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U.S. v. CARSON
On appeal, Carson argues four claims: (1) the district court committed plain error and violated the Double Jeopardy Clause when it imposed a separate sentence for each of the three conspiracy charges; 1 (2) the district court abused its discretion in
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
U.S. v. LINCKS
Donald contends that, because the district court had provided standby counsel for his initial trial, it abused its discretion in denying his motion to appoint standby counsel for his retrial and also in denying his motion to continue his retrial.
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
PEOPLE v. ENGSTROM
The trial court answered "yes", and granted defendant Eric Anthony Engstrom's motion for a new trial based on juror misconduct. We disagree. Defendant was charged with possession of marijuana for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11359) and cultivation of
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
PEOPLE v. VALENCIA
1 Defendant waived his right to a jury trial on the allegation of a prior drug conviction under Health and Safety Code section 11370.2, subdivision (c), which he then admitted. The trial court sentenced him to 10 years in prison, granting conduct
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
PEOPLE v. DANG
The trial court sentenced defendant to prison. 1 On appeal, defendant argues there is insufficient evidence of his intent to kill to support the jury's verdict of attempted murder, or of the permanent nature of the victim's paralysis to support the
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
PACKER v. SUPERIOR COURT OF VENTURA COUNTY
Joshua Graham Packer seeks extraordinary writ relief from the trial court's order denying his Penal Code section 995 1 motion to dismiss the indictment charging him with three counts of first degree murder (§ 187) and other offenses.
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
SABOL v. GREEN
1 Sabol claims the injunction is not supported by the evidence and the trial court abused its discretion in awarding fees and costs. We affirm. This appeal arises out of a bitter partnership dispute. Sabol and Green own Cenco LLC (Cenco),
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
BABAEI v. MOVAGHARIAN
Babaei now appeals the trial court's order granting Movagharian's special motion to strike the malicious prosecution complaint pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (section 425.16). We affirm the trial court order.
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
Bahrain postpones trial of 61 athletes accused of protest links | The Republic
AP MANAMA, Bahrain — A Bahrain court has postponed the trial of 61 athletes and sports officials accused of links to anti-government protests. Defense attorney Mohsen al-Alawi says the hearing was rescheduled for Jan. 4 because most of the defendants
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
WEBSTER v. EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP.
At the close of plaintiff's case-in-chief, the trial court granted defendant's motion for nonsuit on several grounds, including the lack of evidence of exposure to asbestos at the refinery. In this appeal from the judgment, we conclude that the nonsuit
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
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