California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Aguayo CA4/2
I. Following a jury trial, defendant and appellant Jesus Ignacio Aguayo was convicted of carjacking (Pen. Code,1 § 215, subd. (a)), and misdemeanor theft (§ 488). In
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P. v. Yang CA3
Defendant Meng Yang appeals following his no contest pleas to first degree burglary, arson of a structure, and assault with a deadly weapon. He contends the trial court abused its discretion by denying his request for pretrial mental health diversion. He also argues the court imp…
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P. v. Montoya CA3
Appointed counsel for Robert Martine Montoya asked this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Our review of the record revealed that the trial court imposed a sex offender fine in an unaut…
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P. v. Crenshaw CA4/2
In December 1983, Michael Terry Crenshaw pled guilty to the robbery, kidnapping to commit robbery, and first degree murder of Myrtle Dee Benham. In 2019, he filed a petition for resentencing under Penal Code former section 1170.95, which has since been
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P. v. Gordon CA2/2
Joshua Gordon filed an appeal after the trial court found him disqualified from holding a license to carry a concealed weapon (Pen. Code, § 26206)1 and denied his motion to reconsider the ruling. We affirm.
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P. v. Hernandez CA4/2
INTRODUCTION A jury found defendant and appellant Paul Ralph Hernandez guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and the court sentenced him to the upper term of three
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P. v. Tapia CA4/2
A jury convicted Arthur Christopher Tapia of several offenses relating to a domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend. On appeal, Tapia argues that the trial court prejudicially erred by imposing an upper-term sentence on the basis of facts not
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P. v. Maqsood CA6
Defendant Sajid Maqsood appeals from a final judgment in a criminal action. Appointed counsel filed an opening brief summarizing the case but raising no issues. We notified defendant of his right to submit written argument on his own behalf. Defendant responded by filing a two-pa…
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P. v. Corona-Aguirre CA6
Wilson, J. H053716 The People v. Corona-Aguirre
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P. v. Moreno CA6
In 2009, Matthew Moreno was convicted of attempted murder, and he was sentenced to an aggregate of 20 years to life in prison. In 2025, Moreno petitioned for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6, but the trial court denied the petition. (Subsequent undesignated statutory …
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P. v. Contreras CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Detjen, Acting P. J., DeSantos, J. and Harrell, J. Defendant Israel Contreras was convicted of multiple crimes, mostly in connection with a shooting incident involving his ex-girlfriend. He contends the trial court erred in relying in part on the sentencing facto…
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N.E. v. City of Petaluma CA1/4
Plaintiff N.E., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem Rebecca Pederson, filed this wrongful death suit against the City of Petaluma (City) and the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), after her father was killed in a motorcycle accident near a SMART train crossing in P…
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Mohamed M. v. D.V. CA1/5
Plaintiff Mohamed M. (father) appeals from the trial court’s visitation order regarding his two children. He also appeals from the denial of his motion for reconsideration of a prior order in which the court: (1) ruled that sole legal and physical custody of the children was to r…
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Marriage of Pham and Kazdagli CA6
In re the Marriage of QUYNH PHAM and H053271 MIKHAIL KAZDAGLI. (Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. 20FL003970) Appellant,
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L.T. v. B.S. CA3
B.S. appeals the trial court’s grant of a civil harassment restraining order under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6, protecting respondent L.T. and L.T.’s wife and stepchildren.1 B.S. contends that, in granting the restraining order, the court erred by considering transcript…
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Ingalls v. Scott CA5
-ooOoo- Nicholas W. Ingalls filed a petition raising a trust dispute against his uncle, Buzz Hardy Scott.1 After Nicholas’s petition was dismissed at his request, the probate court ordered Nicholas to pay costs including expert witness fees to Buzz. Nicholas challenges the order …
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In re M.Z. CA4/3
* * * C.Z. (mother) appeals after the juvenile court made jurisdictional findings declaring her eight-year-old son (the minor) a dependent of the court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (a), (b)(1), (c) and (g), ordered him removed from her care,…
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In re M.M. CA2/1
Appellant L.M. (Mother) challenges the juvenile court’s order under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 366.26 terminating parental rights to her daughter M.M. (born 2022). Mother limits her challenge to the adequacy of the inquiry pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1…
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In re Tre. C. CA2/8
Maternal great-aunt F.B. challenges the juvenile court’s order declining to place her grandnieces, seven-year-old Tre. C. and five-year-old Tri. C., in her care. We dismiss this appeal to the extent maternal great-aunt challenges the summary denial of her Welfare and Institutions…
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In re H.D. CA4/2
INTRODUCTION K.W. (mother) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the juvenile court’s dispositional order removing her children, H.D., R.D., and T.D. (the children),