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   State Courts - California - July 14, 2009

  
Branner v. Regents of University of California, C061476, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, July 14, 2009, Filed
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Overview: Because a motion to reconsider an order in a discrimination case lacked the affidavit required by Code Civ. Proc., ¿ 1008, subd. (a), it was not a valid motion and did not extend the time to appeal under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.108(e); thus, the notice of appeal, filed after 60 days, was untimely under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(2).

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In re H.C., H033669, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, July 14, 2009, Filed
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Overview: Probation conditions that prohibited a minor from associating with any known probationer, parolee, or gang member and from frequenting areas of gang related activity failed to meet the due process requirement of adequate notice because a violation could occur without his knowledge that he was engaging in such an association or was in such an area.

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In re T.S., C059718, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, July 14, 2009, Filed
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Overview: Juvenile court did not abuse its discretion when it declined to apply an exception to adoption under Welf. & Inst. Code, ¿ 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(B)(vi)(II); although the minor's Indian tribe had identified guardianship as the permanent plan, there were no appropriate guardians, and an adoptive placement with a member of the tribe had been found.

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OneBeacon American Ins. Co. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., B209526, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, July 14, 2009, Filed
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People v. Blount, D052147, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, July 14, 2009, Filed
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Overview: Having accepted the terms of a plea agreement in a child neglect case, the trial court was bound under Pen. Code, ¿ 1192.5, to impose the stipulated sentence and could not alter it; the statutory procedure for recalling a sentence under Pen. Code, ¿ 1170, subd. (d), did not give the trial court authority to override the terms of the plea bargain.

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People v. Fields, D053080, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, July 14, 2009, Filed
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Overview: Although cross-examination of expert witnesses in a proceeding under the Sexually Violent Predators Act, Welf. & Inst. Code, ¿ 6600 et seq., as to a polygraph examination might have been unduly limited because Evid. Code, ¿ 351.1, did not bar such evidence, any error was harmless because the defense presented ample evidence on the same topics.

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People v. Hudson, C059154, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, July 14, 2009, Filed
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Overview: In a kidnapping case, the trial court did not err in instructing the jury with CALCRIM No. 318 because the instruction did not lessen the prosecution's standard of proof by compelling the jury to accept inconsistent out-of-court statements as true. The jury also was informed of its prerogative to ignore any evidence that it found untrustworthy.

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People v. Osborne, A121195, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION FOUR, July 14, 2009, Filed
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Overview: A police officer was justified in conducting a patsearch of defendant, where the officer reasonably suspected that defendant was involved in burglarizing or stripping a car. Under the totality of circumstances, the patsearch was supported by a reasonable suspicion that defendant was armed and dangerous.

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