22 Cited authorities

Lawrence v. Texas
539 U.S. 558 (2003) Cited 1,153 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding statute that criminalizes two persons of same sex engaging in intimate sexual conduct unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment
United States v. Batchelder
442 U.S. 114 (1979) Cited 1,718 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that the imposition of different imprisonment terms under different, but partially overlapping, firearm-possession statutes does not violate equal protection
People v. Hofsheier
37 Cal.4th 1185 (Cal. 2006) Cited 663 times 1 Legal Analyses
Finding an equal protection violation as to a defendant convicted of oral copulation with a 16 year old
Cooley v. Superior Court
29 Cal.4th 228 (Cal. 2002) Cited 653 times
Adopting the same standard of appellate review of the trial court's probable cause determination
Rinaldi v. Yeager
384 U.S. 305 (1966) Cited 519 times
Holding that "the Constitutional demand is not a demand that a statute necessarily apply equally to all persons . . . legislation may impose special burdens upon defined classes in order to achieve permissible ends."
People v. Wilkinson
33 Cal.4th 821 (Cal. 2004) Cited 483 times
Finding rational basis in part because Legislature reasonably could withhold from trial courts discretion to reduce felonies to misdemeanors in cases "deemed serious enough by the prosecutor to warrant felony prosecution"
People v. Watson
30 Cal.3d 290 (Cal. 1981) Cited 616 times
Upholding second degree murder based on implied malice as defined in CALJIC 8.11
People v. Morgan
42 Cal.4th 593 (Cal. 2007) Cited 242 times
Rejecting that CALJIC Nos. 2.03, 2.04, and 2.52 violates due process
People v. Turnage
55 Cal.4th 62 (Cal. 2012) Cited 187 times
Recognizing that “the realities of the subject matter cannot be completely ignored” under rational basis review
People v. Castellanos
21 Cal.4th 785 (Cal. 1999) Cited 173 times
Holding that a similar California retrospective registration requirement does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause

JOHNSON v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

22 Cited authorities

Holding statute that criminalizes two persons of same sex engaging in intimate sexual conduct unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment

Holding that the imposition of different imprisonment terms under different, but partially overlapping, firearm-possession statutes does not violate equal protection

Finding an equal protection violation as to a defendant convicted of oral copulation with a 16 year old

Adopting the same standard of appellate review of the trial court's probable cause determination

Holding that "the Constitutional demand is not a demand that a statute necessarily apply equally to all persons . . . legislation may impose special burdens upon defined classes in order to achieve permissible ends."

Finding rational basis in part because Legislature reasonably could withhold from trial courts discretion to reduce felonies to misdemeanors in cases "deemed serious enough by the prosecutor to warrant felony prosecution"

Upholding second degree murder based on implied malice as defined in CALJIC 8.11

Rejecting that CALJIC Nos. 2.03, 2.04, and 2.52 violates due process

Recognizing that “the realities of the subject matter cannot be completely ignored” under rational basis review

Holding that a similar California retrospective registration requirement does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause