On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in People v. Gray. (Briefs here; oral argument video here.)
This will be the first of two opinions for cases argued on the regular June calendar in San Diego. There are still two undecided cases from the six-case late-May calendar, opinions in which should file by August 21. There’s also still one opinion outstanding for the nine cases argued in early-May — because of post-argument briefing, the opinion in People v. Martinez isn’t due until August 28. Finally, two opinions from the special late-June session — including one in the high-profile, long-pending voting rights case, Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica — should issue by September 25.
In Gray, the court is expected to decide whether the trial court violated the due process right to confrontation applicable at probation and parole revocation hearings by admitting hearsay statements in a bodycam video under the excited utterance exception (Evid. Code, § 1240) without first making a finding of good cause and determining whether a balancing of the relevant factors under People v. Arreola (1994) 7 Cal.4th 1144 favored admission? The court granted review in June 2021.
The opinion can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.