California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Estate of Wanis CA2/5
****** Mamdouh M. Wanis died intestate, survived by his brother, appellant Michel Mikhail, and his wife, respondent Thanaa Basali. Pursuant to a Probate Code section 850 petition filed by Basali, the probate court granted Basali complete ownership of a condominium Wanis acquired …
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Aviles v. Access Services CA2/5
****** The seven children of an ailing man who died after falling to the ground after being dropped off in front of his home by a paratransit service’s contractor sued the service, its contractor, the contractor’s driver, and others. A jury returned a $17.5 million verdict, but t…
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Yzaguirre v. Clovis Unified School District CA5
-ooOoo- A 12-year-old student injured his wrist during a physical education class devoted to the game of basketball. The injury occurred when his attempt to shoot a basket was contested and blocked by an adult instructor. The student sued the instructor and the school district, a…
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Tran v. Coast Community College Dist. CA4/3
Plaintiff Louis Tran challenges summary judgment for defendants Coast Community College District (Coast), Christine Nguyen, and Randy Flint on his conversion claim. He contends triable issues exist as to whether (1) he had a right to possess commercial kitchen equipment he had in…
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Siry Investments v. Farkhondehpour CA2/2
Defendants and appellants Saeed Farkhondehpour and 415 South Wall Street, Inc. (collectively, appellants) appeal from the order granting plaintiff and respondent Siry Investments, L.P.’s (respondent) motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to Penal Code1 section 496, subdivision (c).…
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Singh v. Kaur CA3
(Yolo) GURDEV SINGH, C096916 Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CV-2015-1143) v. Cross-defendant and Respondent; Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant;
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P. v. Lopezperez CA1/5
Super. Ct. No. 04-24-00511) This is an appeal from final judgment after a jury convicted defendant Edgar Lopezperez of driving under the influence causing injury and related offenses, and found true a great bodily injury enhancement. Defendant seeks reversal of the judgment on th…
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P. v. Hall CA1/2
Defendant Anthony D’Shawn Hall appeals the denial of his petition to vacate his murder conviction and obtain resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.6 after an evidentiary hearing. He argues the trial court erred in finding him ineligible for relief on the ground that he was …
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P. v. Ford CA3
1457) Defendant Brooke Ford pleaded guilty to numerous offenses in multiple criminal matters. As part of a negotiated plea in four cases, she agreed to an aggregate 14-year execution-suspended sentence that included the upper term on a hotel burglary conviction and a consecutive …
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P. v. Thomas CA3
A jury found defendant Buck Maldonado Thomas guilty of multiple crimes arising out of his sexual abuse of two high school students whose families had hired him for his coaching services. At defendant’s original sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced defendant to a term of …
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P. v. Figueroa CA4/1
A jury found Dionisio Figueroa guilty of second-degree murder. (Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a).) The jury further found that Figueroa personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, a knife, in committing the offense. (§§ 12022, subd. (b)(1), 1192.7, subd. (c)(23).) The court senten…
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P. v. Copeland CA4/1
A jury convicted Anthony Dwayne Copeland of multiple offenses arising from two separate incidents of domestic violence against his then-girlfriend. The trial court sentenced him to seven years in prison. His appellate counsel filed a brief stating no arguable issues can be found.…
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P. v. Ojito CA4/1
INTRODUCTION Geraldo Ojito was convicted of first degree murder with a firearm enhancement and sentenced to serve 26 years to life in state prison. He appeals from the denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.6. He claims (1) the evidence that he aid…
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P. v. Dyer CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION In 2004, a jury convicted defendant and appellant Stacey Daniella Dyer of first degree murder and found true felony-murder special-circumstance allegations pursuant to Penal Code section 190.21 alleging that the murder was committed during the commission or a…
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P. v. Gaines CA1/4
Jacobi Gaines appeals a judgment convicting him of, among other offenses, first degree murder, carjacking, and robbery, and sentencing him to a total term of 64 years-and-four-months-to-life in prison. He contends that (1) the court erred under Evidence Code section 352 by admitt…
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P. v. Briseno CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant and appellant Marc Briseno (appellant) was convicted by a jury of second degree murder. On appeal, he contends (1) insufficient evidence supported the jury’s finding that he acted with malice, and (2) the trial court erred by refusing to instruct on the lesser i…
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P. v. Meza CA5
-ooOoo- Appellant Alicia Rosina Meza appeals from the denial of her petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6,1 following an evidentiary hearing. In 1996, Meza was convicted by jury of first degree felony murder with special circumstances and two counts of second …
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P. v. McCracken CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Detjen, J. and Meehan, J. INTRODUCTION Appellant and defendant Michael Alan McCracken (defendant) was charged with murder with two special circumstances. In 2002, he entered into a negotiated disposition and pleaded guilty to first degree murder with…
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P. v. Moffat CA1/4
Defendant Matthew Daren Moffat appeals from many dozens of convictions for sexually abusing his stepdaughters and their cousin more than two decades before trial, when his stepdaughters and their cousin were children. He was sentenced to 24 years and 750 years to life. Moffat arg…
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P. v. Rogers CA1/2
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 On February 13, 2025, the Humboldt County District Attorney filed a felony complaint charging Damon Wade Rogers with willful infliction of corporal injury on a domestic partner. (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a); count one.) On August 12, 2025, rather than set a …