Crawford v. Washington

Holding that the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause bars "admission of testimonial statements of a witness who did not appear at trial unless he was unavailable to testify, and the defendant had had a prior opportunity for cross-examination"

Melendez–Diaz v. Massachusetts

Holding that a certification that material seized by the police included cocaine was testimonial

Smith v. Phillips

Holding that a juror's pending job application with the prosecutor's office required a post-trial hearing on juror bias

Griffin v. California

Holding that prosecutor may not comment on a defendant's failure to testify

People v. Rodriguez

Concluding appellate court deviated from the "well-established methodology" of substantial evidence review by "rejecting contrary (but, in [the high court's] view, equally logical) inferences the jury might have drawn"

People v. Avila

Holding that the trial court had not abused its discretion in denying a motion for mistrial after a prosecution witness referred to the defendants having recently been in prison, and the trial court admonished the jury as to the limited purpose for which the evidence was admitted

People v. Clark

Holding that because the jury was instructed to ignore the improper question, there was little risk the jury made improper inferences from defendant's silence

People v. Guerra

Finding that under the state of mind exception, the trial court properly admitted witness's statements that she believed defendant came into her house as she napped and that she was afraid of him because it was probative of her lack of consent to sexual intercourse in the attempted rape

People v. Johnson

Holding that an attorney may not waive a defendant's right to a speedy trial to accommodate the interests of other clients rather than benefit the defendant

People v. Stanley

Upholding admission of evidence of a car arson as an offense that "involved an implied threat of violence against a person"

Rule 8.500 - Petition for review