California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Sandoval CA2/8
********** A jury found defendant and appellant David Alexander Sandoval guilty of two counts of first degree murder and related charges arising from two separate incidents that occurred in late 2020. Defendant challenges his conviction on several grounds. He contends the trial c…
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P. v. Perkins CA2/7
In 2004 a jury convicted Alonzo Perkins of the second degree murder of Eric Martinez, the attempted willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder of Donte Terrell, second degree robbery, and possession of a firearm by a felon. However, the jury found not true a special-circumstanc…
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P. v. Manning CA3
Defendant Michael Manning appeals his convictions of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. His primary argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in excluding evidence regarding his wife’s prior conviction for attempted involuntary manslaughter and her “admission…
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P. v. Bolanos CA4/1
In 2020, a jury convicted Juan Carlos Bolanos of continuous sexual abuse of a child (Pen. Code1 § 288.5 (count 1)) and three counts of lewd acts with a child under 14 years of age (§ 288, subd. (a) (counts 2, 3, & 4)).
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P. v. Andrade CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Gilbert Andrade appeals the trial court’s postjudgment order denying his Penal Code1 section 1172.6 petition to recall his first degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a)) conviction and for resentencing at the prima facie stage. On appeal,
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P. v. Edwards CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Detjen, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and DeSantos, J. Defendant Anthony Ray Edwards appeals the summary denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.18, subdivision (f).1 His court-appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Delga…
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P. v. Rand CA2/4
Defendant Daveon Rand was convicted of three murders, five attempted murders, and four counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, all relating to a series of shootings committed between 2014 to 2016. The jury also found true, along with various firearm and gang-related e…
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P. v. Eckman CA2/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 This is an appeal from the postconviction denial of appellant Tommy Curtis Eckman’s petition for full resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.75.2 We affirm because Eckman fails to show the trial court erred in not striking his prior strike
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P. v. Lee CA2/7
INTRODUCTION In 1999 a jury convicted Mike Wei-Chung Lee of attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, mayhem, burglary, and conspiracy to commit burglary. In 2023 Lee filed a petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 The superior court ruled Lee fa…
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P. v. Gonzalez CA2/8
A jury convicted appellant Francisco Gonzalez of premeditated attempted murder and first degree “provocative acts” murder after viewing a video in which he drove a fellow gang member to a failed shooting of a rival gang member, swerved his car towards the rival gang member in the…
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P. v. Karam CA4/3
* * * Defendant Walid Karam was convicted by a jury of resisting and deterring an executive officer, vandalism, and resisting and obstructing a peace officer. The court suspended imposition of sentence and placed him on two years of formal probation. On appeal, Karam contends the…
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P. v. Singh CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant Harmanpreet Singh was convicted by jury of first degree murder, corporal injury on a former dating partner, and assault with a firearm. On appeal, he contends (1) the trial court erred by failing to hold a second competency hearing, (2) defense counsel rendered …
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Obiora v. PWxyz CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Noel Obiora appeals from the trial court’s order striking his cause of action for declaratory relief against defendant1 pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute (Civ. Code Proc., § 425.16)2. We affirm.
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Obiora v. PWxyz CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Noel Obiora appeals from the trial court’s order awarding attorney fees to defendant PWxyz, LLC (defendant) after granting its Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 special motion to strike.1 We affirm.
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Mourey v. Kobseff CA4/1
Plaintiff Daniel Mourey appeals from a judgment granting defendant Lynn Kobseff’s special motion to strike his complaint against her under the anti-SLAPP statute. (Code Civ. Proc.,1 § 425.16.) He contends the trial
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Memarzadeh v. Gutierrez CA1/3
Maher Memarzadeh sued Francisco Arturo Gutierrez for legal malpractice. For two years, Gutierrez unsuccessfully tried to video record Memarzadeh’s deposition. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.330, subd. (c); undesignated statutory references are to this code.) Despite multiple court orde…
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Marosi v. TriCo Bancshares CA6
These three appeals involve a dispute over the titling of property. In 2013, Gilbert Marosi and Cecilia Marosi (collectively, the Marosis)1 1 For clarity, we refer to the Marosis by their first names when we refer
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M.T. v. Superior Court CA1/5
Petitioner, A176349, A176353 v. (City & County of San Francisco SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY Super. Ct. Nos. JD23-3154, JD23- AND COUNTY OF SAN 3153C, JD23-3153D, JD23-3153E, FRANCISCO, JD23-3153F)
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In re K.C. CA4/1
INTRODUCTION After finding then 17-and-a-half-year-old K.C. not amenable to rehabilitation under the juvenile court’s jurisdiction, the juvenile court granted the People’s motion to transfer his murder case to criminal court. K.C. appeals, asserting that the order is not supporte…
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Godshall v. Peterson CA4/1
In this medical malpractice action, Cecilia Godshall alleges Drew A. Peterson, M.D. and California Orthopaedic Institute Medical Associates, Inc. (Orthopaedic Institute) negligently performed carpal tunnel surgery on her in 2017. The trial court granted summary judgment for the d…