68 Cited authorities

Miller-El v. Cockrell
537 U.S. 322 (2003) Cited 48,721 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that the government's exclusion of 10 out of 14, or 91%, of Black prospective jurors—along with the state's unreliable justifications—showed purposeful discrimination
Batson v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 79 (1986) Cited 15,284 times 61 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes
Roper v. Simmons
543 U.S. 551 (2005) Cited 3,516 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding "that the death penalty cannot be imposed upon juvenile offenders"
Atkins v. Virginia
536 U.S. 304 (2002) Cited 3,131 times 54 Legal Analyses
Holding that it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled defendants
Powers v. Ohio
499 U.S. 400 (1991) Cited 2,557 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a white defendant has standing to challenge strikes of black jurors
Patton v. Yount
467 U.S. 1025 (1984) Cited 1,580 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that the trial court's “particularly extensive” 10-day voir dire ensured the jury's impartiality
McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood
464 U.S. 548 (1984) Cited 1,403 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that, to obtain a new trial because of a juror's alleged untruthfulness during voir dire, "a party must first demonstrate that a juror failed to answer honestly a material question on voir dire, and then further show that a correct response would have provided a valid basis for a challenge for cause."
People v. Duvall
9 Cal.4th 464 (Cal. 1995) Cited 2,669 times
Holding that a petition for writ of habeas corpus must include copies of reasonably available evidence
People v. Boyette
29 Cal.4th 381 (Cal. 2002) Cited 1,658 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding the evidence was properly admitted
People v. Ledesma
43 Cal.3d 171 (Cal. 1987) Cited 2,841 times
Holding that counsel was prejudicially ineffective for failure to investigate mental illness evidence despite expert's report stating that defendant was competent to stand trial because report raised other issues
Section 352 - Balancing of probative value with prejudice
Cal. Evid. Code § 352 Cited 12,842 times 5 Legal Analyses
Giving a trial court discretion to exclude evidence "if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury"
Section 28
Cal. Const. art. I § 28 Cited 2,129 times
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 1181 - Grant of new trial
Cal. Pen. Code § 1181 Cited 1,770 times
Finding contrary to evidence
Section 22 - [Renumbered]
Cal. Pen. Code § 22 Cited 466 times
Explaining that evidence of voluntary intoxication as an excuse for a crime "is admissible solely on the issue whether or not the defendant actually formed a required specific intent"

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68 Cited authorities

Holding that the government's exclusion of 10 out of 14, or 91%, of Black prospective jurors—along with the state's unreliable justifications—showed purposeful discrimination

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

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 white defendant has standing to challenge strikes of black jurors

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

Holding that a petition for writ of habeas corpus must include copies of reasonably available evidence

Holding the evidence was properly admitted

Holding that counsel was prejudicially ineffective for failure to investigate mental illness evidence despite expert's report stating that defendant was competent to stand trial because report raised other issues

Giving a trial court discretion to exclude evidence "if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury"

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"

Finding contrary to evidence

Explaining that evidence of voluntary intoxication as an excuse for a crime "is admissible solely on the issue whether or not the defendant actually formed a required specific intent"