California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Scott CA2/2
A jury convicted Terry Scott (appellant) of forcible rape of a child over the age of 14 and kidnapping to commit rape. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) under the One Strike law (Pen. Code, § 667.61).1 He argues this sentence must be reversed based…
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P. v. Morris CA2/5
This case comes before us for review under the procedures prescribed in People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441–442 (Wende). On June 24, 2019, at about 1:45 a.m., defendant and appellant Farron Morris and fellow Harvard Park Brims Bloods (Brims) members Jerry Cunningham, Daniel…
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P. v. Sydnor CA3
In 2017, defendant Antjuan Sydnor was convicted of first degree murder and robbery. The trial court sentenced Sydnor to life in prison without parole plus 25 years to life. Sydnor appealed, and this court affirmed the convictions but remanded the case to the trial court to consid…
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P. v. Rampal CA4/1
Raman Rampal appeals from a judgment after a jury verdict finding him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm (count 1) and ammunition (count 2). (Pen. Code,1 §§ 29800, subd. (a)(1) & 30305, subd. (a)(1).) In a bifurcated proceeding, Rampal admitted he had a prior seri…
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P. v. Jackson CA4/1
Paris Jackson entered into a plea agreement with a stipulated sentence. Jackson pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code,1 § 245, subd. (a)(1)) and admitted personally inflicting great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)).
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P. v. Barnett CA4/3
In 2008, defendant Michael Barnett, Jr. was convicted of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and other crimes for participating in a gang- related shooting in San Bernardino. This appeal concerns Barnett’s Penal Code section 1172.6 petition for resentencing on only one of the…
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P. v. Jenkins CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant James Dean Jenkins was resentenced under Penal Code1 section 1172.75, and the People appeal from the imposition of the new sentence. At 1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code. resentencing, the trial court stayed under section 654 an indetermi…
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P. v. Arrellano CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Detjen, J. and Harrell, J. Defendant Erick Daniel Arrellano contends on appeal that the trial court’s true findings on three of the four strike priors and three of the four prior serious felony enhancements must be vacated and the matter remanded to …
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P. v. Kindle CA5
-ooOoo- Following a court trial, defendant Ira Russell Kindle, Jr., was convicted of murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and felon in possession of ammunition. The trial court imposed a sentence of 50 years to life, plus five years. Kindle raises a single issue on appeal: w…
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O'Hanlan v. Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital CA1/1
Super. Ct. No. 23CIV00725) Defendants and respondents Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital dba Sequoia Hospital—Redwood City and Governing Board of Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital dba Sequoia Hospital—Redwood City (collectively, Sequoia) terminated the medical staff membership and cli…
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Mesri v. Shamoeil CA2/8
Children allegedly attacked plaintiff Parvin Mesri in front of the apartment of Diane Shamoeil. Mesri sued Shamoeil and those overseeing the apartment building where Shamoeil resides. The trial court sustained defendants’ demurrers without leave to amend. We reverse to permit Mes…
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L.L. v. J.L. CA4/3
L.L. filed this parentage action regarding her four children with J.L. Following extensive litigation, the trial court issued final custody orders and entered judgment, which, among other things, awarded the parties joint physical and legal custody of the children. The court also…
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Kim v. Yepremian CA2/4
Shin Ho Kim and Gena Soon Yoon appeal from the judgment in their unlawful detainer action against Robert Yepremian. Kim and Yoon do not own the subject property. Instead, they are the sole members of the limited liability company that owns the property. The trial court ruled Kim …
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Justice West v. Wong CA2/8
This civil action is the fallout from a property sale that occurred following court orders in an earlier divorce proceeding. Plaintiff and appellant Justice West, Inc. views the sale as improper and seeks relief stemming from it. Defendant and respondent Lisa Wong contends Justic…
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In re R.G. CA4/1
INTRODUCTION J.G. (Mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating parental rights over her children R.G. and O.G. (Welf. & Inst. Code,1 § 366.26.) Mother contends, and the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) concedes, that the Agency failed to …
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In re Cesar S. CA2/8
INTRODUCTION Cesar S., Sr., (Father) appeals from the juvenile court’s findings and orders from the December 6, 2024 review hearing terminating jurisdiction and granting sole legal and physical custody to Yolanda D. (Mother). On appeal, Father argues the juvenile court erred in n…
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In re R.A. CA2/4
Guadalupe M. (mother) appeals a juvenile court disposition order removing her three children from her care. On appeal, mother first argues that there is a conflict between the court’s oral pronouncement for “home of parents,” and its written ruling removing the children from her …
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In re J.M. CA2/3
The juvenile court declared P.G. (born December 2021) a dependent child, finding the parents’ persistent domestic violence and father’s alcohol and drug abuse put the child at risk of serious physical harm. After initially denying Native American heritage, father filed a Parental…
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In re L.G. CA2/2
In this juvenile dependency appeal, S.R. (mother) challenges the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings that she failed to protect her two children from their father’s substance abuse and domestic violence against her. The children’s father, J.G. (father), entered a no contest …
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In re Z.B.I. CA2/8
Mother A.B. appeals from juvenile court orders entered at a January 2026 status review hearing. Only orders concerning her child Z.B.I. are at issue. At the status review hearing, the court retained jurisdiction over Z.B.I., ordered Z.B.I.’s continued removal from Z.B.I.’s parent…