California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Lott CA1/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Marques Lott appealed after the trial court denied his resentencing petition (Pen. Code, § 1172.6, all statutory references are to the Penal Code). Respondent agrees that the trial court erred in denying the petition at the prima facie stage and that the matte…
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P. v. Mercado CA4/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Rosario Gutierrez Mercado appeals from a criminal protective order entered as part of a judgment in one of two cases following a guilty plea in one of the cases and jury verdict in the other. The People concede that the
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P. v. Arthur CA4/1
Joshua Arthur entered into a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to one count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(4)). The remaining charges and allegations were dismissed. The court granted formal probation subject to a 36…
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P. v. Hudson CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION In 2021, appellant Stevie Alexander Hudson II was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy for driving at night with an inoperative headlight. During the stop, appellant appeared agitated, and the deputy called for backup. When ordered to do so, appellant refused to exi…
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P. v. Thompson CA1/3
In 2007, Willie Thompson and co-defendant Lavar Coleman were convicted of the first-degree murders of Dante Wallace and Ronnell Hodge. This court affirmed Thompson’s convictions on direct appeal with minor modifications to his sentence. (People v. Thompson (Sept. 29, 2010, A12061…
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P. v. Duhon CA2/2
A jury found defendant and appellant Gerald Wayne Duhon (Duhon) guilty of one count of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a);1 count 1); two counts of deliberate and premeditated attempted murder (§§ 664, 187, subd. (a); counts 2 & 3); three counts of assault with a fi…
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P. v. Smith CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Derrick Andre Smith appeals from a judgment of conviction following a no contest plea. Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), Smith’s appellate counsel requested that we review the record and determine whether any arguable issues ex…
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P. v. Hernandez CA2/2
THE COURT: On October 15, 2023, appellant and defendant Martin Campos Hernandez (defendant) was arrested at the home of his brother, Jose A.1 Earlier that day, defendant spray-painted the 1 Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.90(b)(4), we initially refer to the victim i…
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P. v. Neal CA1/2
In March 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Thomas Neal pled guilty to felony assault with a deadly weapon and admitted an allegation of great bodily injury. The trial court imposed a five-year state prison term but suspended execution of sentence and granted Neal probation w…
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Marriage of Hinton CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION John Hinton appeals from an order denying a domestic violence restraining order he had requested against his former wife, Kimberly Hinton1. We affirm. A. Procedural Background
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Marriage of Mackey CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION Haydee Mackey appeals from an order of the family law court, which she characterizes as denying her request for attorney fees and costs pursuant to Family Code section 20301 after the dissolution of her marriage. We affirm.
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Marquez v. Equinox Holdings CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Juanita Marquez appeals from a judgment dismissing her action against her former employer Equinox Holdings Inc. under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, Labor Code section 2698 et seq. (PAGA).1 Marquez asserted one cause of action under PAGA, alleging among o…
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Lettini v. Cherry Bekaert Advisory CA2/5
****** For 20 years, attorney Ilya Alekseyeff has been representing private clients in civil matters while employed as a deputy alternate public defender in Los Angeles County. In so doing, he has persistently violated the law. Worse yet, he has repeatedly lied about it, reportin…
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Kung Fury 2 Europe UG v. Creasun Entertainment CA2/7
Creasun Entertainment USA, Inc. and its principal Minglu Ma (collectively, Creasun) appeal from a judgment in favor of Kung Fury 2 Europe UG (Kung Fury) after the trial court granted Kung Fury’s motion to enforce the parties’ settlement agreement under Code of Civil Procedure sec…
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Keshishyan v. County of L.A. CA2/7
Armenui Ivette Keshishyan appeals after a bench trial in which the trial court determined she breached an agreement to settle her lawsuit against her employer and supervisor, the County of Los Angeles and Carlos Carranza (defendants). The agreement, reached during private mediati…
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J.G. v. Superior Court CA1/1
Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF A176808 (Alameda County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. JD-041179-01) Real Party in Interest. J.G. (mother) petitions this court for extraordinary writ review of a juvenile court order setting a selection-and-implementation hearing under Welfare an…
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In re L.W. CA4/2
Defendants and appellants, K.D. (Mother) and L.W. (Father) appeal the juvenile court’s dispositional order denying them reunification services with their five minor dependent children under Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.5, subdivisions (b)(5) and (6). We affirm.
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In re J.P. CA2/2
H.P. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s orders terminating jurisdiction over her sons J.P., Jr. (born Nov. 2013) and N.P. (born Sept. 2017) (collectively, the children), as well as the exit orders granting J.P. (father) sole legal and physical custody and limiting mother …
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In re T.Q. CA2/5
****** Miguel T. (Miguel) argues that the juvenile court erred in denying his petition seeking to restart juvenile dependency proceedings that had been ongoing for more than eight years, based on his allegation that insufficient efforts had been made to locate him at the outset o…
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In re M.P. CA2/5
****** In this juvenile dependency proceeding, both parents appeal from orders (1) denying their petitions under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 to modify prior orders and grant additional reunification services for their young twin children, and (2) terminating their …