California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Davenport CA2/7
Anthony Jack Davenport appeals from the judgment entered in 2024 after he was resentenced under Penal Code section 1172.75.1 In 2013 Davenport pleaded no contest to robbery, attempted robbery, and six counts of petty theft with prior convictions, and the trial court sentenced him…
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P. v. Tatum CA2/4
Defendant Shayla Tatum appeals from judgment following her conviction for assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)).1 After reviewing the record, defendant’s appointed counsel filed an opening brief asking this court to review the record independently pursuant…
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P. v. Smith CA2/5
****** Kayla Michelle Smith (defendant) appeals from the trial court’s denial of her petition for relief under Penal Code section 1203.4.1 As the People concede, the trial court applied an incorrect legal standard in denying relief, so we must reverse. We remand to enable the tri…
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P. v. Levy CA1/4
Federal law requires electronic service providers to report instances of apparent child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (National Center). (18 U.S.C. § 2258A(a), (b).) This case began when Dropbox, Inc., made such a report (known as…
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P. v. Jordan CA1/4
Maurice Don Jordan, Jr. was sentenced to 41 years to life in prison in 2009 following his conviction for second degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. (People v. Jordan (May 17, 2011, A126859) [nonpub. opn.] (Jordan I).) He filed a motion to dismiss certain enhanceme…
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P. v. Jackson CA2/1
” This discrepancy has no impact on our resolution of the instant appeal. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Kurt Lockwood was investigating a burglary reported at an apartment building at 54th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard when he heard gunshots and observed the shooti…
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P. v. Sedillo CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ In 2009, a jury found Jesus Sedillo guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. In 2025, Sedillo filed a resentencing petition pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.6 and requested the appointment of counsel.1 The trial court summ…
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P. v. Rose CA4/1
James Martin Rose appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court held a resentencing hearing under Penal Code1 section 1172.75. His appointed appellate counsel filed an opening brief raising no arguable issues
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P. v. Mendez CA1/4
Super. Ct. No. 21CR000920) A jury convicted Santiago Torres Mendez, Jr. of committing 17 sexual assault offenses against three women and two minors. Mendez raises numerous claims on appeal. Mendez challenges the trial court’s admission of statements that he claims law enforcement…
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P. v. Misch CA1/4
Plaintiff and Respondent, A173861 v. DAVID MISCH, (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. Defendant and 18-CR-004109) Appellant. In this appeal from two murder convictions, defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to dismiss for an alleged denial of d…
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P. v. Thomas CA2/1
Appellant Terance Tracy Thomas challenges his judgment of conviction for first degree murder, arguing the admission of gang evidence denied him a fair trial. He further argues he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his attorney failed to object to that evidence. Thoma…
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P. v. Smith CA2/1
Deante Smith attempts to appeal from the trial court’s order denying his Penal Code section 1172.1 request for recall and resentencing.1 We conclude the order is not appealable, and we decline Smith’s request that we treat his challenge thereto as a petition for writ of habeas co…
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P. v. Gaffney CA3
After a jury found defendant Amari Gaffney guilty of rape, the trial court sentenced defendant to eight years imprisonment. Defendant now argues the court erred in excluding certain impeachment evidence against a witness. He also contends the prosecutor committed misconduct by vo…
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P. v. Baxter CA4/2
Amanda Qiaoqun Baxter appeals from the trial court’s order denying her motion to reduce her felony convictions under subdivision (b) of section 17 of the Penal Code. Baxter argues that the court abused its discretion by denying relief on the basis that the
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Ortiz v. O'Hara CA2/8
David and Yuko Ortiz hired attorney Colleen O’Hara to represent them in a personal injury case after David was struck by a car while crossing the street. O’Hara eventually withdrew as their counsel. The Ortizes then sued O’Hara for attorney malpractice. The trial court sustained …
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Marriage of Shayan CA2/8
Shahriyar Shayan appeals from the order denying his request for equitable credits under Jackson v. Jackson (1975) 51 Cal.App.3d 363 (Jackson), commonly referred to as Jackson credits, for the period of time when he claims he had primary physical custody of his children.1 In denyi…
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Marriage of Evans and Rayford CA1/3
Veronica Maria Evans (Mother) appeals the trial court’s February 6, 2025 order granting increased child visitation to La’Marcos Julian Rayford (Father). This court requested letter briefing from the parties on the appealability of the challenged order, which is memorialized in th…
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Marriage of Zahi and Ouchene CA1/5
In re the Marriage of LAMIA ZAHI and ABDELWAHAB JAMEL OUCHENE. A175157 (San Francisco City & Respondent, County Super. Ct. No. v. FDI-24-800489)
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Mangine v. Grossbaum CA2/5
—————————— Plaintiff and appellant Marie Mangine appeals the trial court’s February 13, 2025 order denying her request to renew an elder abuse restraining order (EARO) under Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657.03,1 protecting her from defendant and respondent Menachem Men…
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In re J.J. CA2/2
In this juvenile dependency appeal, I.J. (father) challenges three juvenile court orders. Father challenges the scope of a permanent restraining order, the denial of his motion to dismiss the underlying Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 petition,1 and the summary denial o…