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àAppellant€was€released€on€her€own€recognizance€on€a€felony,€but€the€court€failed€to€have€herÏsign€the€proper€paperwork€required€by€Penal€Code€section€1318.€€When€she€failed€to€appear,€she€wasÏcharged€with€felony€failure€to€appear,€though€the€underlying€felony€was€dismissed.€€In€a€publishedÏdecision,€the€court€of€appeal€held€that€because€she€did€not€sign€the€statutory€required€promise€toÏappear,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€convict€her€of€failing€to€appeal.€€(Staff€attorney€MichaelÏKresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Samuel€Ô_ÔBanderosÔ_Ô€(H031242)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔSyraÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKosofskyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€30,€2008ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€of€domestic€violence€when€the€victim's€injury€consisted€ofÏa€sore€back€with€no€bruising€or€abrasions.€€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔRudolfoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBergaraÔ_Ô€(H030747)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€20,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€tried€for€distributing€Ecstacy.€€He€stipulated€he€knew€what€methamphetamineÏwas,€but€there€was€otherwise€no€evidence€he€knew€what€Ecstacy€was.€€Since€an€element€of€theÏoffense€was€that€the€defendant€know€the€nature€of€the€substance,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€toÏconvict€him€of€distributing€Ecstacy.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Mario€Trujillo€(H030321)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€January€17,€2008ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àA€gun€was€found€in€appellant's€bedroom.€€The€serial€number€was€obliterated.€€He€wasÏcharged€with€obliterating€the€serial€number,€but€there€was€no€evidence€he€had€a€role€in€obliteratingÏthe€serial€number.€€He€was€convicted€after€the€jury€was€instructed€that€it€may€presume€that€if€heÏpossessed€the€gun,€he€obliterated€the€serial€number.€€The€Attorney€General's€Office€conceded€theÏinstruction€created€an€improper€mandatory€presumption€and€there€was€insufficient€evidence€toÏsupport€the€conviction.Ìñ ñÌñ ñÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔPRETRIALÔ%† Ô€AND€POSTTRIAL€MOTIONSó óÐ  ` ÐPeople€v.€Douglas€Peters€(H030838)ÌPanel€attorney:€€John€Ô_ÔDwyerÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€20,€2008ÌÌà  àA€òòPitchessóó€hearing€was€held€in€camera.€€Appellate€asked€the€court€of€appeal€to€review€theÐ ¬ü  Ðsealed€record€to€determine€if€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€denying€discovery.€€The€sealedÏrecord€included€the€reporter's€transcript€of€the€in€camera€hearing€but€not€the€material€the€courtÏreviewed.€€The€court€remanded€the€matter€for€the€court€to€hold€an€in€camera€hearing,€specify€whatÏrecords€were€reviewed,€and€make€copies€of€the€records€for€appellate€review.€€(Staff€attorney€PaulÏCouenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Ortiz€(H031493)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔTrinaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChatterjeeÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€5,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reviewed€the€in€camera€record€of€a€òòPitchessóó€hearing€and€reversed€for€aÐ ¼  Ðnew€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jessie€Ô_ÔHerreraÔ_Ô€(H032172)ÌStaff€attorney:€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€April€9,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€to€a€€robbery€for€five€years.€€After€he€pled€but€before€sentencing€he€requestedÏa€òòMarsdenóó€hearing,€€The€court€of€appeal€held€the€failure€to€hold€the€hearing€was€error€and€remandedÐ $X" Ðthe€matter€for€the€hearing.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Raul€Leal€€(H031174)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jonathan€BergerÌDate:€€February€28,€2008ÌÌà  àPolice€came€to€appellant's€house€to€serve€a€misdemeanor€arrest€warrant.€€They€had€learnedÐ h+¸&* Ðallegations€that€he€was€involved€with€gangs€and€possessed€a€gun€and€drugs.€€After€officersÏannounced€their€presence,€it€took€them€about€45€minutes€to€get€appellant€to€open€the€front€door.€ÏWhen€he€did,€he€stood€at€the€threshold€until€the€officers€convinced€him€to€step€outside.€€OnceÏoutside,€he€was€arrested€and€placed€in€the€back€of€a€police€car.€€Police€made€a€quick€ð ðsweepðð€of€theÏhome€and€ascertained€no€one€was€inside.€€They€then€searched€the€area€around€the€threshold€whereÏappellant€was€standing€just€before€he€was€arrested.€€They€found€under€some€clothing€a€loadedÏhandgun€with€the€serial€number€obliterated.€€The€superior€court€denied€the€motion€to€suppress,Ïrelying€on€some€federal€cases€that€permitted€such€an€arrest€incident€to€arrest.€€In€a€published€decision,Ïthe€court€of€appeal€disagreed.€€With€no€one€else€present€in€the€home€and€appellant€secured€in€theÏback€of€the€police€car€for€several€minutes,€the€police€search€of€the€area€where€he€was€before€he€wasÏarrested€was€not€incident€to€the€arrest.€€Review€was€granted.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌò òššÔ% ‡ ÔERRORÔ%†ÀÔ€AT€TRIAL€OR€HEARINGó óÐ ¬ü  ÐPeople€v.€Burgess€(H031870),€People€v.€Ô_ÔRotroffÔ_Ô€(H031851),€People€v.€Sanchez€(H031856),€PeopleÏv.€Vasquez€(H031864)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gordon€ScottÌDate:€€July€10,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court's€order€retroactively€modifying€a€two€year€commitment€under€the€SVP€ActÏto€be€an€indeterminate€term€was€unlawful.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Randy€L.€(H032450)€ÌPanel€attorney:€Julie€SchumerÌDate:€€July€7,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€admitted€brandishing€a€firearm.€€When€the€court€took€his€admission,€it€failed€toÏadvise€him€of€his€right€to€confront€witnesses€and€to€compel€the€attendance€of€witnesses.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€reversed€the€judgment,€holding€that€the€failure€to€properly€advise€him€of€his€rights€to€a€trialÏwas€prejudicial€error€in€this€case.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Terry€Ô_ÔTroglinÔ_Ô€(H031861),€Christopher€Hubbart€(H031896),€Dean€Ô_ÔPaciniÔ_Ô€(H031873)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jennifer€Ô_ÔMannixÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€25,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court's€order€retroactively€modifying€a€two€year€commitment€under€the€SVP€ActÏto€be€an€indeterminate€term€was€unlawful.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌBruce€Gordon€(H031837)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jennifer€Ô_ÔMannixÔ_ÔÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€June€24,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court's€order€retroactively€modifying€a€two€year€commitment€under€the€SVP€ActÏto€be€an€indeterminate€term€was€unlawful.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ronald€Rose€(H031855)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€13,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court's€order€retroactively€modifying€a€two€year€commitment€under€the€SVP€ActÏto€be€an€indeterminate€term€was€unlawful.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Fraser;€People€v.€Lopez;€People€v.€Starrett;€People€v.€Wallace€Ìà  à€€€€(H031842,€H031867,€H031860,€H031868)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jennifer€Ô_ÔMannixÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€11,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court's€order€retroactively€modifying€a€two€year€commitment€under€the€SVP€ActÏto€be€an€indeterminate€term€was€unlawful.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Francisco€Torres€(H031998)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€June€10,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant's€probation€officer€participated€in€a€search€of€appellant's€home.€€The€officer€askedÏappellant's€brother€which€room€was€his,€and€the€brother€pointed€to€a€particular€room€where€drugsÏwere€found.€€Appellant's€probation€was€revoked€based€solely€on€the€testimony€of€the€probationÏofficer.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€the€brother's€indication€of€which€room€was€appellant'sÏwas€hearsay€and€there€was€not€good€cause€for€not€presenting€him€as€a€witness€at€the€violation€ofÏprobation€hearing.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Martinez€(H032281)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔAlfonsÔ_Ô€WagnerÌDate:€€June€6,€2008ÌÌà  àAs€the€Monterey€County€District€Attorney's€Office€conceded€on€appeal,€the€superior€court'sÏorder€retroactively€modifying€a€two€year€commitment€under€the€SVP€Act€to€be€an€indeterminate€termÏwas€unlawful.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇPeople€v.€Robert€Ô_ÔSeguraÔ_Ô€(H031871)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jean€Ô_ÔMatulisÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€5,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court's€order€retroactively€modifying€a€two€year€commitment€under€the€SVP€ActÏto€be€an€indeterminate€term€was€unlawful.€€This€was€especially€true€in€this€case€where€the€initialÏjudgment€of€commitment€was€recently€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔMaganaÔ_Ô€(H030453)ÌPanel€attorneys:€€Carlo€Ô_ÔAndreaniÔ_Ô€and€Matthew€WilsonÌDate:€€June€3,€2008ÌÌà  àLuis€Ô_ÔMaganaÔ_Ô€was€beat€up€by€Garcia€and€told€his€son,€Richard€Ô_ÔMaganaÔ_Ô,€about€it.€€RichardÏwent€to€Garcia€and€a€confrontation€started€resulting€in€Richard€stabbing€Garcia.€€The€prosecutionÏtheory€was€that€Richard€was€guilty€of€first€degree€murder€and€Luis€was€also€guilty€as€an€aider€andÏabettor.€€The€defense€alleged€defense€of€others.€€The€jury€convicted€Richard€of€voluntaryÏmanslaughter€and€Luis€of€aggravated€assault.€€The€jury€asked€if€antecedent€threats€against€the€fatherÏcould€justify€a€quicker€response€by€Richard.€€The€answer€is€yes,€but€the€court€read€the€sameÏconfusing€form€instruction€instead.€€The€error€required€reversal.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Michael€Ô_ÔMarcheseÔ_Ô€(H031994)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rudolph€KraftÌDate:€€May€29,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€found€not€guilty€by€reason€of€insanity.€€The€government€petitioned€to€extendÏhis€commitment€which€appellant€opposed.€€Midway€through€the€jury€trial€on€the€extension€petition,Ïdefense€counsel,€over€appellant's€objection,€waived€jury€and€requested€that€the€commitment€beÏextended.€€The€court€obliged.€€Appellant€argued€on€appeal€the€loss€of€the€contested€hearing€violatedÏdue€process,€which€the€government€conceded.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed.€€(Staff€attorney€MichaelÏKresser)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Howard;€People€v.€Ô_ÔSoqueÔ_Ô€(H031609,€H031651)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€May€29,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€superior€court's€order€retroactively€modifying€a€two€year€commitment€under€the€SVP€ActÏto€be€an€indeterminate€term€was€unlawful.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔUribeÔ_Ô€(H030630)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€€David€MartinÌDate:€€April€24,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€raping€his€teenage€granddaughter,€though€the€granddaughter€laterÏretracted€her€allegations.€€The€physician€assistant€who€performed€the€Ô_ÔSARTÔ_Ô€examination,€MaryÏRitter,€testified€that€apparent€injuries€to€the€victim's€hymen€showed€penetrating€trauma.€€ThreeÏphotographs€from€the€examination€had€been€disclosed€to€the€defense.€€Based€on€examining€theÏphotographs,€a€defense€expert€said€there€was€no€evidence€of€penetrating€trauma.€€A€secondÏprosecution€expert€testified€that€some€of€the€photographs€were€consistent€with€penetration€while€theÏquality€of€the€other€made€it€impossible€to€draw€any€conclusion.€€It€was€later€learned€that€theÏexamination€had€been€videotaped.€€According€to€the€defense€expert,€the€videotape€more€clearlyÏshowed€a€lack€of€penetrating€trauma.€€The€prosecution€argued€in€the€trial€court€that€the€videotape€wasÏnot€exculpatory€because€the€defense€expert€was€not€credible,€it€was€not€suppressed€by€theÏprosecution€because€the€Ô_ÔSARTÔ_Ô€examiners€are€not€part€of€the€prosecution€team,€and€the€evidence€wasÏnot€material.€€The€court€of€appeal€disagreed.€€Among€other€things,€the€Ô_ÔSARTÔ_Ô€exams€are€doneÏexclusively€for€law€enforcement€purposes,€not€treatment,€and€are€regulated€by€statutes€in€the€PenalÏCode.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔLitmonÔ_Ô€(H031348)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔAlfonsÔ_Ô€WagnerÌDate:€€April€23,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€committed€as€a€sexually€violent€predator€for€a€two€year€term€in€2000.€€In€2002,Ïa€petition€was€filed€to€extend€the€commitment€two€more€years.€€Due€to€delays,€it€was€consolidatedÏwith€another€petition€in€2004.€€The€court€of€appeal€later€decided€in€a€published€decision€that€delayingÏtrial€on€the€first€extension€petition€to€consolidate€it€with€the€second€one€was€error.€€On€remand,€heÏhad€a€trial€on€the€first€petition€in€2005€and€was€found€to€qualify€for€a€commitment€until€2004.€€TheÏsecond€petition€was€consolidated€with€a€third€petition€filed€in€2006.€€Trial€was€held€which€ended€withÏa€hung€jury.€€In€April€2006,€the€court€scheduled€retrial€for€January€2007€because€of€heavy€case€loadsÏby€the€court€and€counsel;€further,€there€were€problems€in€arranging€the€attendance€of€governmentÏwitnesses.€€Appellant€moved€to€dismiss€for€lack€of€a€speedy€trial€in€violation€of€due€process.€€TheÏmotion€was€denied.€€Before€he€can€have€a€new€trial,€the€SVP€Act€was€amended€to€makeÏcommitments€last€for€life€instead€of€two€years.€€The€government€argued€the€amendment€made€theÏexisting€commitment€indeterminate€without€the€need€of€a€new€trial.€€The€court€agreed.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€reversed€in€a€published€decision.€€It€held€the€amendments€to€the€SVP€Act€did€not€applyÏretroactively,€and€the€denial€of€a€speedy€trial€violated€due€process€and€required€dismissal€of€theÏpetitions.€€€(Staff€attorneys€William€Robinson,€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔJ.B.Ô_Ô€(H031260)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€28,€2008Ð h+¸&* Їà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€posing€a€minor€for€pornography€based€on€several€photographs,Ïsome€of€which€were€taken€when€the€minor€was€unconscious.€€The€court€of€appeal€concluded€thatÏPenal€Code€section€311.4,€subdivision€(c)€requires€the€minor's€active€participation,€disagreeing€withÏPeople€v.€Ô_ÔHobbsÔ_Ô€(2007)€152€Cal.App.4th€1.€€Since€the€prosecution€relied€on€an€invalid€legal€theory,Ïthe€conviction€must€be€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Robert€Ô_ÔSeguraÔ_Ô€(H030416)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jean€Ô_ÔMatulisÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€14,€2008ÌÌà  àIn€an€SVP€proceeding,€defense€counsel€provided€discovery€on€its€expert€witness€a€few€daysÏafter€the€statutory€deadline.€€The€prosecution€moved€to€exclude€the€defense€expert€for€the€lateÏdiscovery,€though€there€was€no€showing€of€prejudice.€€The€prosecution€also€was€late€in€presentingÏits€discovery€on€the€government€experts,€but€it€argued€the€discovery€statute€did€not€apply€to€theÏprosecution€because€the€witnesses€belonged€to€the€government,€not€necessarily€the€prosecution.€€TheÏsuperior€court€granted€the€prosecution's€arguments.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed.€€The€discoveryÏstatute€did€require€the€government€to€provide€timely€information€on€the€government€witnesses,€andÏit€violated€due€process€to€exclude€the€defense€case€without€a€showing€of€prejudice€while€permittingÏthe€government€witnesses€to€testify€without€compliance€with€the€discovery€rules.€€(Staff€attorneyÏDallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€George€Ô_ÔWhaleyÔ_Ô€(H031647)ÌStaff€attorney:€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€March€3,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€committed€under€the€Sexually€Violent€Predator€law€in€1999€for€a€two€yearÏterm.€€He€was€recommitted€in€2001€and€2003.€€A€petition€was€filed€in€2005€to€recommit€him€again.€ÏWhile€the€petition€was€pending,€the€SVP€Act€was€amended€in€2006€to€state€that€an€SVP€commitmentÏshould€be€an€indeterminate€term.€€The€District€Attorney's€Office€moved€that€the€court€apply€theÏamendment€retroactively€and€declare€that€appellant's€1999€initial€commitment€has€been€automaticallyÏcommitted€to€be€an€indeterminate€term.€€The€court€granted€the€motion.€€In€a€published€decision,€theÏcourt€of€appeal€reversed.€€It€concluded€that€the€statutory€language€and€legislative€history€did€notÏsupport€a€conclusion€that€the€amendment€was€intended€to€be€applied€retroactively.€€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€William€Olsen€€(H031692)ÌPanel€attorney:€€R.€Charles€JohnsonÌDate:€€March€3,€2008ÌÌà  àConsistent€with€the€holding€in€òòPeople€v.€Ô_ÔWhaleyÔ_Ôóó,€the€court€reversed€the€decision€of€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðsuperior€court€retroactively€modifying€appellant's€initial€SVP€commitment€to€be€an€indeterminateÐ h+¸&* Ðterm.€€(Panel€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)Ìà  àÌÌPeople€v.€Greg€Ô_ÔMcDanielÔ_Ô€(H029860)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Edward€MahlerÌDate:€€January€31,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€accused€of€assault€by€a€prisoner€on€a€non„prisoner.€€He€was€shackled€at€theÏjury€trial€without€a€showing€of€individual€need.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed.€Ï(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Gary€Story€(H030020)ÌPanel€attorney:€J.€Frank€McCabeÌDate:€€January€15,€2008ÌÌà  àBetty€Vickers€was€raped€and€murdered€on€October€22,€1976.€€Appellant€was€charged€in€€2005Ïwith€the€murder.€€At€trial,€the€prosecution€relied€on€evidence€of€other€sexual€conduct€under€EvidenceÏCode€sections€1101€and€1108.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed,€holding€section€1108€did€not€apply€toÏnon„sex€crimes,€even€if€there€was€a€rape€felony€murder€theory.€€Further,€the€evidence€was€notÏadmissible€under€Evidence€Code€section€1101€or€352.€€Review€was€granted.€€Ô_Ô(StaffÔ_Ô€attorney€VickiÏFirstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Benny€Perez€(H031212)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Peter€MeadowÌDate:€€January€10,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€reversed€because€appellant€admitted€he€suffered€prior€drug€traffickingÏconvictions€without€a€òòBoykin„Tahlóó€advisement.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)Ð l¼ ÐÌÌÔ_Ôò òÔ% ‡ ÔSENTENCINGñ ñ.ñ ñÔ%†þLÔó óÔ_ÔÐ 0"€  ÐPeople€v.€Stephen€Braga€(H031732)ÌPanel€attorney:€Victoria€StaffordÌDate:€€July€29,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€to€six€counts,€but€the€punishment€for€one€of€the€counts€was€stayed€pursuantÏto€Penal€Code€section€654.€€In€calculating€the€restitution€fine,€the€court€used€the€stayed€count.€€TheÏcourt€of€appeal€held€this€was€error.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Soto€(H027820)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€€July€23,€2008ÌÌà  àImposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòóóthe€Sixth€Amendment.€€Imposition€of€a€paroleÐ tÄ Ðrevocation€restitution€fine€for€a€crime€committed€in€1993€violated€the€ex€post€facto€clause.€€(StaffÏattorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€George€Ô_ÔOlmosÔ_Ô€(H031807)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Rudolph€KraftÌDate:€€July€21,€2008€€ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€the€defendant€had€the€ability€to€pay€attorney€fees€imposedÏby€the€court.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔAnastacioÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔGuerreroÔ_Ô€(H030876)ÌStaff€attorney:€Paul€CouenhovenÌDate:€€July€16,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of,€among€other€things,€robbery€and€false€imprisonment€stemmingÏfrom€the€same€incident.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishment€for€false€imprisonmentÏshould€have€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Paulina€Gamble€(H031427)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔTuttiÔ_Ô€HackingÌDate:€July€11,€2008ÌÌà  àAlthough€the€punishment€for€an€escape€under€Penal€Code€section€4532,€subdivision€(c)€mustÏbe€served€consecutively,€the€court€had€the€discretion€to€impose€a€concurrent€term€for€a€violation€ofÏsubdivision€(a)€of€the€statute.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Hector€Ô_ÔChairezÔ_Ô€(H032777)ÌPanel€attorney:€John€Ô_ÔDwyerÔ_ÔÌDate:€July€11,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€being€an€ex„felon€in€possession€of€a€firearm€and€in€possessionÏof€ammunition.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€punishment€for€possession€of€the€ammunitionÏshould€have€been€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€Consequently,€the€restitution€fines,Ïcalculated€by€using€the€formula€in€Penal€Code€section€1202.4,€must€be€reduced.€€(Staff€attorney€LoriÏQuick)Ð h+¸&* ЇÌPeople€v.€Christopher€Castillo€(H030594)ÌPanel€attorney:€R.€Ô_ÔShantiÔ_Ô€BrienÌDate:€€July€9.€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€battery€on€a€Ô_ÔnoninmateÔ_Ô€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€4131.5)€and€assault€on€aÏcustodial€officer€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€241.1),€stemming€from€the€same€attack.€€The€trial€court€erred€in€notÏstaying€the€punishment€for€one€of€the€counts€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorneyÏLori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Javier€Leal€(H0303415)ÌPanel€attorney:€Steven€Ô_ÔLublinerÔ_ÔÌDate:€July€8,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€and€two€other€assailants€attacked€a€victim.€€One€of€them€had€a€knife,€the€other€hadÏa€bottle,€and€a€third€had€a€bat€or€stick.€€Appellant€was€convicted€of€three€counts€of€assault€with€aÏdeadly€weapon.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€he€could€be€punished€for€only€one€of€the€counts,€andÏthe€other€two€counts€must€be€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€PaulÏCouenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔAlejandroÔ_Ô€Sanchez€(H031570)ÌPanel€attorney:€Rudy€KraftÌDate:€June€25,€2008ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€the€ability€to€pay€attorney€fees,€and€the€courtÏerred€in€making€payment€of€probation€fees€a€condition€of€probation.€€(Staff€attorney€JonathanÏGrossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Raymond€Ô_ÔQuinonezÔ_Ô€(H032002)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔKatarzynaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKozikÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€24,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€and€his€companions€planted€pipe€bombs€without€fuses.€€They€called€the€police€toÏreport€the€bombs.€€While€the€police€responded€en€masse€to€the€pipe€bombs,€appellant€and€hisÏcompanions€attempted€to€commit€a€robbery€in€another€part€of€town.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€thatÏPenal€Code€section€654€precluded€separate€punishment€for€the€robbery€and€the€bomb„related€crimes.€Ï(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Donna€Olsen€(H031660)Ð h+¸&* ÐPanel€attorney:€John€Ô_ÔSchuckÔ_Ô€and€Maureen€FoxÌDate:€€June€17,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellants€were€convicted€of€two€counts€of€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€and€sentenced€toÏprison.€€The€court€ordered€they€have€no€contact€with€the€victims€for€an€unspecified€period€of€time.€ÏThe€stay€away€order€was€unauthorized.€€The€court€could€not€make€such€an€order€under€Penal€CodÏsection€136.2€because€this€provision€applies€only€until€the€trial€is€completed.€€The€court€could€notÏhave€ordered€a€protective€restraining€order€under€the€Code€of€Civil€Procedure€section€527.6€becauseÏthere€was€no€evidence€the€victims€were€afraid€of€the€defendants€and€the€civil€Ô_ÔprovisonÔ_Ô€did€notÏprovide€for€an€order€of€an€undetermined€length€of€time.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Daniel€Ô_ÔOrnelasÔ_Ô€(H030853)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€June€11,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€penalty€assessments€on€a€fine€were€too€much,€and€the€court€of€appeal€ordered€that€it€beÏreduced.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Juan€Vasquez€(H031781)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€30,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€erroneously€imposed€a€$70€AIDS€fine€for€a€crime€which€does€not€carry€the€fine.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Marcos€Soria€(H031237)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Jeffrey€Ô_ÔGlickÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€23,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€to€the€charges€in€three€different€cases.€€He€waived€his€right€to€appeal€theÏsentence.€€The€trial€court€imposed€a€$10,000€restitution€fine€on€one€case€and€additional€restitutionÏfines€on€the€other€cases.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€concluded€the€waiver€of€appealÏdid€not€encompass€the€restitution€fines.€€Nor€did€appellant€agree€to€the€restitution€fines€when€he€wasÏadvised€in€each€case€when€he€pled€that€he€could€receive€a€restitution€fine€of€up€to€$10,000.€€The€courtÏheld€that€the€imposition€of€restitution€fines€totaling€more€than€$10,000€in€one€prison€commitmentÏwas€unauthorized.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔWardellÔ_Ô€(H031285)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Gene€Ô_ÔVorobyovÔ_ÔÐ h+¸&* ÐDate:€€May€20,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€certain€crimes€and€the€court€imposed€a€$200€restitution€fine,Ïamong€other€things.€€He€appealed,€and€the€judgment€was€reversed.€€Upon€retrial,€he€was€convicted,Ïand€the€court€imposed€a€$10,000€restitution€fine.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€the€amount€of€theÏfine€could€not€increase€after€a€successful€appeal.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Michael€Ô_ÔShephardÔ_Ô€(H030646)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€16,€2008€ÌÌà  àThe€imposition€of€the€upper€term€violated€òòPeople€v.€Black€IIóó€(2007)€41€Cal.4th€799,€818„819,Ð À  Ðand€the€matter€was€remanded€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing€under€òòPeople€v.€Ô_ÔSandovalÔ_Ôóó€(2007)€41Ð ¬ü  ÐCal.4th€825.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Frederick€Ô_ÔMendiolaÔ_Ô€(H031839)ÌPanel€attorney:€Cliff€GardnerÌDate:€€May€16,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€sentenced€to€serve€six€years€in€prison€and€ordered€to€pay€$300€in€attorney€fees.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€had€the€ability€to€pay.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Freddie€Guzman€(H031390)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔJudyanneÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔValladaoÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€9,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€imposed€fines€but€it€could€not€be€determined€how€much€of€the€amount€was€theÏsubstantive€fine€and€how€much€consisted€of€penalty€assessments.€€The€matter€was€remanded€for€theÏcourt€to€specify€the€amounts.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Jesus€Ô_ÔEstradaÔ_Ô€(H031979)ÌPanel€attorney:€Paul€CarrollÌDate:€€€May€8,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€and€the€court€set€a€$200€restitution€fine.€€When€probationÏwas€revoked,€the€restitution€fine€increased€to€$600.€€This€was€error.€€Also,€the€court€failed€to€awardÏa€day€of€presentence€credits€and€a€day€of€conduct€credit.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐPeople€v.€Joseph€Johnson€(H032006)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€April€25,€2008ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€the€ability€to€pay€attorney€and€probation€fees.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Gonzales€(H030466)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Richard€RubinÌDate:€April€25,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€erred€in€imposing€a€full€consecutive€term€for€a€violation€of€Penal€Code€section€220.€ÏAt€the€time€of€the€offense,€Penal€Code€section€667.6,€subdivision€(d)€did€not€permit€a€fullÏconsecutive€term€for€the€conviction€unless€the€defendant€suffered€certain€prior€convictions€which€didÏnot€apply€in€this€case.€€(Staff€attorney€Paul€Couenhoven)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Leo€Ô_ÔTuberaÔ_Ô€(H031568)ÌPanel€attorney:€Alan€SternÌDate:€€April€25,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€placed€on€probation€on€condition€that€he€serve€nine€months€in€jail.€€There€wasÏinsufficient€evidence€he€could€pay€$300€in€attorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌšPeople€v.€Ô_ÔDragosÔ_Ô€(H031023)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€April€17,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€several€sex€counts.€€The€court€indicated€that€consecutiveÏsentences€were€required€when€it€had€discretion€to€impose€concurrent€sentences.€€The€court€of€appealÏremanded€the€matter€for€resentencing.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Louie€Ô_ÔBucaoÔ_Ôòò€óó(H031455)Ð $X" ÐPanel€attorney:€Jeffrey€Ô_ÔGlickÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€10,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€matter€was€remanded€to€the€trial€court€to€correct€the€victim€restitution€order.€€TheÏreporter's€transcript€of€the€sentencing,€the€minute€order€of€the€hearing,€and€the€judgment€of€restitutionÏall€reflected€different€information€and€amounts.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐPeople€v.€Neil€Prudente€(H031989)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€April€4,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€modified€the€judgment€to€make€clear€that€payment€of€probation€feesÏcannot€be€a€condition€of€probation.€ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Darryl€Hutchinson€(H031935)ÌStaff€attorney:€Lori€QuickÌDate:€April€4,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€possessing€drugs,€among€other€things.€€The€court€imposed€anÏAIDS€education€find€and€drug€program€fee,€plus€penalty€assessments.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreedÏthat€the€superior€court€failed€to€properly€calculate€the€penalty€assessments.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔFredrickÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔGuidottiÔ_Ô€(H031825)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔSydaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKosfoskyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€4,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€one€count€of€possession€for€sale.€€The€court€imposed€a€$180€drugÏprogram€fee€and€$440€drug€lab€fee.€€Since€the€statute€limits€the€fines€to€$150€and€$50,€respectively,Ïthe€larger€assessments€were€unauthorized.ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔD.R.Ô_Ô€€(H030576)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔDanalynnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPritzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€28,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€modified€the€sentence€to€specify€that€payment€of€probation€costs€cannotÏbe€a€condition€of€probation.€€(Staff€attorney€William€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Le€Hung€€(H031603)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jennifer€Ô_ÔSheetzÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€18,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€grand€theft,€petty€theft€with€a€prior,€and€commercial€burglaryÏfrom€the€same€shoplifting€incident.€€The€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€conviction€for€petty€theft€withÏa€prior€because€it€was€a€lesser€included€offense€to€grand€theft.€€It€stayed€the€punishment€forÏcommercial€burglary.€€Because€he€was€convicted€of€only€two€offenses,€the€court€security€fee€wasÏreduced€to€$40.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)Ð h+¸&* ЇšÌPeople€v.€Keith€Derby€(H030606)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Silas€Ô_ÔGenesonÔ_ÔÌDate:€€March€25,€2008ÌÌà  àThere€was€insufficient€evidence€appellant€had€the€ability€to€pay€attorney€fees.€€(Staff€attorneyÏWilliam€Robinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Anthony€Baldwin€(H031470)ÌPanel€attorney:€€David€BurnettÌDate:€€March€4,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€appellant€was€entitled€to€an€additional€day€of€presentence€creditÏfor€the€day€he€was€arrested.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€David€Ô_ÔFickesÔ_Ô€€(H030187)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Catherine€WhiteÌDate:€€March€3,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€imposed€the€upper€term€because€of€appellant's€prior€conviction;€it€also€imposedÏan€enhancement€based€on€the€prior€conviction.€€The€law€prohibits€dual€use€of€a€prior€to€enhance€aÏsentence€and€to€impose€the€upper€term.€€Further,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€of€an€ability€to€payÏattorney€fees.€€The€court€of€appeal€remanded€the€matter€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing.€€(Staff€attorneyÏLori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Sebastian€Ô_ÔMejiaÔ_Ô€Chun€€(H030461)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔOzroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChildsÔ_ÔÌDate:€€February€28,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€sentenced€appellant€to€nine€years€in€prison€and€imposed€attorney€fees€of€$2000.€ÏThe€court€of€appeal€agreed€that€there€was€insufficient€evidence€he€had€the€ability€to€pay€the€fees.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Garth€Ô_ÔHattanÔ_Ô€(H031644)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Lori€QuickÌDate:€€February€27,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€imposed€a€$440€drug€lab€fee.€€The€matter€was€remanded€because€the€court€ofÏappeal,€appellant,€and€respondent€were€unable€to€determine€how€the€court€arrived€at€the€figure.Ð h+¸&* ЇÌPeople€v.€Gary€Sumrall€(H031467)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Benjamin€OwensÌDate:€€February€25,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€erred€in€making€payment€of€the€probation€supervision€fee€a€condition€of€probation.€Ï(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌPeople€v.€Felix€Reyes€(H031256)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Ô_ÔEmryÔ_Ô€AllenÌDate:€€February€19,€2007ÌÌà  àAppellant€admitted€violating€probation€for€wearing€gang€clothes€and€testing€positive.€€InÏdetermining€whether€to€reinstate€probation€or€sentence€him€to€prison,€the€court€relied€on€informationÏthat€he€ð ðblew€offðð€28€days€of€the€jail€work€program€in€lieu€of€his€previous€jail€term.€€In€fact,€theÏrecord€showed€appellant€did€not€blow€off€the€jail€program.€€Because€the€court's€exercise€of€discretionÏwas€dependent€upon€erroneous€facts,€a€new€sentencing€hearing€was€required.€€(Staff€attorneyÏJonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€M.€M.€(H030704)ÌPanel€attorney:€R.€Bart€ScottÌDate:€€February€13,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€lewd€conduct€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€288,€subd€(a))€and€oral€copulationÏof€a€minor€(Pen.€Code,€ðð€288a,€subd.€(c)(1)).€€The€court€imposed€the€middle€term€of€six€years€forÏeach€count,€fully€consecutive€to€each€other€without€giving€a€reason.€€Under€subdivision€(d)€of€sectionÏ667.6,€full€consecutive€sentences€are€mandatory€if€the€defendant€commits€two€or€more€enumeratedÏoffenses.€€But€at€the€time€the€offenses€were€committed,€oral€copulation€of€a€minor€was€not€anÏenumerated€offense.€€The€court€had€discretion€to€impose€fully€consecutive€terms€under€subdivisionÏ(c)€of€section€667.6,€but€it€requires€the€court€to€give€its€reasons.€€The€court€of€appeal€remanded€theÏmatter€for€a€new€sentencing€hearing.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Luis€Garcia€(H031771)ÌPanel€attorney:€€J.€Wilder€LeeÌDate:€€January€29,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€guilty€of€two€counts€of€receiving€a€stolen€vehicle.€€At€the€sentencing€hearing,€Ìthe€court€suspended€appellant's€driver's€license€under€Vehicle€Code€section€13350.€€The€statuteÏpermits€the€court€to€suspend€a€license€for€ð ðuseðð€of€a€vehicle€in€the€commission€of€a€felony.€€The€courtÏof€appeal€held€that€receiving€the€car€is€not€using€it€to€commit€a€felony.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÐ h+¸&* ЇIn€re€Keith€C.€€(H031656)ÌPanel€attorney:€Ô_ÔOzroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChildsÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€16,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€minor€attacked€the€victims€with€a€rock€in€taking€an€Ô_ÔiPodÔ_Ô€and€other€property.€€TheÏjuvenile€court€found€he€committed€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon€and€two€counts€of€robbery€withÏenhancements€for€personally€using€a€weapon.€€The€court€of€appeal€concluded€the€weaponsÏenhancement€cannot€attach€to€assault€with€a€deadly€weapon,€and€the€punishment€for€the€assault€mustÏbe€stayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€645.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Andrew€Silva€(H029863)ÌPanel€attorney:€€John€Ô_ÔDwyerÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€16,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€found€that€imposing€the€upper€term€for€various€factors,€none€of€which€concernedÏrecidivism,€violated€òòCunningham€v.€Californiaóó€(2007)€127€U.S.€856.€€(Staff€attorney€WilliamÐ pÀ ÐRobinson)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Keith€Rudolph€€(H030675)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Deborah€HawkinsÌDate:€€January€15,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€domestic€violence€and€force€likely€to€cause€great€bodily€injury.€ÏBelieving€he€was€convicted€of€a€violent€felony,€the€trial€court€erroneously€limited€presentenceÏconduct€credits€to€15€percent€of€the€sentence.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Elijah€Ô_ÔBlantonÔ_Ô€(H031245)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Alex€GreenÌDate:€€January€11,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€commercial€burglary€and€vandalism€for€entering€a€store€at€nightÏand€breaking€items€inside.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€the€punishment€for€the€vandalism€must€beÏstayed€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€654.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌò òÔ% ‡ ÔDEPENDENCYÔ%†9•Ô€CASESó óÐ ¸'#& ÐIn€re€Arista€S.€(H032137)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Caroline€ToddÌDate:€€April€22,€2008ÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àAfter€the€minors'€parents€separated,€they€lived€with€their€father€and€his€new€wife.€€When€theÏfather€was€arrested€and€sentenced€to€prison,€they€stayed€with€their€step„mother.€€When€the€step„¼mother€was€arrested€on€drug€charges,€CPS€intervened.€€The€court€placed€the€children€in€foster€care,Ïthough€the€step„mother€was€eventually€released€from€custody.€€The€father€appealed.€€He€contendedÏthe€court€erred€in€not€considering€whether€he€could€make€adequate€arrangements€for€the€care€of€theÏminors,€even€if€that€meant€they€would€stay€with€the€step„mother.€€CPS€conceded,€and€the€court€ofÏappeal€reversed.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Mary€H.€(H032360)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€BradenÌDate:€€April€11,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€government€conceded€the€matter€should€be€reversed€for€failure€to€comply€with€theÏICWA.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÌIn€re€Alice€M.€(H031794)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Julie€BradenÌDate:€€April€9,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€mother€appealed€from€the€juvenile€court's€order€terminating€parental€rights.€€The€courtÏreversed€for€failure€to€provide€proper€notice€under€ICWA.€€The€matter€was€remanded,€and€theÏjuvenile€court€found€new€notice€was€proper€and€again€terminated€parental€rights.€€In€a€publishedÏdecision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€again.€€Disagreeing€with€some€other€decisions,€the€court€heldÏthat€failure€of€trial€counsel€to€object€at€remand€cannot€waive€the€rights€of€the€tribe€or€parent€to€properÏnotice.€€This€was€especially€true€in€this€case€where€the€problem€was€not€inadequate€content€of€theÏnotices€but€also€failure€to€send€the€notices€to€the€proper€people€and€the€proper€addresses.€€€The€courtÏalso€rejected€the€government's€argument€that€recent€amendments€to€the€Welfare€and€InstitutionsÏCode€and€Rules€of€Court€relaxed€the€requirements€to€send€notice€to€the€tribes.€€Finally,€it€was€errorÏfor€the€Department€to€rely€on€a€state€database€of€addresses€of€tribes,€which€was€outdated,€instead€ofÏthe€addresses€listed€in€the€Federal€Register,€and€sending€notice€to€the€Bureau€of€Indian€Affairs€wasÏnot€an€adequate€substitute.€€(Staff€attorney€Jonathan€Grossman)ÌÌÌIn€re€D.B.€€(H032207)ÌPanel€attorney:€Jesse€RodriguezÌDate:€€March€12,€2008ÌÌà  àCounty€counsel€conceded€reversal€was€required€for€failure€to€provide€adequate€notice€underÏICWA.€€(Staff€attorney€Vicki€Firstman)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* Ðò òÔ% ‡ ÔHABEASÔ%†ŸÔ€PROCEEDINGS€ó óÐ ° ÐIn€re€Johnny€Lira€(H031227)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Steve€Ô_ÔDeFilippisÔ_ÔÌDate:€€July€30,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€government€appealed€the€superior€court€granting€relief€on€habeas€corpus€for€a€prisonerÏseeking€release€on€parole.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€with€the€superior€court€that€there€was€not€someÏevidence€to€deny€parole.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÌIn€re€Anthony€Ô_ÔOrozcoÔ_Ô€(H031452)ÌStaff€attorney:€Michael€KresserÌDate:€€July€18,€2008ÌÌà  àIn€a€habeas€proceeding€filed€in€the€court€of€appeal,€it€was€determined€that€a€new€paroleÏhearing€was€required€when€the€Parole€Board€relied€on€facts€of€the€underlying€crime€that€wasÏunsupported€by€the€record.ÌÌÌIn€re€Thomas€(H030573)ÌPanel€attorney:€David€MartinÌDate:€€July€16,€2008ÌÌà  àDefendant€was€convicted€of€burglary€to€commit€rape€and€sentenced€to€life€in€prison.€€HeÏclaimed€in€a€habeas€petition€he€received€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel.€€Although€there€wasÏevidence€that€his€severe€mental€illness€interfered€with€an€ability€to€form€the€specific€intent€to€commitÏthe€felony€when€he€entered€the€residence,€this€information€was€not€investigated€or€presented€at€trial.ÏTrial€counsel€stated€he€believed€that€an€insanity€plea€would€not€be€successful,€but€he€failed€toÏconsider€an€attack€on€the€ability€to€form€the€specific€intent.€€The€court€of€appeal€issued€an€order€toÏshow€cause.€€(Staff€attorney€Lori€Quick)ÌÌÌIn€re€Stephen€Ô_ÔSambleÔ_Ô€(Santa€Clara€Super.€Ct.€No.€75735)ÌStaff€attorney:€Jonathan€GrossmanÌDate:€€July€16,€2008ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔSambleÔ_Ô€was€denied€parole€in€2003.€€He€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition,€and€the€superior€courtÏfound€there€was€not€some€evidence€to€deny€parole.€€The€government€appealed,€and€the€court€ofÏappeal€affirmed.€€On€remand,€the€Parole€Board€again€denied€parole€based€on€the€same€record.€€TheÏcourts€again€found€there€was€not€some€evidence€to€deny€parole.€€Litigation€dragged€on€until€theÏBoard€finally€released€him€on€parole€in€2008.€€He€then€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition€claiming€theÏtime€he€had€been€in€custody€after€the€unlawful€denial€of€parole€should€be€credited€to€his€time€onÏparole.€€The€court€agreed€and€granted€relief.Ð h+¸&* ЇÌIn€re€David€Vigil€(H032786)ÌStaff€attorney:€€Dallas€SacherÌDate:€€June€9,€2008ÌÌà  àDefendant€pled€guilty€to€making€criminal€threats€and€admitted€he€had€at€least€two€prior€strikeÏconvictions.€€The€victim€told€the€police€defendant€had€knife€during€the€incident.€€She€told€the€publicÏdefender€investigator€that€she€did€not€see€what€he€was€holding.€€Defense€counsel€never€presents€thisÏevidence.€€At€sentencing,€the€judge€denied€the€òòRomeroóó€motion,€stating€the€victim€must€have€beenÐ  ` Ðvery€afraid€because€of€the€knife,€the€defendant€showed€no€remorse€because€he€denied€he€had€a€knife,Ïand€one€of€his€prior€strikes€involved€use€of€a€knife.€€The€court€of€appeal€granted€an€order€to€showÏcause€in€the€habeas€corpus€petition€alleging€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€for€not€presenting€theÏevidence€disputing€the€existence€of€the€knife.ÌÌÌIn€re€Byron€Mills€(H031434)ÌPanel€attorney:€€Keith€Ô_ÔWattleyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€May€28,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€court€of€appeal€affirmed€the€superior€court'ððs€order€for€relief€on€habeas€corpus.€€Mills€wasÐ 4„ Ðconvicted€27€years€ago€for€second€degree€murder.€€There€was€not€some€evidence€to€justify€theÏdecision€by€the€Parole€Board€to€find€him€unsuitable€for€parole.€€(Staff€attorney€Dallas€Sacher)ÌÌÌIn€re€Nam€Van€Ô_ÔHuynhÔ_Ô€(H031395)ÌPanel€attorney:€Keith€Ô_ÔWattleyÔ_ÔÌDate:€€April€16,€2008ÌÌà  àÔ_ÔHuynhÔ_Ô€was€convicted€in€1989€of€second€degree€murder.€€In€2002,€the€Board€of€Prison€TermsÏdetermined€he€was€suitable€for€parole,€but€the€governor€vetoed€the€decision.€€The€superior€courtÏgranted€Ô_ÔHuynhÔ_Ô's€petition€for€relief€on€habeas€corpus€because€there€was€not€some€evidence€to€supportÏthe€governor's€decision.€€The€government€appealed,€and€the€court€of€appeal€mostly€agreed€with€theÏsuperior€court€but€remanded€the€matter€for€the€governor€to€reconsider.€€The€governor€again€vetoedÏthe€finding€of€suitability.€€The€governor€again€vetoed€the€Board's€decision.€€After€the€superior€courtÏgranted€relief€on€habeas€corpus,€the€government€appealed.€€Meanwhile,€the€Board€found€him€suitableÏagain€in€2005.€€The€governor€vetoed€the€decision,€the€superior€court€granted€relief,€and€theÏgovernment€appealed.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€not€some€evidence€to€support€theÏgovernor's€decisions.€€The€murder€of€his€wife€occurred€during€a€period€of€depression€which€was€nowÏover.€€He€was€otherwise€a€model€inmate.€€There€was€insufficient€grounds€for€concluding€theÏcommitment€offense€continued€to€make€him€unsuitable€for€parole.€€The€court€reversed€and€found€itÏunnecessary€to€remand€the€matter€for€reconsideration.€€(Staff€attorney€Michael€Kresser)ÌÌÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ% ‡ Ôò òMISCELLANEOUSó óÔ%†á®ÔÐ ° ÐPeople€v.€Rick€Ô_ÔKaseÔ_Ô€(H032266)ÌAttorney:€€Jamie€HarmonÌDate:€€June€23,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€police€stopped€a€car€for€having€an€insufficient€tire€tread.€€The€passenger,€appellant,€wasÏfound€with€an€illegal€cane€sword.€€The€court€denied€the€motion€to€suppress€evidence.€€The€court€ofÏappeal€reversed.€€When€the€officer€testified€he€was€uncertain€if€the€tire€had€sufficient€tread.€€SayingÏit€was€iffy,€he€indicated€he€was€acting€on€a€hunch.€€This€did€not€amount€to€reasonable€suspicion.€Ï(SDAP€was€not€involved€in€the€appeal.)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ramirez€(H031469)ÌAttorney:€Curtis€V.€RodriguezÌDate:€April€11,€12008ÌÌà  àAppellant€was€convicted€of€lewd€conduct€with€a€six„year€old€by€duress.€€She€entered€his€roomÏone€night€where€he€then€proceeded€to€molest€her.€€The€court€of€appeal€agreed€there€was€insufficientÏevidence€of€duress.€€The€conviction€was€reduced€to€non„forcible€lewd€conduct.€€(SDAP€was€notÏinvolved€in€the€appealñ ñ.ñ ñ)ÌÌÌP.M.€v.€Superior€Court€(H032500)ÌAttorneys:€€Donna€Ô_ÔChircoÔ_Ô,€Associate€Dependency€AttorneysÌà  à€€€€€€€Ô_ÔEvgueniaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔVatchkovaÔ_Ô,€Dependency€Legal€ServicesÌDate:€€April€3,€3008ÌÌà  àPreviously,€the€court€of€appeal€held€that€it€was€error€for€the€juvenile€court€to€fail€to€considerÏa€tribe's€petition€to€intervene€in€a€dependency€case.€€On€remand,€the€juvenile€court€denied€the€tribe'sÏpetition€to€transfer€the€matter€to€a€tribal€court.€€The€court€set€the€matter€for€a€section€366.26€hearing.€ÏTrial€counsel€for€the€parents€filed€a€writ€petition€on€the€ground€that€the€request€came€too€late€in€theÏproceeding.€€The€court€of€appeal€granted€relief.€€The€statute€requires€transfer€unless€the€court€findsÏsufficient€reason€not€to€do€so.€€Here,€there€was€insufficient€evidence€to€deny€the€transfer€request.€€TheÏdelay€in€the€request€to€transfer€was€a€result€of€CPS's€repeated€failure€to€provide€proper€notice.€€WhenÏproper€notice€was€provided,€the€tribe€promptly€requested€transfer.€€€The€court€of€appeal€ordered€thatÏthe€transfer€request€be€granted.€€(SDAP€was€not€involved€in€the€matter.)ÌÌÌDung€Ô_ÔPhamÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔTerhuneÔ_Ô€(N.D.€No.€C02„1348€Ô_ÔPJHÔ_Ô)ÌAttorney:€€Cliff€GardnerÌDate:€€March€20,€2008ÌÌà  àTwo€people€chased€down€and€shot€dead€the€victim.€€It€was€undisputed€that€one€of€theÐ h+¸&* Ðshooters€was€Tien€Ha,€who€was€never€apprehended.€€The€prosecution€claimed€Ô_ÔPhamÔ_Ô€was€the€otherÏshooter.€€Ô_ÔPhamÔ_Ô€claimed€a€third€person,€Ô_ÔTuanÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHoangÔ_Ô€was€the€other€gunman.€€The€police€did€stopÏÔ_ÔHoangÔ_Ô€immediately€after€the€incident€and€did€a€gunshot€residue€test.€€According€to€the€expert€at€theÏSanta€Clara€County€District€Attorney's€Crime€Lab,€the€test€was€inconclusive.€€The€expert€explainedÏthat€a€gunshot€residue€would€contain€traces€of€lead,€antimony,€and€barium.€€The€sample€tested,Ïhowever,€contained€only€antimony€and€titanium€which€would€be€inconsistent€with€gunshot€residue.€ÏÔ_ÔPhamÔ_Ô€was€convicted€of€murder€and€the€Sixth€District€Court€of€Appeal€affirmed.€€He€filed€a€federalÏhabeas€corpus€petition,€claiming€òòBradyóó€violation€for€not€disclosing€the€expert's€lab€notes.€€TheÐ $ t Ðfederal€court€ordered€the€disclosure€of€the€notes€and€this€led€to€Ô_ÔPhamÔ_Ô€being€allowed€to€retest€theÏsample.€€The€new€test€revealed€the€presence€of€lead,€antimony,€and€barium€which€indicated€thatÏÔ_ÔHoangÔ_Ô,€not€Ô_ÔPhamÔ_Ô,€was€the€other€gunman.€€The€district€court€granted€relief€on€habeas€corpus.€€(SDAPÏwas€not€involved€in€the€matter.)ÌÌÌPeople€v.€Ô_ÔDeShawnÔ_Ô€Campbell€(H032068)ÌAttorney:€€Edward€Sousa€and€Stuart€Ô_ÔKirchickÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€30,€2008ÌÌà  àThe€defendant€is€charged€with€capital€murder.€€In€a€hearing€to€determine€if€he€isÏdevelopmentally€disabled€and€thus€ineligible€for€the€death€penalty,€a€prosecution€witness€testifiedÏthat€he€Ô_ÔmentoredÔ_Ô€the€defendant€for€a€year€at€a€program€for€at„risk€youth€and€the€defendant€showedÏno€signs€of€being€mentally€disabled.€€He€was€capable€and€goal„oriented€and€gave€the€impression€ofÏbeing€of€average€intelligence.€€The€superior€court€concluded€he€was€not€disabled,€relying€in€part€onÏthe€testimony€of€the€mentor.€€It€later€came€to€light€that€witness€was€recalling€a€different€Ô_ÔDeShawnÔ_Ô,Ïnot€the€defendant.€€He€filed€a€pretrial€petition€for€extraordinary€relief€based€in€part€on€the€prosecutionÏwitness€giving€false€testimony.€€In€a€published€decision,€the€court€of€appeal€reversed€the€finding€andÏremanded€the€matter€for€a€new€hearing.€€(SDAP€was€not€involved€in€the€appealñ ñ.ñ ñ)ÌÌÌIn€re€Ô_ÔNileshÔ_Ô€Singh€€(Santa€Clara€Super€Ct.€Nos.€BB302593,€BB302101)ÌAttorney:€€Michael€Ô_ÔMehrÔ_ÔÌDate:€€January€4,€2008ÌÌà  àAppellant€pled€no€contest€to€possession€for€sale.€€He€later€faced€deportation€because€theÏconviction€qualified€as€an€aggravated€felony.€€The€superior€court€granted€his€writ€of€habeas€corpusÏbecause€trial€counsel€failed€to€try€to€ð ðplead€upðð€the€charge€to€transporting€or€selling€drugs,€whichÏñ ñdñ ññ ñdñ ñoes€not€lead€automatically€to€deportation.€€(See€òòPeople€v.€Bautistaóó€(2004)€115€Cal.App.4th€229.)ñ ñÐ à%0!$ Ðñ ññ ññ ñdñ ññ ññ ñÐ à%0!$ Ðñ ññ ññ ñ€ñ ññ ñ€ñ ññ ññ ñ(SDAP€was€not€involved€in€the€matter.)ñ ñÌÌÌÌ