California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Mitchell CA1/5
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 In People v. Mitchell (2022) 83 Cal.App.5th 1051 (Mitchell I), this court held, among other things, that defendant and appellant Sunee Lynn Mitchell was not entitled to relief under amended Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (b) because she entered into a st…
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P. v. Sanders CA1/1
Trial counsel for appellant Darien Xavier Sanders set, and later withdrew, a motion to exclude a recording of his custodial interrogation. On this appeal, Sanders contends the decision to withdraw the motion constituted ineffective assistance of counsel and requires reversal of h…
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P. v. Turner CA1/3
Byron Turner appeals from a conviction for carrying a loaded handgun. He contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence of the firearm — which was obtained after a warrantless search of his car — arguing that no exception to the warrant requirement ju…
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P. v. Medina-Barragan CA1/5
Super. Ct. No. SC083434A) MEMORANDUM OPINION1 When Rodolfo Medina-Barragan was 16 years old, he attempted to murder two people, for which he was convicted in adult criminal court in 2015. After a successful petition for resentencing in 2025, he contends he is entitled to a juveni…
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P. v. Chappell CA2/2
Lester Chappell appeals the judgment entered after a resentencing hearing under Penal Code1 section 1172.75. He argues the trial court erred in reimposing the upper term for his convictions without findings beyond a reasonable doubt of the aggravating circumstances. We affirm.
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P. v. Bacon CA3
Defendant Ryan Joaquin Bacon stabbed his elderly roommate to death. He initially denied any responsibility but later confessed to police. After considering Bacon’s testimony at trial as well as his earlier, inconsistent statements to police about the circumstances surrounding the…
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P. v. McDonald CA3
Defendant Timothy Chase McDonald murdered Spencer Hodgson. He drove to Hodgson’s house, parked a short distance down the road, and waited for him to return home. He then knocked on the front door and pretended to have a flat tire. Hodgson agreed to drive defendant to his truck an…
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P. v. Kumar CA3
For a year and a half, defendant Shalesh Sanjay Kumar, a man over 40 years old, lived with K.S. when she was 16 to 17 years old and had sex with her almost every day. Defendant recorded videos of their sexual acts. A jury found defendant guilty of 87 counts related to sexual abus…
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P. v. Shaw CA3
Appointed counsel for defendant Russell James Shaw asks this court to review the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Because we conclude the trial court’s order is not appealable, we dismiss the appeal.
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P. v. Lopez CA6
Defendant and appellant Gerardo Lopez appeals the denial of a motion to vacate his 2008 conviction and to allow him to withdraw his no contest plea under Penal Code sections 1016.5 and 1473.7. Lopez argues that he was not advised of the immigration consequences of his plea and di…
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P. v. Salazar CA4/2
Defendant and appellant William Gilbert Salazar appeals from the trial court’s summary denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6. (All further undesignated statutory references are to this code.) Defendant filed his petition in
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Noel v. Collier-Key CA3
Plaintiffs Ann and Robert Noel (collectively, the Noels; because plaintiffs share the same surname, we will refer to them individually by their first names to avoid confusion) and defendant Dana Collier-Key served at various times on the Klamath River Country Estates Owners Assoc…
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In re S.C. CA2/2
In this juvenile dependency appeal, Samuel C. (father) challenges the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings and dispositional orders. Father argues substantial evidence does not support the court’s findings that his history of and current substance abuse as well as his violent…
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In re Manny M. CA2/8
On appeal, maternal grandmother, Maria M., argues that the trial court erred by declining to place her grandchild, Manny M., in the care of the maternal grandparents in a Welfare and Institutions Code hearing under section 388.1 We find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s…
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In re E.C. CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Franson, Acting P. J., Meehan, J. and Snauffer, J. Minor E.C. contends on appeal that the juvenile court’s order must be reversed and the matter remanded because there is insufficient evidence that minor committed count 1 (Pen. Code,1 §§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 245, s…
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filed: 8/7/26 Dashjian v. Kessedjian CA2/8
The trial court did not err in enforcing settlement and entering a stipulated judgment. Respondent Shant Aram Dashjian and appellant Steve Kessedjian disputed ownership of real property in Tarzana, California. Dashjian sued Kessedjian and related entities in 2020. Kessedjian sued…
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Beaver v. The Regents of the Univ. of Cal. CA3
The Regents of the University of California (the Regents) appeal from a judgment following a jury trial in favor of respondent Matthew Beaver in his medical malpractice action. The Regents do not challenge the jury’s findings on liability or damages. The sole issue on appeal is w…
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Al-Bayati v. Los Angeles Unified School District CA2/8
MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Issa Al-Bayati, by and through his guardian ad litem Maha Al Sadoon, appeals a judgment entered against him and in favor of defendant Los Angeles Unified School District. We find this matter appropriate for disposition by a memorandum opinion in accor…
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South Yuba Water District v. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife CA3
South Yuba Water District (District), Michael Rue, Jerry Norene, Victor Graf, Morrison Graf, Gary Miller, and John Belza (together, appellants) appeal from a judgment entered after a bench trial. This appeal arises out of agreements entered into between the District and the Depar…
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P. v. Chavez CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Meehan, J. and Guerra, J. INTRODUCTION On December 18, 2014, a man was shot and wounded at a self-service car wash in Earlimart. The investigation led to appellant and petitioner Manuel Hernandez Chavez (appellant) and two other suspects. Appellant w…