25 Cited authorities

Greenlaw v. United States
554 U.S. 237 (2008) Cited 764 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court of appeals may not impose sua sponte a mandatory-minimum prison term, when errantly omitted from the sentence, absent the government's cross-appeal
People v. Johnson
26 Cal.3d 557 (Cal. 1980) Cited 4,474 times
Holding that an attorney may not waive a defendant's right to a speedy trial to accommodate the interests of other clients rather than benefit the defendant
People v. Stanley
10 Cal.4th 764 (Cal. 1995) Cited 2,196 times 1 Legal Analyses
Upholding admission of evidence of a car arson as an offense that "involved an implied threat of violence against a person"
People v. Watson
46 Cal.2d 818 (Cal. 1956) Cited 13,691 times
Holding that certain trial errors are harmless unless there is a reasonable probability that a different result would have occurred absent the error
People v. Birks
19 Cal.4th 108 (Cal. 1998) Cited 991 times
Holding that criminal defendant has no unilateral entitlement to instructions on lesser offenses which are not necessarily included in the charge
People v. Honig
48 Cal.App.4th 289 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 197 times
Finding employment and remuneration of official's wife by nonprofit organization benefiting from government contract a financial interest
People v. Montes
58 Cal.4th 809 (Cal. 2014) Cited 110 times
Denying claim that special circumstance finding must be reversed for being necessarily included within another special circumstance
In re M.C.
199 Cal.App.4th 784 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) Cited 72 times
Deciding issues of statutory interpretation and separation of powers despite mootness, but declining to address whether sufficient evidence supported juvenile court order because that was "not an issue of continuing public importance"
Superior Court v. County of Mendocino
13 Cal.4th 45 (Cal. 1996) Cited 111 times
Upholding facial validity of a statutory designation of one or more unpaid furlough days on which trial courts shall not be in session, because the statute would not necessarily defeat or materially impair a court's fulfillment of its constitutional duties
People v. Bunn
27 Cal.4th 1 (Cal. 2002) Cited 74 times
Recognizing that while our Constitution divides power among three coequal branches, "the branches share common boundaries, and no sharp line between their operations exists. ... Indeed, the ‘sensitive balance’ underlying the tripartite system of government assumes a certain degree of mutual oversight and influence."
Section 13
Cal. Const. art. VI § 13 Cited 4,515 times
Requiring a "miscarriage of justice"
Section 3
Cal. Const. art. III § 3 Cited 403 times
Guaranteeing the separation of powers of the legislative and judicial branches
Rule 8.360 - Briefs by parties and amici curiae
Cal. R. 8.360 Cited 102 times
(a)Contents and form Except as provided in this rule, briefs in criminal appeals must comply as nearly as possible with rules 8.200 and 8.204. (Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.) (b) Length (1) A brief produced on a computer must not exceed 25,500 words, including footnotes. Such a brief must include a certificate by appellate counsel or an unrepresented defendant stating the number of words in the brief; the person certifying may rely on the word count of the computer program used to prepare
Rule 8.630 - Briefs by parties and amicus curiae
Cal. R. 8.630 Cited 16 times
(a)Contents and form Except as provided in this rule, briefs in appeals from judgments of death must comply as nearly as possible with rules 8.200 and 8.204. (Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.) (b) Length (1) A brief produced on a computer must not exceed the following limits, including footnotes: (A) Appellant's opening brief: 102,000 words. (B) Respondent's brief: 102,000 words. If the Chief Justice permits the appellant to file an opening brief that exceeds the limit set in (1)(A) or

PEOPLE v. GRIMES

25 Cited authorities

Holding that a court of appeals may not impose sua sponte a mandatory-minimum prison term, when errantly omitted from the sentence, absent the government's cross-appeal

Holding that an attorney may not waive a defendant's right to a speedy trial to accommodate the interests of other clients rather than benefit the defendant

Upholding admission of evidence of a car arson as an offense that "involved an implied threat of violence against a person"

Holding that certain trial errors are harmless unless there is a reasonable probability that a different result would have occurred absent the error

Holding that criminal defendant has no unilateral entitlement to instructions on lesser offenses which are not necessarily included in the charge

Finding employment and remuneration of official's wife by nonprofit organization benefiting from government contract a financial interest

Denying claim that special circumstance finding must be reversed for being necessarily included within another special circumstance

Deciding issues of statutory interpretation and separation of powers despite mootness, but declining to address whether sufficient evidence supported juvenile court order because that was "not an issue of continuing public importance"

Upholding facial validity of a statutory designation of one or more unpaid furlough days on which trial courts shall not be in session, because the statute would not necessarily defeat or materially impair a court's fulfillment of its constitutional duties

Requiring a "miscarriage of justice"

Guaranteeing the separation of powers of the legislative and judicial branches