59 Cited authorities

  1. Jackson v. Virginia

    443 U.S. 307 (1979)   Cited 77,575 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"
  2. Neder v. United States

    527 U.S. 1 (1999)   Cited 4,937 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the failure to submit an uncontested element of an offense to a jury may be harmless
  3. Chapman v. California

    386 U.S. 18 (1967)   Cited 23,463 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
  4. Boykin v. Alabama

    395 U.S. 238 (1969)   Cited 13,222 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a silent record is insufficient for a waiver of certain specified rights not at issue here
  5. Florida v. Harris

    568 U.S. 237 (2013)   Cited 1,190 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in the Fourth Amendment context, an officer "has probable cause to conduct a search when the facts available to [him] would warrant a [person] of reasonable caution in the belief that contraband or evidence of a crime is present"
  6. People v. Doolin

    45 Cal.4th 390 (Cal. 2009)   Cited 3,864 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding defendant's request to represent himself was untimely where he sought self-representation at sentencing hearing only after his Marsden motion was denied
  7. Washington v. Texas

    388 U.S. 14 (1967)   Cited 3,342 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a statute that categorically barred accomplices from testifying for a defendant on trial for the same crime "cannot ... be defended"
  8. People v. Young

    34 Cal.4th 1149 (Cal. 2005)   Cited 2,832 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the claim that post-conviction counsel was "burdened by a conflict of interest" was not cognizable because there is no constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel in post-conviction proceedings
  9. People v. Bolin

    18 Cal.4th 297 (Cal. 1998)   Cited 3,658 times
    Holding that defendant's act of retrieving gun after arguing with victim supported finding that murder was premeditated
  10. People v. Scott

    9 Cal.4th 331 (Cal. 1994)   Cited 3,898 times
    Holding that "complaints about the manner in which the trial court exercises its sentencing discretion and articulates its supporting reasons cannot be raised for the first time on appeal"
  11. Rule 8.1100 - Authority

    Cal. R. 8.1100   Cited 417 times

    The rules governing the publication of appellate opinions are adopted by the Supreme Court under section 14 of article VI of the California Constitution and published in the California Rules of Court at the direction of the Judicial Council. Cal. R. Ct. 8.1100 Rule 8.1100 adopted effective 1/1/2007.

  12. Rule 8.500 - Petition for review

    Cal. R. 8.500   Cited 337 times

    (a)Right to file a petition, answer, or reply (1) A party may file a petition in the Supreme Court for review of any decision of the Court of Appeal, including any interlocutory order, except the denial of a transfer of a case within the appellate jurisdiction of the superior court. (2) A party may file an answer responding to the issues raised in the petition. In the answer, the party may ask the court to address additional issues if it grants review. (3) The petitioner may file a reply to the answer

  13. Rule 8.320 - Normal record; exhibits

    Cal. R. 8.320   Cited 132 times

    (a) Contents If the defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, or if the People appeal from an order granting a new trial, the record must contain a clerk's transcript and a reporter's transcript, which together constitute the normal record. (b) Clerk's transcript The clerk's transcript must contain: (1) The accusatory pleading and any amendment; (2) Any demurrer or other plea; (3) All court minutes; (4) All jury instructions that any party submitted in writing and the cover page required by

  14. Rule 8.1 - Title

    Cal. R. 8.1   Cited 6 times

    The rules in this title may be referred to as the Appellate Rules. All references in this title to "these rules" are to the Appellate Rules. Cal. R. Ct. 8.1 Rule 8.1 adopted effective 1/1/2007.