California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Gomez CA5
Oct 4, 2022
In 1996, appellant Alejandro Gomez was convicted by jury of first degree murder with special circumstances, among other offenses. He was 17 years old at the time of the offense. Gomez was sentenced to a prison term of life without the possibility of parole (LWOP). In 2019, follow…
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In re Lilianna G. CA4/2
Oct 4, 2022
The family came to the attention of San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS) in April 2020, when Lilianna was four months old and her half-sister A.G. was seven years old. (A.G. is not a subject of this appeal.) Mother and both children lived with mother’s parents…
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P. v. Martin CA4/2
Oct 4, 2022
Defendant graduated from high school in Corona in 2010 or 2011. After high school, defendant played minor league baseball in Florida. Under his contract, defendant was to receive approximately $860,000 for playing baseball. Defendant played baseball for approximately three season…
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Marriage of Corvese and Pytel CA4/2
Oct 4, 2022
Tamara Corvese and Anthony Pytel were married for 19 years and raised two children together—a son and a daughter, who are now adults. During the marriage, Tamara took care of the children and managed the household while Anthony, the sole income-earner, managed all the financial d…
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P. v. Dunsmore CA4/1
Oct 4, 2022
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Garry G. Haehnle, Judge. Affirmed. Darryl Dunsmore, in pro. per.; and Dawn S. Mortazavi, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. In 2010, Dar…
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P. v. Dunsmore CA4/1
Oct 4, 2022
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Garry G. Haehnle, Judge. Affirmed. Darryl Dunsmore, in pro. per.; and Dawn S. Mortazavi, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. In 2010, Dar…
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P. v. Sparrow CA4/1
Oct 4, 2022
During a heated exchange with a stranger in a parking lot, Sparrow pulled out a box cutter and threatened to kill the victim. Rejecting his claim of self-defense, a jury convicted him of assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1), count 1) and making a criminal threat (§ 4…
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P. v. Sparrow CA4/1
Oct 4, 2022
During a heated exchange with a stranger in a parking lot, Sparrow pulled out a box cutter and threatened to kill the victim. Rejecting his claim of self-defense, a jury convicted him of assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1), count 1) and making a criminal threat (§ 4…
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P. v. Sparrow CA4/1
Sep 30, 2022
During a heated exchange with a stranger in a parking lot, Sparrow pulled out a box cutter and threatened to kill the victim. Rejecting his claim of self-defense, a jury convicted him of assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1), count 1) and making a criminal threat (§ 4…
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P. v. Romero CA4/1
Sep 30, 2022
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In April 2018, Solorio pled no contest to corporal injury upon a spouse after a prior conviction in violation of Penal Code section 237.5, subdivision (a). The court imposed a suspended sentence of four years in state prison and placed him on pro…
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P.M. v. S.S. CA4/1
Sep 30, 2022
S.S. met P.M. in mid-2002 in San Diego, a few months before S.S. was deployed overseas as a member of the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps. The pair dated casually at that time. P.M., who is a citizen of India, moved back to India between 2006 and 2008 due to visa issues. After P.…
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Adoption of K.T. CA3
Sep 29, 2022
K. T.’s mother (mother) met appellant when she was 17 years old; they began dating. In 2013, mother learned she was pregnant with K. T. Mother was still living with her own parents and when they learned about the pregnancy, mother’s parents were “very upset” with her. Mother and …
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M.D. v. Superior Court CA3
Sep 29, 2022
On January 16, 2020, the Department filed a section 300 petition on behalf of (then) eight-year-old C.G. (born September 2011). The petition alleged, under section 300, subdivisions (a), (b)(1), and (c), that father’s domestic violence issues and use of aerosol inhalants placed t…
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P. v. Doulphus CA3
Sep 29, 2022
Defendant pled guilty to three counts of robbery, each with a section 12022.53, subdivision (c) enhancement for discharging a firearm, and to one count of voluntary manslaughter, and was sentenced to a 42-year four-month state prison term. There was no stipulated term as part of …
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P. v. Trejo CA3
Sep 29, 2022
A group of robbers, including defendants Tesfazghi and Trejo, attempted to rob the home of a family where marijuana was grown. During the attempt, one of the victims of the robbery shot and killed one of the robbers. At trial, numerous witnesses testified including several member…
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In re N.V. CA2/1
Sep 29, 2022
In July 2020, the mother, Rebecca V. (Mother), tested positive for amphetamines and marijuana when she gave birth to K.V. K.V. also tested positive for these substances. At that time, Father was incarcerated. N.V. was nine months old and in Mother’s care. DCFS took the children i…
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P. v. Hernandez CA2/4
Sep 29, 2022
In May 2021, appellant was charged with, inter alia, one count of dissuading a witness by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1)) (count two). In July 2021, appellant pled no contest to count two, pursuant to a plea deal under which he agreed to be placed on probation for three y…
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In re V.M. CA2/3
Sep 29, 2022
In January 2021, about a week after V.M. was born, DCFS filed a dependency petition alleging mother had a history of substance abuse, is a current abuser of substances, and tested positive for amphetamine on the day she gave birth to V.M. Also in January 2021, V.M. was detained f…
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P. v. Cabrera CA2/8
Sep 29, 2022
We grant defendant’s request for judicial notice of portions of the file pertaining to his 1995 conviction. In 1995, defendant was charged with one count of committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14 in violation of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a). According t…
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Mateo G. CA2/4
Sep 29, 2022
Mother has an extensive dependency history for issues arising out of substance abuse and child neglect. Because the sole issue on appeal relates to ICWA compliance, we omit a summary of the facts leading to the court’s jurisdiction over her children, Mateo G. (born July 2017) and…