California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Williams v. City of Torrance CA2/4
Blake Williams, a peace officer employed by the Torrance Police Department (TPD), was subjected to one audit and three investigations for potential violations of departmental policy. He commenced this lawsuit against his employer and the City of Torrance (City) for violations of …
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Slater v. Ford Motor Co. CA4/3
Plaintiff Jeremy S. Slater filed this lawsuit against defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford) asserting claims regarding a Ford truck under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Civ. Code, § 1790 et seq.; Song- Beverly Act). Prior to trial, Ford sent an offer under Code of Civil Pr…
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Searles v. Kemmerling CA2/2
Queen Searles appeals the denial of her request for a civil harassment restraining order against her neighbor. We affirm. Appellant is a “spiritual work[er]” who lives in the same housing complex as Lisa Kimmerling (respondent). According to appellant, respondent has threatened t…
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Reich v. Hashem CA2/8
Jacob Reich and Mansour Hashem agreed to improve a property owned by Reich and to share the profits. Hashem did not fulfill his part of the bargain, and a jury awarded Reich damages. We affirm the jury’s results, as well as the trial court’s decision not to disturb those results.…
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P. v. Perez CA1/5
Super. Ct. No. 18CR002028) In August 2020, after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in firing a gun on a police officer in a public park, defendant Dario Mundo Perez was admitted to the State Department of State Hospitals (DSH). In August 2023, Perez was restored to san…
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P. v. Stinson CA3
Defendant Antuan Jermale Stinson appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.61 after the trial court issued an order to show cause and held an evidentiary hearing. On appeal, he argues the trial court erred in finding that he c…
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P. v. Holley CA4/1
Robert Lee Holley, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence following a jury trial. His appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders). We notified Holley of his right t…
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P. v. Monzon CA4/1
Amelia Monzon was charged with felony hit and run with injury (Veh. Code, § 20001, subd (a)). Monzon filed a motion for mental health diversion (Pen. Code, § 1001.36). The court held a hearing and denied the motion. Monzon pleaded guilty to one count of hit and run and agreed to …
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P. v. Buford CA2/3
Appellant Timothy Eric Buford appeals his conviction following a no contest plea to one count of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury while confined in a state prison. Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), Buford’s appellate counsel …
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P. v. Bolton CA2/4
Defendant Framel Lawayne Bolton, Senior, appeals from judgment following his conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Defendant testified that he killed the victim to defend himself and others. To support this argument, he offered evidence of the victim’s propensity for violence (E…
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P. v. Jackson CA2/7
INTRODUCTION In this appeal after an evidentiary hearing under Penal Code section 1172.6, we affirm the superior court’s order denying appellant Arthur Duane Jackson’s petition because substantial evidence supports the court’s finding Jackson is guilty of attempted murder under a…
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P. v. Harman CA2/8
After reviewing this appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), we affirm. Statutory citations are to the Penal Code. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department received a 911 call from a man named Keith who said a man and a woman were asleep in a car parked outsi…
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P. v. Stopani CA2/4
(People v. Lopez (Dec. 4, 2015, B259051) [nonpub opn.].) 3 As the truth of the facts of the crime recited in the opinion are not necessary for our resolution of this appeal, we summarize them only for the basis of defendant’s conviction. (See People v. Woodell (1998) 17 Cal.4th 4…
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P. v. Reeves CA4/1
Aaron Reeves entered a negotiated plea for carrying a concealed dirk or dagger in violation of Penal Code § 21310,1 and the trial court sentenced him to formal probation. Reeves raises several contentions regarding the
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P. v. Session CA4/2
INTRODUCTION Jerome Cornell Session, the Defendant, appeals from an order denying his petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1172.6, following an evidentiary
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P. v. Manuel CA2/2
Defendant and appellant Kevis Lavelle Manuel (Manuel) appeals from the trial court’s order resentencing him under Penal Code section 1172.75.1 We affirm. I. Facts “On May 28, 2014, Manuel questioned Brenita Doe (Brenita), his intermittent girlfriend, about another man. In the liv…
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P. v. Evans CA2/7
After the trial court denied his motion for mental health diversion, Adrian Fitzgeral Evans pleaded no contest to assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Evans appeals from the judgment, challenging the order denying his motion for mental health diversion. We appointed counsel to r…
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P. v. Fenn CA6
By agreement with the prosecution, defendant Justin Fenn pleaded no contest to a felony violation of Health and Safety Code section 113951 in return for dismissal of a prior strike allegation (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (b)–(i), 1170.12) and other charges, a grant of probation, an…
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P. v. Dixon CA5
-ooOoo- In 1993, Appellant Demetrius Deon Dixon was convicted by jury of first degree murder (Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a)) with a robbery-murder special circumstance (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)), robbery (§§ 211/212.5, subd. (b)), and an enhancement for the personal use of a knife (…
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P. v. Raridon CA3
Defendant Jonathan Mauric Raridon appeals the denial of his Penal Code section 1172.6 petition for resentencing at the prima facie stage. (Further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.) He argues the record of conviction does not establish that he is ineligible…