California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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In re Violet R.L. CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ S.L. (mother) appeals from a juvenile court order terminating parental rights to her daughter, Violet R.L. Mother contends the juvenile court abused its discretion by concluding that the beneficial parent-child relationship exception to adoption did n…
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Hokanson v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ After David Hokanson sued Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, his former employer, Northrop moved to compel arbitration based on an arbitration agreement in Hokanson’s employment contract. Hokanson argued that the agreement had expired by the time o…
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Zorikova v. Wiesand CA4/2
I. Defendant and appellant, Rosalinda Wiesand appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to vacate a default judgment entered against her. We affirm.
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Tarzana Property v. Work CA2/5
****** In this action for breach of a residential lease agreement between a limited liability company who owns a residential property and its tenant, the former owner and managing member of the company filed a motion for leave to intervene under the mandatory intervention provisi…
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SM 10000 Property v. Chakchay CA2/5
Plaintiff and appellant SM 10000 Property, LLC (landlord) filed an unlawful detainer action against defendants and respondents Michel Chakchay, Georgio Chakchay, and Maya Haider (collectively, tenants).1 After a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment in favor of tenants, a…
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P. v. Laster CA4/1
Rickey Tyrone Laster was convicted by a jury of premeditated murder following a shootout at a gas station. The victim started a fistfight that ended when Laster was knocked to the ground. A few seconds later, the victim shot at Laster, who had retreated to his car where he had st…
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P. v. Amaya CA4/2
In August 2025 the trial court resentenced Robert Steven Amaya under Penal Code section 1172.75.1 Amaya appealed. His attorney filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) and Anders v. California (1967)
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P. v. Ramey CA1/3
After Ramya Rae Ramey was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving causing injuries, the trial court ordered her to pay $303,362.04 in restitution. She appeals. We affirm. In December 2021, a jury found Ramey guilty of two counts of vehicular manslaughter and two …
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P. v. Tribbey-Braggs CA3
In 2023, a jury found defendant Jamil Aquan Tribbey-Braggs guilty of sexual penetration by force, assault with intent to commit rape and/or unlawful sexual penetration, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The trial court sentenced defendant to 12 years eight month…
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P. v. Hamilton CA5
-ooOoo- A jury convicted defendant Keith Hamilton of second degree murder and accessory after the fact in the March 2023 fatal shooting of victim Christopher Pudwill. Hamilton raises a single issue on appeal: whether the trial evidence was sufficient to support his conviction for…
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P. v. Beadle CA1/2
Following a jury trial, defendant Daniel Thomas Beadle was convicted of aggravated domestic violence, false imprisonment, interference with a wireless communication device, and vandalism. He was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison. On appeal he raises two issues: f…
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P. v. Norton CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Marcel D. Norton burglarized Michelle Alexander’s home. At the time, Alexander lived with her daughter-in-law, Donnaysia Brinkley. Alexander’s daughter, Lanetta Stuckey, used to live in the apartment, but she had moved out. When Norton entered Alexander’s home, he as…
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P. v. Chapman CA2/7
INTRODUCTION This is Ronald Joe Chapman’s third appeal. In 1992 a jury convicted him of first degree murder, robbery, and burglary and found true the allegation a principal (Chapman’s codefendant Haiji Whitsey) was armed with a firearm while committing the offenses. The trial cou…
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P. v. Hernandez CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Alex Hernandez appeals from the judgment after a jury convicted him of multiple crimes arising from three separate attacks. He contends that the prosecutor committed misconduct while cross-examining him at trial, that the trial court erred in declining to strike his …
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P. v. Lagerlof CA2/1
Appellant Joseph Lagerlof appeals from his convictions of two counts of misdemeanor battery. Appellant contends, and respondent agrees, that both counts are based on the same act and both convictions cannot stand. We agree. We resolve this case by memorandum opinion because it “r…
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P. v. Murbach CA4/2
After taking methamphetamine, defendant and appellant Louis Joseph Murbach killed a friend in an abandoned house, dragged his body to an adjacent barn, and set him and the barn on fire. When interrogated, Murbach stated variously that he and the victim
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P. v. Ortiz CA1/5
No. 05001200815) Robert James Ortiz seeks to appeal from the trial court’s denial of his invitation to recall his sentence and resentence him pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.1, subdivision (a)(1)1, which authorizes the court to initiate a resentencing proceeding on its own mo…
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P. v. Delgadillo CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Levy, J. and Franson, J. A jury convicted defendant Anselmo Junior Delgadillo of inflicting corporal injury upon and falsely imprisoning a former girlfriend and two counts of disobeying protective orders. On appeal, he argues that the trial court err…
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P. v. Mooney CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Meehan, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and Harrell, J. Two cases are at issue, both involving defendant Tori Lynn Mooney. Mooney was on probation in Tuolumne County Superior Court case No. CRF61987 (“Case 1”) and Tuolumne County Superior Court case No. CRF67375 (“Cas…
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P. v. Lewis CA6
We will reverse the judgment and remand the matter for the limited purposes of awarding defendant confinement credit for the period between his original sentencing hearing and resentencing hearing and correcting clerical errors in the minute order and abstract of judgment. I. BAC…