solomon€Wollack€(Maltos)ÌDate:€€May€24,€2007ÌÌà  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€proffered€by€Maltos€that€Villalobos€admitted€to€his€brother€he€was€theÏshooter€and€Maltos€was€simply€present€and€not€necessary€aware€of€Villalobos's€intentions.€ÏFurther,€the€gang€enhancement€was€reversed€due€to€lack€of€evidence€of€members€of€the€gangÏengaging€in€a€pattern€of€criminal€activity.€€This€resulted€in€an€enhancement€under€Penal€CodeÏsection€12022.53,€subdivision€(e)€to€be€reversed€as€to€Villalobos.€€(Staff€attorney€WilliamÏRobinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sammuel€Reynaga€€(H029542)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Eileen€KotlerÌDate:€€May€9,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€conviction€was€reversed€because€a€jury€mentioned€to€the€other€jurors€at€voir€dire€Ô_ÔthatÐ h+¸&* Ðappellant€attempted€to€accept€before€trial€a€plea€deal.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€information€ofÏappellant€admitting€guilt€was€prejudicial€and€his€mistrial€motion€should€have€been€granted.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carlin€€(H028513)ÌPanel€attorney:€J.€Wilder€LeeÌDate:€€April€26,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€an€SVP€commitment€in€a€published€decision.€€To€proveÏsubstantial€sexual€conduct,€the€government€introduced€statements€from€one€of€the€complainingÏwitnesses€made€to€a€witness€years€after€the€incident.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€admission€ofÏthe€evidence€violated€due€process€because€there€was€no€indicia€of€reliability.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joseph€Horne€(H028478)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Stephen€Ô_ÔBredrickÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€13,€2007ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€making€a€criminal€threat,€among€other€things.€€TheÏconviction€was€reversed€because€the€jury€was€not€instructed€that€when€the€defendant€makes€aÏthreat€to€a€third€party,€there€is€no€crime€unless€the€defendant€intended€the€threat€to€be€conveyed€toÏthe€subject€of€the€threat.€€Further,€the€jury€was€not€given€a€unanimity€instruction€when€theÏevidence€showed€two€separate€acts€on€different€occasion€could€have€been€the€basis€of€theÏconviction.€€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Gary€Fox€(H028937)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Hilda€Ô_ÔScheibÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€15,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€serving€a€prison€sentence€when€he€was€interrogated€about€a€new€case.€€HeÏwas€placed€in€a€more€restrictive€setting€but€not€told€his€òòMirandaóó€rights.€€The€trial€court€overruledÐ #l! Ðappellant's€objection€in€admitting€his€statements.€€When€the€jury€was€deliberated,€the€courtÏprovided€it€a€written€response€to€a€question.€€Mixed€in€the€answer€was€documentation€of€his€priorÏconvictions€which€had€been€excluded€from€trial.€€The€trial€court€overruled€appellant's€mistrialÏmotion.€€A€divided€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€the€statements€from€the€interrogation€wasÏinadmissible€and€the€either€error€required€reversal.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Timothy€Lewis€(H0027950)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€MorseÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€March€5,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€charged€with€fraud€and€check€forgery.€€Appellant's€alleged€accompliceÏspoke€with€the€deputy€district€attorney€before€the€preliminary€hearing€and€made€someÏincriminating€statements.€€At€the€preliminary€hearing,€she€testified€and€made€only€exculpatoryÏstatements.€€She€was€unavailable€to€testify€at€trial.€€The€court€admitted€her€statements€to€theÏdistrict€attorney€and€at€the€preliminary€hearing.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€Since€herÏstatements€at€the€preliminary€hearing€were€exculpatory,€appellant€had€no€meaningful€opportunityÏto€cross„examine€her.€€Admission€at€the€statements€violated€the€Confrontation€Clause.€€(StaffÏattorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌò òññÔ% ‡ ÔññSENTENCINGññÔ%†÷’Ôññó óÐ À  ÐPeople€v.€Leroy€Ô_ÔEtienneÔ_Ô€(H030421)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Williams€RobinsonÌDate:€€December€28,€2007ÌÌà  àUsing€the€formula€provided€in€Penal€Code€section€1202.4,€the€court€assessed€a€restitutionÏfine€of€$1600.€€This€was€accomplished€by€multiplying€the€length€of€the€sentence€and€the€numberÏof€convictions€by€$200.€€However,€the€punishment€for€one€of€the€counts€was€stayed€pursuant€toÏPenal€Code€section€654.€€A€stayed€count€should€not€be€used€in€the€calculation.€€Thus,€the€court€ofÏappal€reduced€the€fine€to€$1000.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔAlejandroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔVillacanaÔ_Ô€(H030779)ÌPanel€attorney:€€James€DuffyÌDate:€€December€28,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€some€charges€in€2001.€€At€the€time,€the€court€imposed€a€$200Ïrestitution€fine,€$1400€in€victim€restitution,€and€no€court€security€fee.€€In€2006,€he€was€sentencedÏon€a€violation€of€probation.€€The€court€imposed€a€$1400€restitution€fine€and€a€$20€court€securityÏfee.€€The€court€of€appeal€reduced€the€restitution€fine€to€$200€and€eliminated€the€court€security€feeÏbecause€this€was€what€was€imposed€at€the€original€sentencing€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏÔ_ÔSacherÔ_Ô)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Billy€Ô_ÔAuyonÔ_Ô€(H027660)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€December€21,€2007€ÌÌà  àAppellant€received€the€upper€term€because€he€could€have€received€a€consecutive€term,€theÏcrime€indicated€planning,€a€prior€sustained€juvenile€adjudication€leading€to€a€commitment€toÏCYA,€appellant€was€on€CYA€parole€at€the€time€of€the€offense,€and€his€performance€on€paroleÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ_Ôwas€unsatisfactory.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€the€first€factor€was€untrue,€the€secondÏfactor€required€a€finding€of€the€jury,€and€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€support€the€remainingÏfactors.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Luis€DeHaro€(H031224)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Kathleen€NovoaÌDate:€€December€21,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€placed€appellant€on€probation€and€imposed€a€number€ð ðgang€conditionsððÏincluding€that€appellant€shall€not€be€in€court€for€any€reason€other€than€his€own€case.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€modified€the€condition€to€permit€him€to€attend€civil€cases.€€(Staff€attorney€PaulÏCouenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Arthur€Hernandez€(H031135)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gloria€CohenÌDate:€€December€17,€2007ÌÌà  àWhen€the€court€sentenced€appellant,€it€did€not€orally€pronounce€a€restitution€fine.€€TheÏminute€order,€however,€reflected€a€$10,000€restitution€fine€and€other€fines.€€The€court€of€appealÏstruck€the€fines€and€reduced€the€restitution€fine€to€the€statutory€minimum€of€$200€because€theyÏwere€not€part€€of€the€oral€pronouncement€of€judgment.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Chavez€(H031415)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€December€17,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€prison€on€several€cases.€€Because€he€had€a€large€amount€ofÏpresentence€credits,€his€sentence€would€have€been€shorter€if€the€sentences€were€servedÏconsecutively€instead€of€concurrently.€€Nonetheless,€trial€counsel€failed€to€realize€this€and€arguedÏfor€concurrent€sentences€after€the€court€indicated€it€would€impose€a€consecutive€sentence.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€reversed,€finding€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joseph€Bassaly€(H031613)ÌPanel€attorney:€€John€SchuckÌDate:€€December€14,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€sentenced€appellant€to€prison€and€ordered€he€have€no€contact€with€the€victim€orÏher€family.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€order€because€there€was€no€statutory€authorizationÏfor€the€order.€€Further,€the€abstract€was€ordered€to€be€amended€to€reflect€accurately€the€amount€ofÐ h+¸&* Ðpresentence€credits.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Steven€Medellin€(H031780)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€November€29,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€trial€court's€imposition€of€penalty€assessments€were€too€high,€and€the€court€of€appealÏreduced€the€assessments€by€$118.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Rodney€Torres€(H027516)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Matthew€WilsonÌDate:€€November€21,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€erred€in€imposing€the€upper€term€after€òòBlack€IIóó€and€òòSandovalóó.€€(Staff€attorneyÐ „Ô  ÐJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Edward€Hulton€(H029635)ÌPanel€attorney:€Rita€SwenorÌDate:€€November€16,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€erred€in€imposing€the€upper€term€after€òòBlack€IIóó€and€òòSandovalóó.€€(Staff€attorneyÐ ä4 ÐJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€James€Stamos€(H031047)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Claire€CunnighamÌDate:€€November€14,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€erred€in€calculating€the€restitution€fines€pursuant€to€the€formula€in€Penal€CodeÏsection€1202.4€based€in€part€on€a€conviction€for€which€the€punishment€was€stayed€pursuant€toÏPenal€Code€section€654.€€(Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Samuel€Saldana€(H027313)ÌPanel€attorney:€Joseph€ShippÌDate:€€November€13,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€erred€in€imposing€the€upper€term€after€òòBlack€IIóó€and€òòSandovalóó.€€(Staff€attorneyÐ )à$( ÐVicki€Firstman)ÌÐ h+¸&* ÐIn€re€Cody€F.€(H031029)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Lyn€WoodwardÌDate:€€November€9,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€matter€was€remanded€for€the€juvenile€court€to€declare€whether€the€offense€committedÏwas€a€misdemeanor€or€a€felony€under€òòIn€re€Manzy€W.óó€(1997)€14€Cal.4th€1199.€€(Staff€attorneyÐ L œ ÐLori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Derrick€Mitchell€€(H030979)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jeffrey€GlickÌDate:€€€October€30,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€reversed€the€assessment€of€a€$10,000€restitution€fine€which€was€never€orallyÏmade€by€the€judge€at€sentencing.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Thomas€Napolitan€(H030963)ÌPanel€attorney:€Trina€ChatterjeeÌDate:€€October€22,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant,€who€was€homeless,€was€convicted€of€auto€theft,€driving€with€a€suspendedÏlicense,€and€being€under€the€influence.€€The€court€imposed€a€$100€drug€lab€fee,€but€he€wasÏconvicted€of€only€one€drug€offense.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€this€should€be€reduced€to€$50.€ÏThe€court€also€imposed€$200€in€attorney€fees,€which€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€thereÏwas€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Herrera€(H031036)ÌPanel€attorney:€J.J.€HamlynÌDate:€€October€19,€2007ÌÌà  à19€year„old€appellant€was€convicted€of€statutory€rape€and€oral€copulation€with€a€minorÏagainst€his€15€year„old€girlfriend,€and€he€automatically€was€required€to€register.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€that€under€òòPeople€v.€Hofsheier€óó(2006)€37€Cal.4th€1185,€the€equal€protection€clauseÐ $X" Ðrequires€the€court€to€exercise€discretion€whether€appellant€should€be€required€to€register.€€(StaffÏattorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Marquez€(H029431)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Danalynn€PritzÌDate:€€October€19,€2007Ìà  àAppellant€raped€and€hit€his€girlfriend€and€another€occasion€committed€corporal€injury,Ð h+¸&* Ðfalse€imprisonment,€battery,€and€aggravated€assault€on€the€same€victim.€€The€court€of€appealÏagreed€that€the€punishment€for€four€of€the€counts€should€be€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€CodeÏsection€654€because€they€arose€out€of€the€same€course€of€conduct€with€the€same€objective€as€theÏother€two€counts.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Kelvin€Williams€(H030831)ÌPanel€attorney:€John€SchuckÌDate:€€October€2,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€agreed€to€amend€the€abstract€of€judgment€to€reflect€the€correct€amount€of€theÏfines.€€(Panel€attorney€William€Robinson)à À àÐ Ô$  ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Anna€Ayala€(H030471)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Robert€DurhamÌDate:€€September€21,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€insurance€fraud,€attempted€grand€theft,€and€grand€theft.€€The€caseÏarose€from€the€ð ðWendy's€finger€case,ðð€where€she€claimed€to€have€found€a€severed€finger€in€aÏbowl€of€chile€and€requested€compensation.€€The€sentencing€court€imposed€the€upper€term€forÏcount€one.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€the€amount€of€victim€restitution€wasÏproper,€but€it€also€held€the€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunninghamóó€in€light€of€òòBlack€IIóóÐ øH Ðand€òòSandovalóó.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)Ð ä4 ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Clifford€Jackson€(H030810)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€MartinÌDate:€€September€17,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€25€years€to€life€under€the€Three€Strikes€Law.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€agreed€he€was€entitled€to€presentence€conduct€credits.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carlos€Harris€(H030677)ÌPanel€attorney:€€John€SchuckÌDate:€€September€14,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€held€that€the€imposition€of€the€upper€term€based€on€facts€of€theÏoffense€which€were€not€found€true€by€the€jury€violated€Cunningham€and€resentencing€wasÏrequired.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌPeople€v.€Carlos€Salazar€(H030200)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€€Joseph€BochnerÌDate:€€August€30,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€certain€gang€conditions€of€probation€wereÏunconstitutionally€vague€without€requiring€an€element€of€knowledge.€€(Staff€attorney€JonathanÏGrossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Frederick€JeffersonÌStaff€attorney:€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€August€23,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€on€Proposition€36€drug€probation.€€After€a€contested€violation€of€probationÏhearing,€the€court€revoked€probation€and€sentenced€him€to€prison€for€two€years.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€that€because€he€had€not€suffered€three€separate€probation€violations€as€required€byÏProposition€36,€he€could€not€be€sentenced€to€prison.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Horton€€(H030232)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Thomas€SingmanÌDate:€€August€22,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€reversed€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing€to€determine€if€the€different€countsÏoccurred€on€a€ð ðsingle€occasion.ðð€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ray€Levell€(H031142)ÌStaff€attorney:€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€August€21,€2007ÌÌà  àAlthough€appellant€suffered€a€parole€revocation,€the€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€he€wasÏentitled€to€increased€presentence€credits€because€it€was€shown€that€the€time€spent€on€the€paroleÏrevocation€was€attributed€only€to€the€new€criminal€case.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Louis€Schotl€(H030237)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Alfons€WagnerÌDate:€August€3,€2007ÌÌà  àAttorney€moved€to€withdraw€his€plea.€€Trial€counsel€was€called€to€testify€by€theÏprosecution€and€consequently€there€was€virtually€no€cross„examination.€€The€court€of€appealÏreversed€the€denial€of€the€motion€to€withdraw€plea.€because€trial€counsel€operated€with€a€conflictÏof€interest.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)Ð h+¸&* ЇÌPeople€v.€Steven€Feigley€(H029178)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Heather€McKayÌDate:€€August€2,€2007ÌÌà  àOn€appeal,€the€court€agreed€to€strike€a€no€contact€order€from€the€minute€order€of€theÏsentencing€because€the€trial€court€never€actually€ordered€it,€struck€the€$20€court€security€feeÏbecause€it€was€imposed€retroactively€to€a€crime€committed€before€the€statute€was€enacted,€andÏcorrected€the€abstract€of€judgment€to€reflect€the€correct€sentence€and€presentence€credits.€€With€aÏhabeas€corpus€petition€filed€concurrently,€the€court€issued€an€order€to€show€cause.€€FeigleyÏclaimed€trial€counsel€provided€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€for€failing€to€object€to€anÏinvoluntary€confession,€failing€to€investigate€his€borderline€retardation€in€support€of€the€motionÏto€exclude€his€extrajudicial€statements€and€in€support€of€his€claim€of€imperfect€self„defense€andÏlack€of€mens€rea€for€murder€or€the€gang€enhancement.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Robles€(H030519)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Kathleen€NovoaÌDate:€€July€18,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€with€certain€conditions.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreedÏthat€certain€conditions€were€unconstitutionally€vague€and€the€judgment€was€modified€to€make€theÏconditions€more€specific.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Billy€Auyon€(H027660)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€July€6,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€modified€a€sentence€to€reduce€the€upper€term€to€the€middle€term€underÏòòCunninghamóó.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)Ð X ¨ ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Steven€Ristau€(H025445)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Thomas€SingmanÌDate:€€July€6,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunninghamóó.€€(Dallas€Sacher)Ð Ì&"% ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Jermaine€Brown€(H025981)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Kim€MacheskiÌDate:€€July€5,€2007Ð h+¸&* Їà  àThe€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunninghamóó.€€(Staff€attorney€WilliamÐ ° ÐRobinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ricardo€Landecho€(H029323)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Alex€GreenÌDate:€July€5,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunninghamóó.€€(Staff€attorney€WilliamÐ  ` ÐRobinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Arturo€Tarango€(H027847)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rita€SwenorÌDate:€€June€28,€2007ÌÌà  àUpon€remand€from€the€United€States€Supreme€Court,€the€court€of€appeal€decided€thatÏimposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunningham€v.€Californiaóó.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)Ð \¬ ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Antonio€Lopez€(H029737)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Kathleen€NovoaÌDate:€€June€27,€2007ÌÌà  àImposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunningham€v.€Californiaóó.€€(Staff€attorney€PaulÐ Ð  ÐCouenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Bradford€(H027528)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Heather€McKayÌDate:€€June€27,€2007ÌÌà  àUpon€remand€from€the€United€States€Supreme€Court,€the€court€of€appeal€decided€thatÏimposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunningham€v.€Californiaóó.€€The€court€also€decided€thatÐ #l! Ðappellant€could€not€be€convicted€of€two€counts€of€violating€Penal€Code€section€136.1€because€itÏdescribes€a€continuing€course€of€conduct.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jaime€Chavez€(H030014)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Alex€GreenÌDate:€€June€26,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€conspiracy,€possession€of€methamphetamine€for€sale,€and€saleÐ h+¸&* Ðof€methamphetamine.€€The€court€of€appeal€concluded€that€two€of€the€counts€needed€to€be€stayedÏpursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€Further,€the€restitution€fine,€which€was€calculated€accordingÏto€the€formula€according€to€Penal€Code€section€1202.4,€needed€to€be€reduced.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Yolanda€Espinoza€€(H030264)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jennifer€BoitanoÌDate:€€June€13,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€award€for€attorney€fees€from€appellant,€was€sentenced€toÏprison,€because€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€pay.€€(Staff€attorney€PaulÏCouenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Soto€(H027820)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€MartinÌDate:€€June€7,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€the€upper€term€on€four€counts,€fully€consecutive€to€eachÏother,€and€he€was€ordered€to€pay€a€parole€revocation€restitution€fine€(stayed€unless€he€violatedÏparole),€though€the€statute€concerning€the€fine€was€enacted€after€the€crimes€were€committed.€€TheÏcourt€held€that€imposing€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunningham,óó€and€imposition€of€the€fine€violatedÐ øH Ðex€post€facto.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Joseph€Ramirez€(H027409)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Steven€SchorrÌDate:€€June€1,€2007ÌÌà  àImposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunninghamóó.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)Ð X ¨ ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Samuel€Saldana€(H027313)ÌPanel€attorney:€Joseph€ShippÌDate:€€May€31,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunninghamóó.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)Ð Ì&"% ÐÌPeople€v.€James€Evans€(H029616)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Audrey€ChavezÌDate:€€May€30,€2007ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€court€of€appeal€held€that€there€was€Cunningham€error€in€imposing€the€upper€term,Ïthough€one€of€the€four€factors€in€aggravation€was€that€the€defendant€was€on€probation.€€(StaffÏattorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Armando€Garcia€(H028514)ÌPanel€attorney:€Steven€LublinerÌDate:€€May€15,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€tried€on€various€charges,€including€felony€assault.€€A€jury€returned€aÏverdict€of€simple€assault€but€also€found€the€great€bodily€injury€enhancement€true.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€agreed€that€the€gbi€enhancement€could€not€attach€to€the€misdemeanor€conviction.€€Further,Ïthe€punishment€for€assault€should€have€been€stayed€in€lieu€of€his€punishment€for€felony€batteryÏfrom€the€same€incident.€€Finally,€the€court€agreed€to€order€the€abstract€of€judgment€be€amendedÏto€reflect€a€prison€prior,€not€a€prior€serious€felony.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Romundo€Johnson€(H028782)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jeffrey€GlickÌDate:€€May€22,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€a€new€crime€and€his€probation€was€revoked€based€on€the€newÏcrime.€€At€sentencing,€the€court€did€not€award€him€presentence€credit€on€the€new€crime€for€theÏtime€in€custody€on€the€violation€of€probation.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€in€a€published€decisionÏthat€appellant€was€entitled€to€presentence€credit€on€the€new€crime€when€the€violation€of€probationÏwas€based€exclusively€on€the€new€crime.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Rodney€Torres€(H027516)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Matthew€WilsonÌDate:€€May€18,€2007Ìà  àÌà  àImposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòCunninghamóó.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)Ð 0"€  ÐÌÌPeople€v.€Darryl€Cravin€€(H029758)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Thea€GreenhaulghÌDate:€€May€17,€2007ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€the€defendant,€sentenced€to€prison,€had€the€ability€to€payÏattorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐPeople€v.€Gregory€Wilks€€(H030033)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Eileen€KotlerÌDate:€€April€30,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€life€in€prison€and€assessed€a€$5400€restitution€fine.€€OnÏappeal,€the€court€had€reversed€the€judgment.€€On€remand,€he€was€convicted€again€and€sentencedÏto€serve€life€in€prison€and€assessed€a€$10,000€restitution€fine.€€On€appeal€this€time,€the€court€ofÏappeal€held€that€imposition€of€a€greater€restitution€fine€after€remand€violated€the€state's€doubleÏjeopardy€clause€under€òòPeople€v.€Hansonóó€(2000)23€Cal.4th€355.€€Further,€the€imposition€of€a€fullÐ  ` Ðconsecutive€determinate€term€to€another€determinate€term€was€unauhorized.€€(Staff€attorney€LoriÏQuick)ÌÌÌIn€re€Trevor€H.€(H030650)ÌPanel€attorney:€Kelly€DuncanÌDate:€€April€25,€2005ÌÌà  àThe€juvenile€matter€was€remanded€for€the€court€to€determine€if€the€wobbler€offenses€wereÏmisdemeanors€or€felonies.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Michael€Guess€(H029808)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jeffrey€GlickÌDate:€€April€24,€2007ÌÌà  àIn€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€that€imposition€of€the€upper€term€becauseÏthe€defendant€was€on€parole€and€other€reasons€violated€òòCunninghamóó.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÐ ¨ø ÐSacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jeffery€Rynhard€(H030009)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€April€20,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€struck€a€fine€and€penalty€assessment€because€it€did€not€apply€to€theÏcrime€for€which€appellant€was€convicted.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Julian€Loweòò€óó(H029623)Ð ¸'#& ÐPanel€attorney:€€Maureen€FoxÌDate:€€March€29,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€robbed€a€victim,€forced€him€to€his€car,€and€took€more€items€from€him.Ð h+¸&* ÐAppellant€was€convicted€of€robbery€and€kidnapping,€among€other€things.€€The€court€of€appealÏagreed€that€the€concurrent€punishment€for€the€robbery€must€be€stayed€under€Penal€Code€sectionÏ654€in€lieu€of€the€punishment€for€the€kidnapping.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Curtisòò€óó(H030243)Ð L œ ÐPanel€attorney:€€Joseph€ShippÌDate:€€March€23,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€several€counts€of€failing€to€register,€one€for€failing€to€registerÏhis€old€address,€and€one€for€failing€to€register€his€new€address€when€he€moved.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€of€appeal€agreed€that€one€of€the€punishments€needed€to€be€stayed€under€Penal€CodeÏsection€654.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Francisco€Duran€€(H029588)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Alan€SiracoÌDate:€€March€16,€2007ÌÌà  àA€jury€convicted€appellant€of€two€counts€of€dissuading€a€witness€by€force,€one€count€ofÏassault€with€a€deadly€weapon€and€of€possession€of€meth€for€sale.€€€The€two€counts€of€dissuading€aÏwitness€consisted€of€appellant€calling€one€witness€and€calling€the€witness€and€another€witness€aÏsnitch.€€Since€there€was€only€one€act€with€one€objective,€the€punishment€for€the€second€countÏshould€have€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Adam€Villareal€€(H029090)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Stacy€SaettaÌDate:€€March€16,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€three€counts€of€arson,€among€other€things,€when€he€set€fire€toÏa€house€and€outdoor€objects.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€he€acted€with€a€single€intent€inÏsetting€fire€to€the€residence€at€multiple€places,€so€he€could€be€punished€for€only€one€count€ofÏarson.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Tamara€Gomez€(H029858)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gloria€CohenÌDate:€€March€7,€2007ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€of€the€defendant's€ability€to€pay€attorney€fees.€€(StaffÏattorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Setha€Keo€(H030506)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€March€7,€2007ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€of€the€defendant's€ability€to€pay€attorney€fees.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ruben€Lopez€(H029724)ÌPanel€attorney:€Peggy€HeadleyÌDate:€€February€28,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€felony€recklessly€evading€an€officer€and€misdemeanor€DUI.€ÏThe€punishment€for€DUI€was€imposed€concurrently.€€€Because€it€was€for€part€of€the€same€conductÏas€the€evading,€it€should€have€been€stayed€under€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€DallasÏSacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€S.€D.€(H028838)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jeanine€StrongÌDate:€€February€27,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€oral€copulation€by€an€adult€on€a€minor€more€than€five€yearsÏyounger.€€The€court€ordered€he€register€as€a€sex€offender.€€It€did€not€consider€exercisingÏdiscretion€to€not€order€the€requirement€under€€òòPeople€v.€Hofsheieróó€(2006)€37€Cal.4th€1185.€€TheÐ ä4 Ðmatter€was€remanded€for€the€court€to€exercise€its€discretion.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Michael€Costa€(H029681)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€February€21,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€imposition€of€the€upper€term€under€òòCunningham€v.Ð D!” ÐCaliforniaóó€(2007)549€U.S.€[127€S.Ct.€856].)€€The€court€rejected€arguments€that€the€claim€wasÐ 0"€  Ðwaived€by€appellant's€plea€of€no€contest,€and€a€ð ðwaiverðð€of€his€òòBlakelyóó€rights.€€The€courtÐ #l! Ðconcluded€that€this€waiver€did€not€include€finding€factors€in€aggravation€by€a€preponderance€ofÏevidence.€€Further,€the€defendant's€prior€conviction€did€not€make€the€error€harmless.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Anthony€Garcia€(H029019)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Arthur€WongÌDate:€€February€16,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€assessed€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€When€Ô_ÔprobationÐ h+¸&* Ðwas€revoked,€the€court€increased€the€restitution€fine€to€$1000.€€This€was€unlawful,€and€the€courtÏof€appeal€reduced€it€back€to€$200.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Paul€Ô_ÔRosilloÔ_Ô€(H0303049)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Janice€Ô_ÔLagerlofÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€14,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€struck€the€order€for€attorney€fees€because€there€was€insufficient€evidenceÏappellant€had€the€ability€to€pay.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Carla€Reed€(H030135)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€February€13,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€on€condition,€among€other€things,€that€not€associateÏwith€people€who€traffic€in€or€use€drugs.€€The€condition€was€modified€to€require€knowledge.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔAlvaradoÔ_Ô€(H030800)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rachel€Ô_ÔLedeermanÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€5,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€ordered€to€pay€victim€restitution€in€the€amount€of€$300,000,€mostlyÏconsisting€of€medical€bills.€€Respondent€conceded€that€about€$50,000€of€it€was€Ô_ÔduplicativeÔ_ÔÏmedical€bills.€€The€restitution€amount€was€reduced.€€(William€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€David€L.€€(H030081)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€January€23,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€to€have€committed€vandalism€by€placing€graffiti€on€a€retaining€wall.€ÏThe€city€painted€the€wall€twice€because€people€did€not€like€the€first€color.€€The€court€of€appealÏagreed€that€appellant€should€not€have€been€required€to€pay€for€the€second€painting€as€part€ofÏvictim€restitution.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Luis€Ô_ÔAlvaradoÔ_Ô€(H030079)ÌPanel€attorney:€Carl€Ô_ÔGonserÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€23,€2007ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€victim€restitution€to€compensate€an€insurance€company'sÏcoverage€of€a€loss.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌò òññÔ% ‡ ÔññDEPENDENCYññÔ%†­õÔññ€CASESó óÐ `° ÐIn€re€Riesa€M.€€(H031948)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Roland€Ô_ÔSimonciniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€December€28,€2007ÌÌà  àRespondent€agreed€to€a€stipulated€reversal€for€failure€to€properly€comply€with€the€noticeÏrequirement€of€the€Indian€Child€Welfare€Act.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌÔ_ÔAdolfinaÔ_Ô€R.€v.€Superior€Court€(H031884)ÌPanel€attorney:€James€Ô_ÔHaworthÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€2,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant's€11€year„old€daughter€was€removed.€€She€was€personally€served€with€noticeÏthat€the€matter€would€be€heard€on€June€7,€2007€to€set€the€matter€for€a€jurisdictional€hearing.€€SheÏattended€on€June€7,€and€a€Spanish€interpreter€assisted€her.€€The€jurisdictional€hearing€was€set€forÏJune€28.€On€June€28,€the€jurisdictional€hearing€was€moved€to€a€different€courtroom,€andÏappellant€was€not€present.€€The€matter€was€continued€to€July€12,€as€there€was€no€evidenceÏappellant€was€told€of€the€different€courtroom.€€On€July€9,€CPS€sent€by€mail€a€notice€which€isÏusually€used€for€dependent€review€hearings.€€On€the€notice,€which€was€in€English,€a€box€markedÏð ðotherðð€was€checked,€and€ð ðNo€change€in€orders,€services,€placement,€custody€or€statusðð€wasÏmarked.€€CPS€also€sent€a€copy€of€the€jurisdictional€and€dispositional€report€which€contained€aÏcase€plan€in€English€and€Spanish€but€also€recommended€that€no€services€be€offered€for€appellantÏand€that€the€matter€be€set€for€a€section€366.26€hearing.€€Appellant€did€not€appear€on€July€12.€€HerÏcounsel€requested€a€continuance.€€The€court€denied€the€continuance€and€followed€theÏDepartment's€recommendations.€€There€was€no€evidence€appellant€timely€received€proper€noticeÏof€the€requirement€to€file€a€writ€petition€to€challenge€the€court's€decision.€€The€court€of€appealÏpermitted€her€to€file€a€late€dependency€writ€and€appointed€SDAP€to€assist€her.€€The€court€thenÏissued€a€peremptory€writ€and€vacated€the€jurisdictional€and€dispositional€orders.€€It€concludedÏthat€notice€was€inadequate.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Tiffany€Q.€€(H031072)ÌPanel€attorneys:€Maureen€Ô_ÔKeaneyÔ_Ô€and€Lee€Ô_ÔGulliverÔ_ÔÌDate:€€October€25,€2007Ìà  àThe€order€terminating€parental€rights€was€reversed€for€failure€to€provide€proper€notice€asÏrequired€under€ICWA.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ_ÔIn€re€Shawna€D.€€(H031217)ÌPanel€attorney:€Mary€WilliamsÌDate:€€October€16,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€minor€might€have€some€Cherokee€ancestry.€€A€dependency€writ€was€filed€afterÏreunification€services€were€terminated€but€failed€to€argue€failure€to€give€proper€notice€underÏICWA.€€In€the€meantime,€the€grandmother€made€attempts€to€register€with€one€of€the€CherokeeÏtribes,€apparently€unaware€that€there€were€other€Cherokee€tribes.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€thatÏtrial€counsel's€failure€to€raise€the€issue€in€the€dependency€writ€did€not€waive€the€issue€on€appealÏfrom€the€termination€of€parental€rights,€especially€where€much€of€the€evidence€occurred€after€theÏtermination€of€services.€€Second,€the€family's€effort€to€register€with€one€particular€tribe€did€notÏrelieve€CPS€of€the€burden€of€notifying€all€potential€tribes.€€Since€notice€to€the€other€tribes€wereÏinsufficient,€the€judgment€was€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€James€J.€€(H031324)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Sheri€CohenÌDate:€€September€28,€2007ÌÌà  àAt€the€contested€jurisdictional€hearing,€trial€counsel€told€the€court€that€appellant€wantedÏto€represent€herself.€€The€court€relieved€counsel€without€further€inquiry.€€The€court€of€appealÏreversed,€stating€there€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€made€a€knowing€and€intelligent€waiverÏof€the€right€to€counsel.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Skyler€B.€€(H031280)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Lee€GulliverÌDate:€€August€28,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€order€terminating€parental€rights€was€reversed€for€failure€to€provide€proper€noticeÏunder€ICWA.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPanel€attorney:€€Linda€Harvey€(mother)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€Grossman€(father)ÌDate:€€June€26,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€of€failure€to€provide€proper€notice€under€ICWA.ÌÌIn€re€L.D.€€(H030430)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Carole€GreeleyÌDate:€€June€12,€2007ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àA€reversal€in€a€dependency€case€for€failure€to€comply€with€ICWA.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Paul€W.€€(H029866)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Carolyn€ToddÌDate:€€May€23,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€parents€were€involved€in€a€bitter€divorce€proceeding.€€The€mother€alleged€the€fatherÏmolested€their€daughter.€€CPS€intervened,€and€the€court€assumed€jurisdiction.€€After€about€a€yearÏof€services,€the€minors€were€reunited€with€the€€mother€and€the€matter€was€dismissed€with€herÏobtaining€full€custody.€€In€the€meantime,€the€father€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition,€allegingÏineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Specifically,€he€claimed€that€trial€counsel€failed€to€adequatelyÏinvestigate€the€matter,€and€with€proper€investigation€the€court€would€have€learned€that€keyÏevidence€of€molestation€was€erroneous€and€the€daughter's€allegations€were€the€result€of€coachingÏfrom€the€mother.€€After€an€evidentiary€hearing,€the€superior€court€reversed€the€jurisdictionalÏorders.€€CPS€decided€it€could€not€proceed€and€the€dependency€was€dismissed€in€favor€of€familyÏcourt€orders€made€before€the€juvenile€court€intervened.€€The€mother€appealed,€though€she€did€notÏparticipate€in€the€habeas€proceeding.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€that€herÏfailure€to€intervene€in€the€habeas€proceeding€acted€as€forfeiture€for€asserting€a€claim€on€appeal.€ÏFurther,€she€was€not€a€party€aggrieved.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Justin€S.€€(H030732)ÌPanel€attorney:€Carol€KoenigÌDate:€€May€21,€2007ÌÌà  àPreviously,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€order€terminating€parental€rights€for€theÏlimited€purpose€of€sending€proper€notice€under€ICWA.€€On€remand,€CPS€sent€notice€but€no€oneÏnotified€the€parents€of€the€proceeding.€€Ex€parte,€the€court€found€new€notice€was€proper€andÏterminated€parental€rights.€€The€mother€appealed.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appealÏreversed,€stating€she€had€the€right€to€be€present,€be€represented€by€counsel,€and€be€heard€onÏremand.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Vincent€M.€€(H030258)ÌPanel€attorneys:€Janet€Sherwood,€Carol€KoenigÌDate:€€May€17,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€in€2004€for€failure€to€provide€proper€notice€pursuant€toÏICWA.€€After€notice€to€the€tribes€was€sent,€a€tribe€determined€the€minor€was€a€member€of€theÏtribe€and€qualified€as€an€Indian€child.€€Though€there€was€evidence€of€the€child's€involvement€in€aÏtribe€before€the€dependency,€the€juvenile€court€denied€the€tribe's€attempt€to€intervene€Ô_ÔandÐ h+¸&* Ðterminated€parental€rights.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€The€majorityÏheld€that€the€Existing€Indian€Child€Doctrine€does€not€apply€in€California.€€The€entire€panelÏagreed€that€there€substantive€provisions€of€ICWA€were€not€complied€with€and€reversed.€€(StaffÏattorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Christopher€H.€€(H030197)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔSheriÔ_Ô€CohenÌDate:€€March€2,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€mother€appeared,€requested€the€appointment€of€counsel€and€said€she€wished€toÏcontest€jurisdiction.€€She€was€told€to€appear€the€next€day€for€the€appearance€of€counsel.€€WhenÏshe€failed€to€appear€on€time,€the€court€assumed€jurisdiction€in€her€absence.€€The€court€of€appealÏheld€the€holding€the€hearing€in€her€absence€without€appointing€counsel€violated€due€process.€€Ï(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌò òñ ñÔ% ‡ Ôñ ñHABEASñ ñÔ%†Ôñ ñ€PROCEEDINGS€ó óÐ \¬ ÐIn€re€Allen€(H031021)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€€August€28,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€issued€an€order€to€show€cause€after€the€complaining€witness€contacted€appellateÏcounsel€and€retracted€the€allegations.€€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌIn€re€Genesis€Ô_ÔShellockÔ_Ô€(H030924)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔTuttiÔ_Ô€HackingÌDate:€€June€29,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€defendant€pled€to€receiving€a€stolen€car€and€transporting€methamphetamine€with€twoÏprior€strikes.€€He€was€sentenced€to€serve€25€years€to€life€in€prison.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€anÏorder€to€show€cause€on€allegations€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€He€claimed€trial€counselÏtold€him€that€the€denial€of€the€section€995€motion€was€appealable€after€plea€and€that€there€was€aÏreasonable€chance€a€òòRomeroóó€motion€would€be€granted€in€full€and€he€would€receive€drugÐ $X" Ðtreatment,€€Further,€he€pled€to€assist€the€codefendant€who€claimed€to€be€pregnant€and€not€a€legalÏimmigrant.€€Trial€counsel€refused€to€file€a€motion€to€withdraw€plea.€€(Staff€attorney€WilliamÏRobinson)ÌÌIn€re€Hernandez€(H031247)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Carlo€Ô_ÔAndreaniÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€22,€2007ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àA€girl€accused€defendant€of€molesting€her€and€described€a€star„shaped€tattoo€on€his€penis,Ïthough€he€had€no€such€tattoo.€€The€complaining€witness€said€she€was€forced€into€a€garage€whileÏher€cousin€looked,€but€the€cousin€denied€this€to€the€police.€€The€complaining€witness€reportedÏinjuries€from€the€molestation€causing€bleeding€and€blood€being€left€in€her€pants,€but€her€motherÏreported€never€seeing€blood.€€In€a€videotaped€interview€with€an€investigator,€the€victim€noddedÏno€when€asked€if€she€ever€saw€the€defendant€naked.€€None€of€this€evidence€was€presented€byÏdefense€counsel.€€The€court€also€issued€an€order€to€show€cause€in€the€habeas€corpus€petition,Ïalleging€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌParkes€v.€Ô_ÔYatesÔ_Ô€€(N.D.€Cal.€C04„5294)ÌStaff€attorney:€Dallas€Ô_ÔSacherÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€7,€2007ÌÌà  àParkes€was€charged€with€reckless€evasion€(Veh.€Code,€ðð€2800.2)€and€felony€childÏendangerment€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€273a)€with€at€least€two€prior€strikes.€€The€incident€arose€when€anÏofficer€in€an€unmarked€car€was€chasing€appellant€who€had€a€child€in€the€car.€€Trial€counselÏconvinced€Parkes€to€plead€to€the€reckless€evasion€count€so€that€the€other€count€can€be€dismissed.€ÏThe€court€sentenced€him€to€serve€25€years€to€life€in€prison.€€The€United€States€District€CourtÏfound€Parkes€granted€relief€on€a€federal€habeas€petition€because€he€received€ineffective€assistanceÏof€counsel.€€It€found€trial€counsel€failed€to€advise€him€that€he€had€a€defense€to€the€recklessÏevasion€charge€(he€was€not€chased€by€a€marked€police€car),€that€his€maximum€potential€sentenceÏwas€25€years€to€life€anyway€(not€50€years€to€life)€because€Penal€Code€section€654€would€haveÏbarred€double€punishment€for€the€same€conduct,€and€he€had€a€defense€to€the€felony€childÏendangerment€in€that€there€was€a€lack€of€evidence€the€conduct€was€likely€to€cause€great€bodilyÏinjury.€€Finally,€pleading€made€little€sense€because€there€was€little€chance€in€this€case€the€courtÏwas€going€to€grant€the€òòRomeroóó€motion.€€Had€Ô_ÔParkeÔ_Ô€been€properly€advised,€he€would€not€haveÐ ¨ø Ðpled.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Ô_ÔUrenoÔ_Ô€(H031340)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔKatarzynaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKozikÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€30,€2007ÌÌà  àThe€court€issued€an€order€to€show€cause€because€the€court's€sentencing€decision€wasÏbased€on€unreliable€information€and€the€prosecution€allegedly€withheld€exonerating€evidence.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€also€held€on€appeal€that€he€could€not€be€deprived€of€presentence€conductÏcredit€simply€because€he€was€in€Ô_ÔlockdownÔ_Ô€at€the€county€jail€since€it€was€not€shown€that€theÏÔ_ÔlockdownÔ_Ô€was€attributed€to€his€behavior.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌIn€re€Ô_ÔToscanoÔ_Ô€(H030988)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Phil€BrooksÌDate:€€March€29,€2007Ð h+¸&* Їà  àA€jury€convicted€defendant€of€forcibly€molestation.€€The€complaining€witness€said€heÏforced€to€her€have€intercourse€on€a€couch.€€Trial€counsel€failed€to€present€evidence€that€she€wasÏsubsequently€examined€and€her€hymen€was€intact.€€While€it€was€possible€to€have€intercourse€andÏstill€have€the€hymen€intact,€it€was€unlikely.€€Further,€trial€counsel€failed€to€present€evidence€thatÏthe€defendant€was€wearing€metal€braces€on€his€arms€and€legs.€€This€would€have€made€the€actsÏdescribed€very€difficult€or€impossible.€€Further,€one€would€have€expected€the€complainingÏwitness€to€describe€them€in€the€attack.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€to€show€cause€on€theÏclaim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌò òñ ñÔ% ‡ Ôñ ñMISCELLANEOUSó óñ ñÔ%†(Ôñ ñÐ è 8  ÐIn€re€John€Ô_ÔDannenbergÔ_Ô€(H030031)ÌAttorney:€€Steve€Ô_ÔDefilippisÔ_ÔÌDate:€€November€16,€2007ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔDannenbergÔ_Ô€previously€had€his€parole€denied,€which€was€upheld€in€òòIn€re€Ô_ÔDannenbergÔ_ÔóóÐ „Ô  Ð(2005)€34€Cal.4th€1061.€€In€his€latest€hearing,€the€Board€found€him€eligible€for€parole,€but€theÏgovernor€reversed€the€decision.€€He€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition€in€the€superior€court€which€wasÏdenied.€€He€filed€a€new€petition€in€the€court€of€appeal.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€grantedÏrelief.€€It€found€that€there€was€insufficient€reason€to€believe€the€commitment€offense€continued€toÏmake€him€ineligible€for€release.ÌÌÌÔ_ÔChioinoÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔKernanÔ_Ô€(N.D.€Cal.€No.€06„932€Ô_ÔMHPÔ_Ô)ÌPro€per€ÌDate:€€October€23,€2007ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔChioinoÔ_Ô€pled€guilty€in€2004€to€robbery,€and€he€admitted€he€was€personally€armed€with€aÏfirearm€and€that€he€suffered€a€prior€strike€conviction.€€The€court€imposed€the€upper€term€of€sixÏyears,€which€was€doubled,€plus€ten€years€for€the€gun€enhancement€for€a€total€term€of€22€years.€ÏÔ_ÔChioinoÔ_Ô€claimed€the€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòBlakely€v.€Washingtonóó.€€The€courtÐ X ¨ Ðheld€the€sentencing€judge€could€not€rely€on€the€prior€strike€conviction€or€him€possessing€aÏfirearm€during€the€commission€of€the€crime€for€imposing€the€upper€term€because€it€was€used€toÏenhance€his€sentence€and€Penal€Code€section€1170,€subdivision€(b)€prohibited€dual€use€of€a€factorÏas€an€enhancement€and€for€imposing€the€upper€term.€€The€court€ordered€that€a€new€sentencingÏhearing€be€held.€€(Former€staff€attorney€Dallas€Ô_ÔSacherÔ_Ô)ÌÌÌÔ_ÔParleÔ_Ô€v.€Runnels€(9th€Cir.€No.€06„16780)ÌAttorney:€€Martin€BuchananÌDate:€€October€10,€2007ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔParleÔ_Ô€was€convicted€of€the€murder€of€his€wife€during€an€argument.€€On€appeal,€the€SixthÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ_ÔDistrict€Court€of€Appeal€found€the€trial€court€erred€(1)€in€finding€the€attorney„client€privilege€hadÏbeen€waived€and€permitting€the€admission€of€damaging€evidence,€(2)€excluding€defense€rebuttal€evidence€about€the€effects€of€a€bipolar€patient€being€in€a€manic€episode,€(3)€excluding€evidence€of€people€who€would€have€described€Parle's€manic€behavior€just€before€the€incident,€(4)€excluding€evidence€of€the€victim's€propensity€for€violence,€(5)€admitting€evidence€of€Parle's€character€for€violence.€€The€court€of€appeal,€however,€found€all€of€the€errors€to€be€harmless.€€A€federal€district€court€had€granted€relief€on€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€on€the€ground€that€admission€of€the€wife's€diary€violated€the€right€to€confrontation€under€òòOhio€v.€Roberts.óó€€This€decision€was€reversed€on€appeal€after€the€decision€of€òòCrawford€v.€Washingtonóó€because€the€material€was€not€testimonial.€€On€remand,€the€district€court€again€granted€relief,€finding€the€cumulative€errors€on€the€remaining€issues€deprived€Parle€of€a€fair€trial.€€The€Ninth€Circuit€affirmed.ÌÌÌIn€re€Wells€(Santa€Clara€County€No.€CC454837)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Victoria€StaffordÌDate:€€August€27,€2007ÌÌà..àMr.€Wellsððs€trial€attorney€advised€him€to€plead€nolo€contendere€to€several€charged€sex€offenses.€€Two€counts€carried€life€sentences€under€Penal€Code€section€667.61.€€Trial€counsel€assured€him€that€the€court€had€discretion€to€impose€concurrent€life€sentences.€€In€fact,€the€controlling€case€law€required€the€court€to€impose€consecutive€life€sentences.€€After€Ms.€Stafford€filed€a€habeas€petition€in€the€superior€court€and€an€order€to€show€cause€issued,€the€district€attorney€conceded€that€relief€was€warranted.€€Mr.€Wells€was€then€permitted€to€withdraw€his€pleas€of€nolo€contendere.€€(Former€staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌIn€re€Stephen€Samble€(H030843)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€September€18,€2007ÌÌà..àSamble€was€denied€parole€in€2003.€€He€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€in€the€superior€court€which€found€there€was€not€some€evidence€to€support€the€Board's€findings.€€The€court€of€appeal€affirmed.€€On€remand,€a€new€hearing€was€held,€though€the€evidence€was€essentially€the€same.€€The€Board€denied€parole€based€on€the€commitment€offense€being€inflicted€ð ðexecution„style,ðð€a€belief€he€failed€to€show€adequate€remorse,€and€a€belief€he€failed€to€make€adequate€plans€to€attend€NA/AA€on€release.€€The€superior€court€again€granted€relief€on€habeas€corpus.€€The€prosecution€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€affirmed.€€It€compared€the€commitment€offense€with€other€crimes€described€as€execution„style€and€concluded€Samble's€murder€did€not€qualify€as€one.€€The€court€also€concluded€that€there€was€an€adequate€showing€of€remorse€and€participation€in€NA/AA;€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€was€not€unfit€to€be€released€on€parole.ÌÌÌIn€re€Mark€Grunau€(S148025)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€August€15,€2007ÌÌà..àGrunau€retained€private€counsel€to€represent€him€on€appeal.€€Counsel€never€filed€an€opening€brief,€and€the€appeal€was€dismissed.€€Counsel€repeatedly€assured€Grunau€that€the€appeal€was€proceeding,€but€it€took€time.€€After€years€of€stalling,€Grunau€learned€his€appeal€had€long€been€dismissed.€€He€sought€the€assistance€of€SDAP€to€revive€his€appeal.€€The€court€of€appeal€denied€a€motion€to€recall€the€remittitur.€€A€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€was€filed€in€the€supreme€court€which€issued€an€order€to€show€cause.ÌÌÌIn€re€Vincent€Marquez€(H029580)ÌPanel€attorney:€Arthur€DudleyÌDate:€€July€10,€2007ÌÌà..àMarquez€was€placed€in€custody€for€a€parole€violation.€€CDCR€failed€to€provide€a€timely€parole€hearing€as€it€agreed€to€do€when€it€entered€into€a€consent€decree€in€light€of€òòValdivia€v.€Davisóó€(E.D.€Cal.€2002)€206€F.Supp.2d€1068.€€He€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition,€and€the€superior€court€ordered€his€release,€finding€he€was€prejudiced€from€the€delay.€€The€government€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€affirmed,€holding€a€prisoner€can€enforce€the€consent€decree€with€a€state€habeas€corpus€petition€and€there€was€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€superior€court's€findings.€€(Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌJuan€Valdez€v.€Castro€€(N.D.€Cal.€No.€C„00„04733€MMC)ÌStaff€attorney:€€William€RobinsonÌDate:€€July€9,€2007ÌÌà..àBased€on€an€incident€occurring€in€1993,€Valdez€was€charged€with€first€degree€murder,€five€counts€of€attempted€murder€with€premeditation,€and€shooting€into€an€occupied€building.€€A€jury€convicted€him€of€second€degree€murder,€five€counts€of€attempted€murder€without€premeditation,€and€shooting€into€an€occupied€building,€based€on€an€aiding€and€abetting€theory.€€He€argued€on€appeal€that€the€court€failed€to€instruct€on€voluntary€intoxication€as€a€defense€as€a€defense€to€the€specific€intent€required€for€aiding€and€abetting.€€The€court€of€appeal€affirmed.€€The€California€Supreme€Court€held€it€was€error€to€not€give€the€instruction€and€remanded€the€matter€to€the€court€of€appeal€to€determine€if€was€a€reasonably€probability€the€error€affected€the€verdict.€.€.€.ðð€(òòPeople€v.€Mendozaóó€(1998)€18€Cal.4th€1114.)€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€the€error€was€harmless€under€the€òòWatsonóó€standard.€€After€exhausting€the€issue€in€state€court,€he€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition€in€2000€in€federal€court.€€In€2003,€the€district€court€decided€the€failure€to€instruct€on€the€intoxication€defense€clearly€deprived€him€of€due€process,€but€the€error€was€harmless€under€òòBrechtóó€since€the€òòBrechtóó€standard€was€similar€to€the€òòWatsonóó€standard.€€The€Ninth€Circuit€subsequently€reversed,€stating€that€the€district€court€was€required€to€conduct€an€independent€review€as€to€whether€error€was€prejudicial.€€Now,€on€remand,€the€district€court€determined€the€error€was€prejudicial.ÌÌÌMichael€Hutchinson€v.€Hamlet€(9th€Cir.€No.€06„16452)ÌAttorney:€€Larry€Gibbs,€Cliff€GardnerÌDate:€€July€3,€2007ÌÌà..àHutchinson€was€convicted€of€robbing€a€7„Eleven.€€Although€the€robber€was€masked,€three€store€employees€reviewing€the€grainy€video€decided€that€appellant,€a€frequent€customer,€was€the€culprit.€€Trial€counsel€presented€an€alibi€defense€which€consisted€of€appellant€saying€he€was€somewhere€else€but€could€not€remember€where.€€He€said€he€was€too€injured€to€maneuver€as€the€culprit€in€the€video€did,€but€no€medical€records€were€presented.€€Trial€counsel€did€not€try€to€obtain€an€expert€to€analyze€the€videotape€because€he€believed€Hutchinson€was€the€robber€and€Hutchinson€lacked€funds€to€hire€an€expert.€€The€court€of€appeal€denied€counsel's€request€for€appointment€of€an€expert€and€the€state€habeas€petition€was€summarily€denied.€€While€Hutchinson's€habeas€petition€was€pending€in€federal€court,€the€San€Jose€Mercury€News€hired€an€expert€who€determined€that€the€person€in€the€video€committing€the€robbery€was€six€inches€shorter€than€Hutchinson.€€The€district€court€granted€relief,€finding€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€by€making€trial€decisions€based€on€insufficient€information.€€Had€trial€counsel€acted€competently,€it€was€reasonably€probable€Hutchinson€would€have€been€found€not€guilty.€€The€government€appealed,€arguing€the€claim€was€not€exhausted€and€trial€counsel's€deficient€performance€was€not€prejudicial.€€The€Ninth€Circuit€affirmed.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Vince€Nguyen€(H028798)ÌAttorney:€€Seth€FlagsbergÌDate:€€June€29,€2007ÌÌà..à€Disagreeing€with€other€published€cases€in€California€and€in€the€Sixth€District,€the€court€of€appeal€ruled€in€a€published€decision€that€a€juvenile€prior€could€not€be€used€as€a€strike€because€there€is€no€right€to€a€jury€trial.€€Initially,€the€court€decided€that€since€the€minor€admitted€the€allegation€in€juvenile€court,€he€waived€the€right€to€a€jury;€so€it€can€be€used€as€a€strike€in€this€case.€€On€rehearing,€the€court€concluded€that€the€juvenile€adjudication€could€not€be€used€as€a€strike€even€if€he€admitted€the€allegations€in€the€juvenile€court.€€(Amicus€brief€by€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Whicker€(H029315)ÌAttorney:€€Lorilee€M.€Gates,€Angelyn€GatesÌDate:€€June€26,€2007ÌÌà..àAppellant€was€convicted€by€jury€of€molesting€two€boys.€€The€trial€court€admitted€a€jailhouse€telephone€conversation€between€appellant€and€his€girlfriend,€who€was€the€chief€defense€witness,€in€which€she€describes€a€recently€engaging€in€a€menage€a€trois,€the€alleged€victim's€extrajudicial€statements€without€complying€with€the€requirements€of€Evidence€Code€section€1360€to€determine€the€reliability€of€the€statements,€and€the€testimony€of€two€adults€who€claimed€appellant€was€touching€girls€inappropriately€in€plain€view€in€a€public€swimming€pool€which€the€court€of€appeal€concluded€lacked€reliability€and€probative€value.€€The€court€of€appeal€decided€the€evidence€should€have€been€excluded.€€At€one€point,€it€stated€that€a€ð ðrecurring€pattern€in€the€prosecution's€arguments€and€the€trial€court's€rulings€was€the€supposition€that€evidence€can€be€admitted,€without€otherwise€articulating€its€relevance,€just€to€avert€some€exculpatory€supposition€the€jury€might€otherwise€entertain.ðð€€On€the€other€hand,€the€trial€court€excluded€as€self„serving€statements€given€by€appellant€in€a€ð ðpretext€callðð€which€would€have€provided€the€context€for€his€allegedly€incriminating€statements€that€were€admitted.€€There€is€no€exception€for€self„serving€statements.€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€evidentiary€errors€cumulatively€deprived€appellant€of€a€fair€trial€and€required€reversal.ÌÌÌIn€re€Ernest€Smith€(H030201)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Steve€DeFilippisÌDate:€€May€2,€2007ÌÌà..àThe€parole€board€ordered€Smith€be€paroled€but€the€governor€vetoed€the€decision.€€The€court€of€appeal€found€there€was€not€some€evidence€to€support€the€decision.€€On€remand,€Smith€was€eventually€released,€but€by€then€more€than€five€years€had€past.€€Smith€argued€that€the€time€in€custody€after€he€should€have€been€released€should€be€credited€to€his€time€on€parole.€€Since€parole€was€to€last€no€more€than€five€years,€he€must€be€released€without€parole.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€agreed.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)€€Rehearing€was€granted.ÌÌÌDavid€Portee€v.€Superior€CourtÌIn€Pro€PerÌDate:€€February€13,€2007ÌÌà..à€Portee€attempted€to€file€a€request€for€appointment€of€counsel€to€investigate€and€prepare€a€motion€for€postconviction€DNA€testing€under€Penal€Code€section€1405.€€The€superior€court€failed€to€file€his€motion€and€returned€it€to€him.€€He€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€mandate€in€the€court€of€appeal.€€The€petition€was€granted.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jose€Garcia€(H030156)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jean€MatulisÌDate:€€February€7,€2007ÌÌà..àAppellant€pled€guilty€to€some€crimes€with€the€agreement€he€would€be€sentenced€to€serve€2€years€4€months.€€Before€sentencing,€he€was€found€to€be€incompetent.€€The€court€committed€him€for€up€to€four€years€and€ordered€that€he€receive€psychotropic€medication.€€The€court€of€appeal€granted€a€petition€for€writ€of€mandate€prohibiting€the€involuntary€medication€without€a€sufficient€showing€of€need.€€It€decided€on€appeal€that€the€civil€commitment€could€not€be€longer€than€2€€years€4€months.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌ