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14 Jul 2011, 1:40 pm
It's easy to get jaded in dependency cases. [read post]
16 Mar 2022, 5:28 pm
I'm super pleased that the Court of Appeal finally elected to publish this opinion. [read post]
7 Nov 2007, 2:02 pm
Once you've read enough of these -- and there's quite a few -- my sense is that one of two things must be going on:(1) The various governors of California don't want to risk a potential political hit for granting parole to pretty much anyone convicted of any degree of murder, so they just overturn every recommendation of parole by the Board as a matter of course, even when they know that this decision will almost surely be reversed by the Court of Appeal. [read post]
23 Jul 2008, 7:54 pm
Tell me that there's an obvious solution to this problem. [read post]
13 May 2011, 5:28 pm
Here's a good example of something we call a "Morton's Fork":"The difficult question ultimately presented by this case is whether a four-year-old developmentally-delayed, possibly autistic child should be kept under the guardianship of his ex-convict uncle and his wife, who both have a history of substance abuse, or whether he should be returned to his father, who appears to be mentally ill. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 4:13 pm
Let's reset the stage. [read post]
8 Aug 2014, 12:08 pm
Jasmine M. is a 16-year old dependent of the court. [read post]
10 Nov 2016, 1:16 pm
I think it'd be really, really hard for me to be a judge in juvenile dependency court. [read post]
14 Feb 2011, 11:29 am
Forgive me if you've heard this one before: A prosecutor in a death penalty case is sitting at a bar . . . .Oh, wait. [read post]
22 May 2014, 1:46 pm
The next time someone tells you that the client has the ultimate say over whether or not to plead guilty, tell 'em about this unanimous opinion of the California Supreme Court. [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 11:52 am
Wow.You'll rarely read a more strongly worded -- and powerful -- opinion than this one.There are only a few opinions that make me think that I'm terrible as a writer. [read post]
17 Aug 2007, 3:16 pm
I love the (lengthy) dialogue between Justice Rivera, who authors the majority opinion, and Justice Sepulveda, who dissents, here. [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 1:33 pm
This seems right to me.There may well be some people who think that Alex Tapia has served his time -- almost twenty years in prison -- for attempting to kill Salvador Vega, and so deserves parole. [read post]
16 Mar 2015, 2:40 pm
It took a long time in coming. [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 1:22 pm
"On November 7, 2013 the Department received drug testing results for Elizabeth []. [read post]
14 Aug 2013, 2:23 pm
There are two surprising things about this case. [read post]
15 Aug 2013, 11:44 am
Proof that judges are often parents as well:"At the time of the dispositional hearing, P.S. was 13 years old. [read post]
22 Oct 2013, 4:50 pm
I commented on this opinion when it first came out last week. [read post]
25 Oct 2013, 12:57 pm
The details of another couple's marriage are often unknown outside of that marriage:"The parties were married on June 12, 1993. [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 3:36 pm
I don't care how bad your day at the office was today. [read post]
