California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Hicks CA1/3
A jury found that appellant Kenneth Hicks committed a felony by attempting to prevent an executive officer from performing an official duty. (Pen. Code, § 69; statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated.) On appeal, Hicks contends the judgment is not supporte…
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P. v. Morse CA1/4
A jury convicted Timothy Morse of multiple sex offenses against Jane Doe. Morse’s main contentions on appeal are that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to expert testimony that exceeded the scope of permissible Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation…
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P. v. Duran CA1/4
Jose Angel Duran appeals after a jury convicted him of three counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)).1 The trial court denied probation and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. Duran contends the trial court erre…
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P. v. Abram CA1/2
The Law and Standard of Review In Miller, supra, 567 U.S. 460, “the United States Supreme Court ruled that under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ‘a state may authorize its courts to impose [a sentence of] life without parole on a juvenile homicide offender …
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P. v. Andrews CA1/3
A jury convicted Matthew Lee Andrews of two counts of domestic battery causing corporal injury (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)).1 On appeal, Andrews challenges the sufficiency of the evidence that he was in a dating relationship with the victim. He contends that without sufficient…
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P. v. Rushing CA3
Following the trial court’s denial of his motion for mental health diversion under Penal Code section 1001.36, defendant Edward Richard Rushing III pled no contest to second degree burglary and admitted a prior strike. The court sentenced defendant to four years in state prison. …
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P. v. Johnson CA4/1
Phillip Loyd Blaise Johnson burglarized a restaurant in San Diego on two different occasions, and also attempted to burglarize a home. To facilitate the second restaurant burglary, Johnson used a drill and crowbar to take the restaurant’s door off its hinges, which resulted in a …
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P. v. Helton CA4/1
Robert Helton appeals a judgment of conviction after a jury found him guilty of assault with a firearm (Pen. Code,1 § 245, subd. (a)(2); count 1); unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1);
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P. v. Reed CA6
Defendant Jaylen Tyreezaemond Reed, armed with a firearm, broke into the victim’s home and, after stealing some of the victim’s personal property, shot the victim in the back. After Reed pleaded no contest to first degree robbery, assault with a firearm, and first degree burglary…
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P. v. Caneitzep CA1/1
Defendant William Anibal Caneitzep appeals from a judgment entered after sentence was imposed upon his violation of probation. His appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), asking this court to conduct an independent review to deter…
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P. v. Guerra CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Levy, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and DeSantos, J. On March 26, 2025, the trial court granted defendant Tony Guerra’s motion to suppress evidence and dismissed the case. The People appealed, arguing that the court erred because the law enforcement officer’s initia…
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P. v. Weinstein CA2/1
Harvey Weinstein appeals from a judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by a foreign object and forcible rape, and the court sentenced him to 16 years in prison. He raises numerous contentions on appeal, including claims of e…
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P. v. Dodson CA2/4
Defendant Dean Patrick Dodson appeals after a jury convicted him of eight felonies: two counts of criminal threats (Pen. Code, § 422, subd. (a)),1 two counts of vandalism (§ 594, subd. (a)), one count of assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)), one count of assault by …
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P. v. Edwards CA2/7
Rudolph Arnold Edwards, III appeals after the trial court sentenced him to two years in prison when Edwards violated the terms of his felony probation. We appointed counsel to represent Edwards on appeal. After reviewing the record, counsel for Edwards filed a brief pursuant to P…
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P. v. Snyder CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION Defendant Theodore Snyder appeals from the trial court’s order denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (d).1 He contends the court erred when it determined that his 32-years-to-life sentence was not the functional equivalen…
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P. v. Williams CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Christopher Jerome Williams was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and was sentenced to the middle term of six years of imprisonment. Defendant claims on appeal that the trial court erred in
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Montego Riverside County Homeowners Assn. v. Deutsche Bank etc. CA4/1
Montego Riverside County Homeowners Association (HOA) appeals from a judgment of dismissal after the trial court sustained a demurrer to its complaint against Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (Deutsche Bank) and Western Progressive, LLC (Western Progressive). The HOA asserts …
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Marriage of Eletr CA1/4
In re the Marriage of SARA SAMY ELETR and TAREK Respondent, A174390 v. (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. Appellant. HF21109221)
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Lydon v. Mizrahi CA2/4
This is a dental malpractice case. Appellant Cathy Lydon presented to respondent Parvaz Farnad Mizrahi, DDS, an oral surgeon, for extraction of a tooth. Mizrahi allegedly failed to notice that the tooth was connected to a bridge, causing damage to the bridge and adjacent teeth du…
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Lord v. Bell Sports CA6
On January 12, 2018, appellant John Sidney Davenport Lord sustained serious injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, after the bicycle he was riding fell sideways. There were no witnesses, and details concerning the accident remain unknown. At the time, Lord was wearing a bi…