California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Rodriguez-Guzman v. The Accelerated Schools CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Hilda Rodriguez-Guzman worked as a health service coordinator for The Accelerated Schools (TAS). When TAS could no longer accommodate Rodriguez-Guzman’s restrictions in her existing office, TAS put her on leave and told her she could return in three months after TAS …
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P. v. Aguilar CA1/1
While driving under the influence of alcohol, defendant Mauricio Ramirez Aguilar crashed into an SUV that had just entered the highway in front of him. The collision killed the SUV’s driver, 87-year-old Constantine Tsavalas. A jury convicted Aguilar of second degree implied malic…
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P. v. Sylva CA3
Defendant Kayla Cherie Sylva was found guilty of several offenses related to controlled substances and firearms found during two searches of her residence. The trial court placed defendant on two years formal probation. On appeal, defendant’s only contention is that the police of…
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P. v. Faizi CA6
A jury convicted Ismat Bakhshi, Qais Faizi, and Hamed Khamush of rape in concert (count 1) and convicted Faizi and Khamush of rape of an intoxicated person (count 2). The trial court sentenced Faizi and Khamush to serve nine years in prison, and Bakhshi to seven years. On appeal,…
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P. v. Brown CA1/1
Defendant Kris Brown appeals from a judgment in which the trial court limited his conduct credits to 15 percent of his presentence confinement period after the court imposed a sentencing enhancement and struck only its punishment. We conclude the record is, at best, ambiguous whe…
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P. v. Rhodes CA2/2
Ray Anthony Rhodes appeals the trial court’s order resentencing him pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.75.1 He argues the court abused its discretion in refusing to dismiss two prior serious felony enhancements and reimposing an upper term sentence on one of the counts. We affir…
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P. v. Mangelli CA3
While serving a life sentence, defendant Nicholas Mangelli stabbed two other inmates in separate incidents, killing them. A jury found defendant guilty of numerous crimes, including assault with a deadly weapon or by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury by a life …
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P. v. Ombao CA4/2
A jury convicted Joel Gallano Ombao of four felony counts of elder or dependent adult abuse. (Pen. Code, § 368, subd. (b)(1); unlabeled statutory citations refer to this code.) Ombao argues that the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct by
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P. v. Martinez CA5
-ooOoo- Pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.75,1 defendant and appellant Alfredo Martinez was resentenced in Kings Superior Court case No. 01CM77223-002 (Kings County case). He timely appealed and claims the trial court erred when it failed to conduct a full resentencing that inc…
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P. v. Brown CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION In 2016, a jury convicted defendant Michael Charles Brown (defendant) of numerous counts including murder committed during a rape or sodomy (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(C), (D), count 1), attempted murder, assault with intent to commit …
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P. v. Hedegard CA6
After his motion to dismiss gun charges under the Second Amendment was denied, defendant Judd Ander Hedegard1 was convicted by jury on two misdemeanor counts of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle in public. (Pen. Code, § 25850, subd. (a); unspecified statutory references are …
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P. v. Ceja CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Jose Roberto Ceja appeals the trial court’s postconviction order, striking his prior prison term enhancement under Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b)1 and resentencing him under section 1172.75. Appellate counsel filed an opening brief that rai…
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Occhipinti v. County of Los Angeles CA2/2
This is an appeal from a judgment directing a writ of mandate to defendant County of Los Angeles (the County), and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), to rescind all discipline imposed on Deputy Joe Occhipinti relating to an on- duty patrol vehicle crash, and to pay h…
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O'Connor v. San Mateo Healthcare & Wellness Center CA1/1
Defendants appeal from an order denying their motion to compel arbitration of this lawsuit, which was brought by a person acting both on behalf of a decedent and in an individual capacity. They advance one theory that was raised in the trial court, and one that was not. We reject…
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Medina v. Montebello Unified School Dist. CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Walther Medina met Anthony Martinez when Medina was 30 years old and trying to earn a living as a nightclub singer. Medina didn’t have a high school diploma, and his job prospects were limited. Martinez, then superintendent of Montebello Unified School District, ment…
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Marriage of Post CA4/3
This appeal arises from a family law proceeding in which ex-wife Reidel Post attempted to collect on a 25-year-old support arrearage by obtaining an earnings assignment order (EAO) against Edward Post. Reidel did so on an ex parte basis with no notice to Edward.1 The court refuse…
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In re J.M. CA4/2
I. A.M. is the mother of 11-month-old twin boys, Jon.M. and Jos.M. Mother appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings and orders over her twin sons.1 On
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In re A.P. CA2/3
Father appeals from the juvenile court’s orders summarily denying his Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 388 petitions seeking further family reunification services. He contends the court erred in failing to grant him an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
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In re R.R. CA1/4
R.R. (father) appeals from an order adjudicating his daughter (minor) a dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300.1 He also challenges the court’s earlier detention order. Father argues that the findings against him at each stage …
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In re E.C. CA4/2
At a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.261 hearing, the juvenile court terminated the parental rights of defendant and appellant S.B. (mother) as to E.C. (born May 2022), S.B. (born November 2020), and V.C. (born September 2017) (collectively,