Challenges for Cause

Name: People v. Ayala
Case #: S013188
Opinion Date: 08/28/2000
  • Categories: Areas Constitutional Law, Challenges for Cause, Challenges to Panel, Equal Protection, Evidence, Expert Witness, Jury Peremp/Wheeler, Mistrial, Prior Convictions/Impeach, Procedure/Evidence, Scientific Evidence, Search & Seizure, Trial Proceedings

Summary

The California Supreme Court agreed with the decisions of most jurisdictions that ex parte proceedings following a motion regarding peremptory challenges to the jury made on the basis of improper group bias are poor procedure and should not be conducted…

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Name: People v. Box
Case #: S019798
Opinion Date: 08/17/2000
  • Categories: Admitting/Excluding, Appeals, Areas Constitutional Law, By CALJIC Number, By Prosecutor, Challenges for Cause, Defenses, Due Process, Evidence, Examination of Witness, Expert Witness, General Principles, Interrogations & Confessions, Jury Instructions, Jury Peremp/Wheeler, Justification for act: homicide or assault, Miranda v. Arizona, Misconduct, Pleadings, Presentation of Evidence, Pretrial Motions, Rules of Court, Scope of Review, Severance/Consolidation, Trial Proceedings, Voir Dire

Summary

In this death penalty appeal, the trial court correctly rejected appellant's claims of violations of his constitutional rights to due process, an impartial jury and a reliable death verdict, which were premised on the trial court's denial of appellant's request…

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Name: People v. Parker
Case #: E021559
Opinion Date: 02/12/2002
  • Categories: By Jurors, Challenges for Cause, Jury Deliberations, Misconduct, Trial Proceedings

Summary

During jury deliberations at appellant’s trial for special circumstance murder, the foreperson sent a note to the judge which stated that Juror No. 1 was not following instructions and the jury had reached an impasse. The trial court investigated further,…

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Name: People v. Mendoza
Case #: S067104
Opinion Date: 07/31/2000
  • Categories: Areas Constitutional Law, By CALJIC Number, Challenges for Cause, Choice of Counsel, Crimes, Crimes Against Property, Crimes Against the Person, Defenses, Drug Treatment, Due Process, Entrapment, Evidence, Expert Witness, General Principles, Ineff. Assist. Counsel (IAC), Jury Instructions, Jury Peremp/Wheeler, Legislation, Marsden, Motion for Acquittal, Preliminary Hearings, Pretrial Motions, Probable Cause, Right to Counsel, Scope of Right, Sentencing, Severance/Consolidation, Statutory Construction, Trial Proceedings

Summary

Mendoza and his codefendant, Valle, were charged with murder committed during the course of a robbery, in violation of Penal Code section 189. The defendants were also charged with the robbery, and a special circumstance that the murder was committed…

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