Late May & Early June Cal. Supreme Court Arguments. Calendars (actually amended calendars) are out for upcoming Cal. Supreme Court arguments. Click the date/city links below for the complete calendars which show dates and times and descriptions for all of the cases on the calendars. There are a few criminal and appellate procedure cases on the calendars:

May 24, 25, 26 (San Francisco):

People v. Carter, nos. S014021 &  S023000; People v. Blair, no. S011636; People v. Gray, no. S104664 (Automatic Appeals in Capital Cases);

People v. Martinez, no. S118180 (can the Department of Toxic Substance Control, which cleaned up a meth site, be considered a victim for purposes of restitution);

In re Josiah Z., no. S125822  (authority of appellate counsel for a minor to abandon the minor's appeal in a child dependency case); 

In re Roberts, no. S112505 (should habeas challenging Board of Prison Terms decision be filed in county of sentencing or county of incarceration)

May 31, June 1, June 2 (L.A.)

People v. Schmeck, no. S015008,  People v. Dunkle, no. S014200, People v. Moon, no. S021054, People v. Harris, no. S058092, People v. Cornwell, no. S046176 (Automatic Appeals in Capital Cases)

People v. Garcia, no. S124003 ("When the jury has visited the crime scene during the  presentation of evidence at trial and then asks to revisit the crime scene during  deliberations, do defendant and his or her counsel have the right, upon request, to be  present at the jury’s revisit to the crime scene?)

That's right, there are a total of eight capital cases on the two calendars.