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Table of Contents LATEST SUMMARIES Criminal Law & Procedure
• People v. Cravens
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
• People v. Johnson
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LATEST SUMMARIES Criminal Law & Procedure
People v. Cravens, No. S186661
In a prosecution that resulted in a conviction for second-degree murder, the Court of Appeal's reduction of the conviction to voluntary manslaughter is reversed, where there was sufficient evidence to satisfy both the physical and the mental components of implied malice. Read more... Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
People v. Johnson, No. S188619
On appeal of a judgment of conviction entered after the trial court revoked the defendant's self-representation status on mental competency grounds, the judgment of the Court of Appeal affirming the conviction is affirmed, as: 1) California courts may deny self-representation when the United States Constitution permits such denial; and 2) the trial court acted within its discretion in revoking the defendant‘s self-representation status. Read more...
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