Apprendi v. New Jersey

Holding that “[o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt”

Blakely v. Washington

Holding that “[w]hen a judge inflicts punishment that the jury's verdict alone does not allow, the jury has not found all the facts ‘which the law makes essential to the punishment,’ and the judge exceeds his proper authority”

Cunningham v. California

Holding that the "jury-trial guarantee proscribes a sentencing scheme that allows a judge to impose a sentence above the statutory maximum based on a fact, other than a prior conviction, not found by the jury or admitted by the defendant"

Ring v. Arizona

Holding that “[i]f a State makes an increase in a defendant's authorized punishment contingent on the finding of a fact, that fact—no matter how the State labels it—must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt”

Skilling v. U.S.

Holding that Hedgpeth's harmless-error approach applies on direct appeal

People v. Doolin

Holding defendant's request to represent himself was untimely where he sought self-representation at sentencing hearing only after his Marsden motion was denied

Patton v. Yount

Holding that the trial court's “particularly extensive” 10-day voir dire ensured the jury's impartiality

United States v. Hasting

Holding that Chapman mandates harmless error analysis of Griffin error

Ross v. Oklahoma

Holding that "the `right' to peremptory challenges is `denied or impaired' only if the defendant does not receive that which state law provides"

Tuilaepa v. California

Holding that the State's future dangerousness element is not unconstitutionally vague

Section 187 - Murder

Defining murder as "the unlawful killing of a human being . . . with malice aforethought."

Section 288 - Lewd or lascivious act upon child under age of 14 years

Defining crime of conviction

Section 190.2 - Penalty for defendant found guilty of first-degree murder with special circumstance

Prescribing penalty of death or LWOP for special circumstance murder

Section 15

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

Section 207 - Kidnapping

Kidnaping a child for purposes of committing a lewd act

Section 28

Granting crime victims the right "[t]o reasonable notice of all public proceedings, including delinquency proceedings, upon request, at which the defendant and the prosecutor are entitled to be present"

Section 16

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

Section 1181 - Grant of new trial

Finding contrary to evidence

Section 1

Providing "[a]ll people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights," including the right of "privacy"

Section 1239 - Appeal in manner provided in rules; automatic appeal of judgment of death