This time, we’re reviewing the data on the trial courts which produced the Supreme Court’s criminal cases from the Fifth District.

In 1990, the Court decided only one Fifth District criminal case, which originated in Fresno county.  In 1991, the Court decided three cases from Tulare county and one each from Merced and Stanislaus county.  The Court decided no criminal cases from the Fifth District in 1992.  In 1993, the Court decided two cases from Kern county and one each from Fresno and Madera county.  In 1994, the Court decided two cases from Kern county and one from Fresno.

In 1995, the Supreme Court decided one case each from Fresno, Kern and Madera counties.  In 1996, the Court decided two cases from Fresno and one from Kern county.  In 1997, the Court decided one case each from Madera and Tuolumne county.  In 1998, the Court decided one case each from Kern county and Tulare county.  In 1999, there were once again two cases – one from Fresno and one from Tuolumne county.

In 2000, the Court decided one case from Kern county.  In 2001, the Court decided one case from Fresno.  In 2002, the Court decided three cases from Kern county and one each from Fresno, Tulare and Tuolumne county.  In 2003, the Court decided three cases from Fresno, three from Kern, two from Tulare county and one from Kings county.  In 2004, the Court decided only one Fifth District criminal case, from Kern county.

Join us back here next time as we review the data for the years 2005 to 2019.

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