In Morante, the court noted that "[i]t is well established that one may become criminally liable for possession for sale or for transportation of a controlled substance, based upon either actual or constructive possession of the substance.
Holding that "there is no tort remedy for the intentional spoliation of evidence by a party to the cause of action to which the spoliated evidence is relevant, in cases in which, as here, the spoliation victim knows or should have known of the alleged spoliation before the trial or other decision on the merits of the underlying action."
In Thornton, the defendant confronted his victim in a single-room laundromat and, in the course of a sexual assault, dragged her to the rear of the facility.
112 Cal.App.4th 1543 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003) Cited 110 times
Reversing conviction for attempted voluntary manslaughter where reasonable probability jurors based verdict on defendant's conscious disregard for life