104 Cited authorities

Jackson v. Virginia
443 U.S. 307 (1979) Cited 77,716 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"
Graham v. Florida
560 U.S. 48 (2010) Cited 4,412 times 46 Legal Analyses
Holding life without parole sentences unconstitutional for non-homicide juvenile offenders
Roper v. Simmons
543 U.S. 551 (2005) Cited 3,503 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding "that the death penalty cannot be imposed upon juvenile offenders"
Atkins v. Virginia
536 U.S. 304 (2002) Cited 3,125 times 54 Legal Analyses
Holding that it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled defendants
Panetti v. Quarterman
551 U.S. 930 (2007) Cited 1,996 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that a petition raising a previously unripe claim of incompetency was not a second or successive petition under AEDPA
Smith v. Phillips
455 U.S. 209 (1982) Cited 4,860 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that a juror's pending job application with the prosecutor's office required a post-trial hearing on juror bias
Donnelly v. DeChristoforo
416 U.S. 637 (1974) Cited 6,222 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that, because a prosecutor's statement during closing argument was ambiguous, it was not so misleading and prejudicial that it deprived the defendant of due process
Chambers v. Mississippi
410 U.S. 284 (1973) Cited 5,982 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that the application of the rule against hearsay to exclude exculpatory testimony violated the defendant's right to present a complete defense because the testimony was reliable
Godinez v. Moran
509 U.S. 389 (1993) Cited 2,287 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that the trial competency standard applies to guilty pleas
Indiana v. Edwards
554 U.S. 164 (2008) Cited 1,140 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that the court did not violate the Sixth Amendment by appointing counsel against defendant's objection where defendant was competent to stand trial but not competent to conduct trial proceedings by himself
Section 190.2 - Penalty for defendant found guilty of first-degree murder with special circumstance
Cal. Pen. Code § 190.2 Cited 5,966 times 4 Legal Analyses
Prescribing penalty of death or LWOP for special circumstance murder

PEOPLE v. GHOBRIAL

104 Cited authorities

Holding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"

Holding life without parole sentences unconstitutional for non-homicide juvenile offenders

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

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

Holding that a petition raising a previously unripe claim of incompetency was not a second or successive petition under AEDPA

Holding that a juror's pending job application with the prosecutor's office required a post-trial hearing on juror bias

Holding that, because a prosecutor's statement during closing argument was ambiguous, it was not so misleading and prejudicial that it deprived the defendant of due process

Holding that the application of the rule against hearsay to exclude exculpatory testimony violated the defendant's right to present a complete defense because the testimony was reliable

Holding that the trial competency standard applies to guilty pleas

Holding that the court did not violate the Sixth Amendment by appointing counsel against defendant's objection where defendant was competent to stand trial but not competent to conduct trial proceedings by himself

Prescribing penalty of death or LWOP for special circumstance murder