California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Segura CA2/1
In February 2024, the district attorney charged Ricardo Zuniga Segura with several sexual offenses against J.E. and G.P. At the time of the offenses, J.E. and G.P. were minors, and each delayed to some degree in reporting the crimes. At trial, the prosecution presented expert tes…
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P. v. Johnson CA2/3
Lester Johnson appeals from his resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.75.1 Johnson contends the court erred in declining to strike his prior strike, declining to strike his firearm enhancements, and reimposing the upper term on the second count for attempted murder as well a…
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P. v. Basler CA4/1
No appearance by Respondent. In 2012, a jury convicted petitioner Matthew Alexis Basler of first degree murder and premeditated attempted murder. In his direct appeal, this court reversed Basler’s first degree murder conviction, and the People accepted a reduction of the convicti…
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P. v. Deleon CA1/4
Henrry Deleon appeals his multiple sexual assault convictions, including two convictions for aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. Deleon claims that the trial court erred by denying his motion for acquittal of judgment under Penal Code section 1118.11 and by …
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P. v. Williams CA2/8
INTRODUCTION In 2018, defendant Safari Williams pled no contest to evading the police while driving recklessly, and she admitted a prior strike allegation and two prior prison term allegations. The court sentenced Williams to eight years in prison, including two years for the pri…
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P. v. Herrera CA4/3
Defendant Kevin Ivan Herrera was convicted of first degree murder based on surveillance videos that show him fatally stabbing a man on a street in Santa Ana. On appeal, Herrera contends: (1) the trial court erred by admitting the surveillance videos into evidence and allowing pol…
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P. v. Rosas CA4/3
In 1992, Jaime Salazar Rosas was convicted of multiple offenses he committed when he was 17 years old, including the murder of Miguel Gallardo and the torture and attempted murder of C.J. Rosas was sentenced to a total term of 39 years and eight months to life imprisonment, plus …
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P. v. Flores CA4/3
Defendant Juan Carlos Mendez Flores1 (Mendez) appeals from his convictions for child sex offenses, contending the prosecutor committed misconduct by improperly vouching for one victim’s credibility. We read the prosecutor’s statements as reasonably commenting on that victim’s can…
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P. v. Serrato CA4/3
Gerardo Serrato appeals from his convictions for assault likely to cause great bodily injury and petty theft, though his appointed counsel raised no issues. We have independently reviewed the record, find no arguable issues, and affirm.
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P. v. Brown CA6
The California Racial Justice Act of 2020 (RJA) provides that claimed violations of the RJA “based on the trial record” may be raised “on direct appeal from the conviction or sentence.” (Pen. Code, § 745, subd. (b).)1 Under section 1237.5, however, no appeal can be taken from a p…
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L.L. v. J.L. CA4/3
Following extensive litigation in this parentage action, the trial court found L.L. to be a vexatious litigant and entered a prefiling order under Code of Civil Procedure section 391.7.1 On appeal, L.L. argues the prefiling order must be vacated because of judicial bias and due p…
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In re V.M. CA3
Following the minor V.M.’s admission to assault with a deadly weapon and a great bodily injury enhancement, the juvenile court committed him to a secure youth treatment facility (SYTF). On appeal, V.M. contends the juvenile court abused its discretion because substantial evidence…
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In re C.M. CA1/3
Defendant C.M. appeals following a dispositional order declaring her a ward of the court and placing her on probation. C.M.’s counsel asks this court to independently examine the record in accordance with People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) to determine if there are any …
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In re Nyaira H. CA1/4
Super. Ct. No. JD-037278-1) MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Defendant, Sariyah B. (mother), is the mother of Nyaira H., born in January 2023 (minor).2 Mother appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights to minor under Welfare and Institutions
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In re L.R. CA4/3
No appearance for Minor. A.O. (Mother) appeals from the order that terminated her parental rights and approved the permanent plan of adoption for her daughter L.R. (the child). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26; all undesignated statutory references are to this code.) Mother contends…
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In re D.M. CA4/3
* * * F.L. (Father) appeals from a jurisdiction/disposition order, contending the juvenile court abused its discretion by ordering supervised visitation with his child. Because the record sufficiently shows the child’s safety would be at risk if visits were unsupervised, we affir…
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Dromy v. Ozeri CA2/8
This defamation case stems from infighting at a small synagogue. Defendant and congregant Menachem Ozeri allegedly disrupted synagogue services to verbally accuse plaintiff and fellow congregant Ely Dromy of misconduct related to the synagogue and to assert plaintiff and synagogu…
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Doe 7DC v. Doe 2 CA6
In December 2022, plaintiffs sued a handful of entities, alleging that each shared responsibility for multiple sexual assaults perpetrated by a single individual in the 1990’s, when plaintiffs were minors.1 The timeliness of plaintiffs’ complaint turns on the version
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Coleman v. Dyson CA3
Plaintiff Corey Coleman appeals from a judgment entered after a trial court granted the motion for summary judgment filed by his former employer, defendant Dyson Inc. (Dyson). On appeal, Coleman argues the trial court erred in granting the motion by concluding he had not engaged …
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Calmat Co. v. Superior Court CA4/2
Heritage Logistics, LLC (Heritage), and Calmat Co., which does business as Vulcan Materials Company (Vulcan), filed a cross-complaint for apportionment and indemnity that included fictitiously named Roe defendants. Heritage and Vulcan