CA Pub. Decisions

1. NEW WEST CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
   Sep 18, 2010
   A modification decision.
2. PEOPLE v. MICAH BENJAMIN MINOR Part-I
   Sep 18, 2010
   In this appeal, we consider the question of how much process is due a probationer in a probation extension proceeding. Defendant appeals an order granting a probation officer's request to extend by two years a three-year period of probation imposed following defendant's n…
3. PEOPLE v. MICAH BENJAMIN MINOR Part-II
   Sep 18, 2010
   In this appeal, we consider the question of how much process is due a probationer in a probation extension proceeding. Defendant appeals an order granting a probation officer's request to extend by two years a three-year period of probation imposed following defendant's n…
4. In re V.V.
   Sep 18, 2010
   Appellants V.G. (mother) and J.V. (father) appeal from the juvenile court's orders terminating their parental rights as to the two children, V.V. (born January 2005) and Va.V. (born August 2008). ( ADDIN BA xc <@st> xl 34 s YCMGJH000001 xpl 1 l "Welf. & Inst. Code, …
5. PEOPLE v.IRELAND PART - I
   Sep 18, 2010
   Following a jury trial, Anthony Ireland (appellant) was convicted of four counts of forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2)).[1] As to each count, the jury found true the allegations that appellant used a deadly weapon (§ 12022.3, subd. (a)) and that he committed the crim…
6. PEOPLE v.IRELAND PART - II
   Sep 18, 2010
   Following a jury trial, Anthony Ireland (appellant) was convicted of four counts of forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2)).[1] As to each count, the jury found true the allegations that appellant used a deadly weapon (§ 12022.3, subd. (a)) and that he committed the crim…
7. HOWARD v.AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO. Part-I
   Sep 18, 2010
   A modification decision.
8. PEOPLE v.LAVEITIGAOTUMUA LAUFASA
   Sep 18, 2010
   Defendant was arrested on August 11, 2009, after a patsearch at Oakland International Airport revealed that he was carrying 900 grams (about two pounds) of crystal methamphetamine hidden in pockets of spandex shorts under his clothing. Defendant was charged with one felony count …
9. In re SCOTT B
   Sep 18, 2010
   In this dependency case (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300 et seq.), Dolly B., the mother of the minor child Scott. B. (Mother and Scott, respectively), appeals from a section 366.26 order that terminated her parental rights. At issue in the appeal is the applicability of a statutory ex…
10. In re SCOTT B Part - II
    Sep 18, 2010
    The CASA's and Department's final reports were for the October 22, 2009 section 366.26 hearing. The CASA's report states Scott was in a fifth grade special education class. He told the CASA he was doing well and was happy and he related the nice time he had on his bir…
11. CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY v. AMZ INSURANCE SERVICES, INC Part-I
    Sep 18, 2010
    A binder is a contract of insurance that provides coverage pending the issuance of the insurance policy. (Adams v. Explorer Ins. Co. (2003) 107 Cal.App.4th 438, 451 (Adams).) The central issue in this case is whether a document entitled â€
12. CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY v. AMZ INSURANCE SERVICES, INC Part-II
    Sep 18, 2010
    A binder is a contract of insurance that provides coverage pending the issuance of the insurance policy. (Adams v. Explorer Ins. Co. (2003) 107 Cal.App.4th 438, 451 (Adams).) The central issue in this case is whether a document entitled â€
13. PEOPLE v. TATE Part-I
    Aug 27, 2010
    A jury found defendant Gregory O. Tate guilty of the first degree murder of Sarah LaChapelle. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.)[1] The jury also found that defendant personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife (§ 12022), and that robbery-murder and burglary-murder special c…
14. PEOPLE v. TATE Part-II
    Aug 27, 2010
    A jury found defendant Gregory O. Tate guilty of the first degree murder of Sarah LaChapelle. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.)[1] The jury also found that defendant personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife (§ 12022), and that robbery-murder and burglary-murder special c…
15. PEOPLE v. TATE Part-III
    Aug 27, 2010
    A jury found defendant Gregory O. Tate guilty of the first degree murder of Sarah LaChapelle. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.)[1] The jury also found that defendant personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife (§ 12022), and that robbery-murder and burglary-murder special c…
16. PEOPLE v. TATE Part-IV
    Aug 27, 2010
    A jury found defendant Gregory O. Tate guilty of the first degree murder of Sarah LaChapelle. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.)[1] The jury also found that defendant personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife (§ 12022), and that robbery-murder and burglary-murder special c…
17. PEOPLE v. TATE Part-V
    Aug 27, 2010
    A jury found defendant Gregory O. Tate guilty of the first degree murder of Sarah LaChapelle. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.)[1] The jury also found that defendant personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife (§ 12022), and that robbery-murder and burglary-murder special c…
18. PEOPLE v. TATE Part-VI
    Aug 27, 2010
    A jury found defendant Gregory O. Tate guilty of the first degree murder of Sarah LaChapelle. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.)[1] The jury also found that defendant personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife (§ 12022), and that robbery-murder and burglary-murder special c…
19. PEOPLE v. TATE Part-VII
    Aug 27, 2010
    A jury found defendant Gregory O. Tate guilty of the first degree murder of Sarah LaChapelle. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.)[1] The jury also found that defendant personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife (§ 12022), and that robbery-murder and burglary-murder special c…
20. PEOPLE v. ALEXANDER Part-I
    Aug 27, 2010
    On June 4, 1980, Julie Cross, an agent of the United States Secret Service, was murdered in the line of duty. Over a decade later, defendant Andre Stephen Alexander was charged with Cross's murder. In 1996, a jury convicted him of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187),[1] a…