SCOTUS day for California criminality

With apologies to Brian Wilson, some SCOTUS spectators on Wednesday might start humming this riff on a classic song:

Well east coast cases are hip
I really dig those issues they raise
And the southern judges with the way they talk
They knock me out when I'm down there....
But I wish they all could be California cases.

As detailed in this AP article, the Supreme Court on Wednesday hears two notable California criminal cases: Cunningham v. California and Carey v. Musladin (previewed here and here at SCOTUSblog). 

Though Cunningham could be a hugely important Blakely case, the victim issue in Musladin is drawing far more media attention.  The San Jose Mercury News has this long piece on the case, and the New York Times has this editorial urging the High Court to affirm the Ninth Circuit. 

I have done lots and lots of Cunningham coverage (available at this archive), and here are just some of my recent posts on both these cases:

• Collecting Cunningham coverage and briefs
• What will Alito and Roberts do in Cunningham?
• Victims' rights and Wednesday's other SCOTUS case