California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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J.B. v. Superior Court CA4/1
Oct 12, 2022
In March 2021, the Agency filed a section 300 petition alleging that after his birth, G.V. tested positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine, opiates, and marijuana, and that he suffered withdrawal symptoms. In July 2021, Mother was incarcerated at the Las Colinas Detention and Re…
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P. v. Contreras CA4/1
Oct 12, 2022
In June 2021 Contreras pleaded guilty in two separate cases to (1) being a felon in possession of a firearm (No. SCD287881); and (2) unlawfully possessing ammunition (No. SCD285549). (Pen. Code, §§ 29800, subd. (a)(1), 30305, subd. (a)(1).) In a third case (No. SCS317985), he ple…
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P. v. Contreras CA4/1
Oct 12, 2022
In June 2021 Contreras pleaded guilty in two separate cases to (1) being a felon in possession of a firearm (No. SCD287881); and (2) unlawfully possessing ammunition (No. SCD285549). (Pen. Code, §§ 29800, subd. (a)(1), 30305, subd. (a)(1).) In a third case (No. SCS317985), he ple…
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P. v. Oliva CA4/10
Oct 12, 2022
In an amended information, Oliva was charged with 21 felony counts for his repeated sexual abuse of Jane 1, Jane 2, and Jane 3, and physical abuse of John: Counts 1 and 2: oral copulation with a child 10 years old or younger, committed against Jane 1 between July 4, 2007 and July…
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P. v. Sansalone CA3
Oct 12, 2022
Defendant was a passenger in a car that was found by law enforcement to contain 155.6 grams of heroin and 66.8 grams of methamphetamine. On December 2, 2020, defendant pled no contest to sale or transportation of heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)), sale or transporta…
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In re J.V. CA3
Oct 12, 2022
Joseph originally came to the attention of the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency (Agency) in March 2016 when he was born with alcohol in his system. Mother admitted to drinking alcohol throughout her pregnancy, and father agreed to safeguard Joseph in light of mother’s sub…
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P. v. Green-Geiger CA3
Oct 12, 2022
Around 2:34 p.m. on October 20, 2016, M.G. parked his car in front of a relative’s house on High Street, in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood. When he got out of the car, a bullet struck him in the groin. Another 10 to 14 shots, from at least two guns, were fired at M.G.…
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In re V.N. CA2/6
Oct 12, 2022
V.N., a minor, appeals after the juvenile court found that appellant committed misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon and declared him a ward of the court. (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1); Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602.) We appointed counsel to represent appellant in this appeal. A…
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In re F.D. CA2/1
Oct 12, 2022
Because the sole issue on appeal is compliance with state law implementing ICWA, a detailed recitation of the non-ICWA related background is not necessary to the resolution of this appeal. On January 22, 2019, DCFS filed a petition under section 300 seeking to detain minors F.D.,…
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P. v. Esquivel CA2/7
Oct 6, 2022
The People charged Esquivel with two counts of attempted murder (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664) after he fired multiple shots into a crowd of people gathered outside a house, injuring Macias (count 1) and Carlos Juarez (count 2). In connection with both counts, the People alleged Esquiv…
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P. v. Miller CA2/4
Oct 6, 2022
The court held a preliminary hearing on January 13 and 17, 2012. The following facts were adduced. According to Blaza’s fiancé, Randall Badger, Blaza lived in an extended-stay hotel in Torrance with her dog and worked as an escort. Badger often paid for the hotel but lived elsewh…
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P. v. Vance CA1/2
Oct 6, 2022
In 2020, defendant Jacob Sterling Vance pleaded guilty to one count of willful infliction of corporal injury upon a victim with whom he had a dating relationship (Pen. Code, § 273.5). The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and granted defendant probation. In 2021, after…
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P. v. Esquivel CA6
Oct 6, 2022
A grand jury indicted Esquivel and Ruiz, together with four other codefendants, on the following counts: count 1—the murder of Francisco Navarro (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) ; count 2—attempted robbery in the second degree (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (c), 664); and counts 3, 4, and 5—…
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Marriage of Farfan and Medrano CA6
Oct 6, 2022
Cecilia and Miguel married in 2007 and separated in 2016. In 2011, they obtained a family home, located at 19020 Souza Way in Salinas (home). The home is the sole asset at issue in this appeal. Due to his credit history, Miguel did not qualify for a home purchase loan. Therefore,…
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P. v. Henderson CA5
Oct 6, 2022
On September 4, 1991, the Fresno County District Attorney filed an amended information charging Henderson with murder (§ 187, subd. (a), count 1) and robbery (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (b), count 2). As to count 1, the information further alleged a robbery-murder special circumstance …
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P. v. Johnson CA5
Oct 6, 2022
We previously summarized the facts underlying petitioner’s offenses as follows : “After an evening together at a dance club, Lamar [R. ] and his cousin Curtis [R.] drove to a convenience store and parked their cars nearby. Lamar stayed outside while Curtis went inside to buy some…
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P. v. Magee CA4/2
Oct 6, 2022
Defendant and Velda met while in treatment for alcohol and substance abuse. In early 2012, Velda’s adult daughter, G.N., moved in with them in their house on Greystone Road in San Bernardino. (Magee I, supra, E070429, at p. 2.) In the summer of 2012, defendant began having freque…
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P. v. Bruhn CA3
Oct 6, 2022
The People charged defendant with stalking in violation of a restraining order and alleged that defendant had sustained a prior felony stalking conviction in June 2018. At the jury trial, defendant stipulated to a prior stalking conviction in October 2017, and the alleged June 20…
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Brown v. SK Baseball CA3
Oct 6, 2022
Brown, an African American, was hired as the visiting team clubhouse manager for the River Cats in 2014. (Brown v. Arizona Diamondbacks, supra, C091629.) The River Cats are a minor league baseball team and a member of the Pacific Coast League. (Ibid.) As the visiting team clubhou…
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P. v. Young CA2/5
Oct 6, 2022
John Young pled no contest to resisting an executive officer in the performance of his duties and was sentenced to four years in state prison. His appointed attorney filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, in which no issues were raised. We affirm. On Apri…