Apprendi v. New Jersey
530 U.S. 466 (2000) Cited 26,644 times 100 Legal AnalysesHolding 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”
Boykin v. Alabama
395 U.S. 238 (1969) Cited 13,227 times 12 Legal AnalysesHolding that a silent record is insufficient for a waiver of certain specified rights not at issue here
People v. Hofsheier
37 Cal.4th 1185 (Cal. 2006) Cited 663 times 1 Legal AnalysesFinding an equal protection violation as to a defendant convicted of oral copulation with a 16 year old
People v. Barragan
32 Cal.4th 236 (Cal. 2004) Cited 596 timesHolding that the retrial of a strike allegation is permissible when the trier of fact finds the strike allegation true but the appellate court reverses
People v. Picklesimer
48 Cal.4th 330 (Cal. 2010) Cited 265 timesHolding that claims under Hofsheier by defendants no longer in custody must be brought by a petition for writ of mandate
People v. Castellanos
21 Cal.4th 785 (Cal. 1999) Cited 173 timesHolding that a similar California retrospective registration requirement does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause
In re Alva
33 Cal.4th 254 (Cal. 2004) Cited 141 timesHolding that lifetime registration for misdemeanor sexual offenders was not `punishment within the meaning of the cruel or unusual punishment clause'