129 Cited authorities

Batson v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 79 (1986) Cited 15,244 times 61 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes
Davis v. Washington
547 U.S. 813 (2006) Cited 4,805 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding that statements made "in the course of police interrogation" are testimonial when made under "circumstances objectively indicat[ing] ... that the primary purpose of the interrogation [was] to establish or prove past events potentially relevant to later criminal prosecution"
Roper v. Simmons
543 U.S. 551 (2005) Cited 3,500 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding "that the death penalty cannot be imposed upon juvenile offenders"
Chapman v. California
386 U.S. 18 (1967) Cited 23,491 times 28 Legal Analyses
Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
Atkins v. Virginia
536 U.S. 304 (2002) Cited 3,124 times 54 Legal Analyses
Holding that it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled defendants
Arizona v. Fulminante
499 U.S. 279 (1991) Cited 5,294 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that involuntary confessions are subject to harmless-error review
Miller-El v. Dretke
545 U.S. 231 (2005) Cited 2,699 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that a prosecutor “would have cleared up any misunderstanding by asking further questions” if he truly considered a race-neutral characteristic grounds for a peremptory strike
Hernandez v. New York
500 U.S. 352 (1991) Cited 3,863 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that evaluation of a prosecutor's credibility "lies `peculiarly within a trial judge's province'"
Sullivan v. Louisiana
508 U.S. 275 (1993) Cited 3,282 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that a constitutionally deficient reasonable doubt instruction constitutes structural error as the deprivation of the right to trial by jury has "necessarily unquantifiable and indeterminate" consequences and "unquestionably qualifies as ‘structural error’ "
Richardson v. Marsh
481 U.S. 200 (1987) Cited 3,780 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding codefendant’s confession that "was not incriminating on its face," but "became so only when linked with evidence introduced later at trial," to "fall outside" narrow Bruton exception
Rule 804 - Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay-When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness
Fed. R. Evid. 804 Cited 3,951 times 32 Legal Analyses
Recognizing an exception to the hearsay exclusionary rule when the party against whom the statement is offered has engaged in wrongdoing which procures the unavailability of the declarant
Section 15
Cal. Const. art. I § 15 Cited 3,314 times
Affording “the right ... to compel attendance of witnesses in the defendant's behalf”
Section 7
Cal. Const. art. I § 7 Cited 2,117 times 5 Legal Analyses
Guaranteeing due process and equal protection
Section 16
Cal. Const. art. I § 16 Cited 1,776 times 2 Legal Analyses
Stating that the right to a "trial by jury is an inviolate right"
Section 17
Cal. Const. art. I § 17 Cited 1,409 times
Prohibiting cruel or unusual punishment
Section 3343 - Release from Restricted Housing
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 3343 Cited 20 times
Providing that confinement conditions for all segregated inmates, including those referred to the SHU as the result of a serious rules violation, must "approximate those of the general population."

PEOPLE v. LOPEZ (JUAN M.)

129 Cited authorities

Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes

Holding that statements made "in the course of police interrogation" are testimonial when made under "circumstances objectively indicat[ing] ... that the primary purpose of the interrogation [was] to establish or prove past events potentially relevant to later criminal prosecution"

Holding "that the death penalty cannot be imposed upon juvenile offenders"

Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"

Holding that it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled defendants

Holding that involuntary confessions are subject to harmless-error review

Holding that a prosecutor “would have cleared up any misunderstanding by asking further questions” if he truly considered a race-neutral characteristic grounds for a peremptory strike

Holding that evaluation of a prosecutor's credibility "lies `peculiarly within a trial judge's province'"

Holding that a constitutionally deficient reasonable doubt instruction constitutes structural error as the deprivation of the right to trial by jury has "necessarily unquantifiable and indeterminate" consequences and "unquestionably qualifies as ‘structural error’ "

Holding codefendant’s confession that "was not incriminating on its face," but "became so only when linked with evidence introduced later at trial," to "fall outside" narrow Bruton exception

Recognizing an exception to the hearsay exclusionary rule when the party against whom the statement is offered has engaged in wrongdoing which procures the unavailability of the declarant

Affording “the right ... to compel attendance of witnesses in the defendant's behalf”

Guaranteeing due process and equal protection

Stating that the right to a "trial by jury is an inviolate right"

Prohibiting cruel or unusual punishment

Providing that confinement conditions for all segregated inmates, including those referred to the SHU as the result of a serious rules violation, must "approximate those of the general population."