California, May, 2002, State Case law

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State Courts - California - May 30, 2002

In re Antonio F., No. G028532., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, May 30, 2002, Decided
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Overview: Juvenile defendant's conviction for escape was reversed, where defendant escaped from a site at a private facility to which defendant had been taken for a "working field trip."

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People v. Baker, No. G028224., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, May 30, 2002, Decided
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Overview: Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for torture, where the evidence showed that defendant doused his wife with gasoline, lit her on fire, and watched her burn.

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People v. Slaughter, No. S024116., SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA, May 30, 2002, Decided
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Overview: Defendant's conviction and sentence of murder for two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and one count of robbery were affirmed on appeal; the jury properly was instructed as to the scope of its sentencing discretion.

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People v. Steele, No. S016730., SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA, May 30, 2002, Decided
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Overview: A jury properly convicted defendant of first degree murder with the use of a knife and found true the special circumstance of a prior murder conviction.

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Ruiz v. Cabrera, No. F036499., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, May 30, 2002, Decided
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Overview: The exclusive remedy for an agricultural laborer's injury was workers' compensation, where the laborer allegedly suffered ordinary physical injury while engaged in the course and scope of his employment.

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Walker v. Countrywide Home Loans, No. B145102., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION FIVE, May 30, 2002, Decided
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Overview: Lender's practice of passing the cost of conducting property inspections to delinquent borrowers did not violate unfair competition laws.

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