California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Dillon CA2/6
No appearance by Respondent.
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P. v. Rodriguez CA4/2
A jury convicted defendant and appellant Moses Rodriguez of assault with a deadly weapon, along with two misdemeanors. On appeal, he argues (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the assault conviction, and (2) the trial court miscalculated his
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P. v. Cross CA4/3
George Eugene Cross appeals from the trial court’s order denying the latest of his three separate and successive petitions to seal arrest and related records (Pen. Code, § 851.91). His appointed appellate counsel filed a brief, pursuant to People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 2…
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P. v. Tapia CA6
A jury convicted defendant Juan Tapia of 30 sexual crimes committed against five minors. The trial court sentenced Tapia to 405 years to life in prison plus one year. Tapia raises multiple claims of error in this appeal. Stated broadly, he challenges the trial court’s rulings on …
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P. v. Diaz CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Appellant Jose Antonio Diaz appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of injuring a person with whom he had a dating relationship with a prior conviction, and one count of vandalism under $400 in damage. Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25…
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P. v. Ringo CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Penal Code section 1001.36 gives the court discretion to postpone a criminal prosecution to allow the defendant to receive mental health treatment, provided the defendant satisfies certain statutory criteria.1 The trial court denied Cary Martin Ringo’s motion for men…
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P. v. Orozco CA2/7
In March 2007 Hector Orozco, armed with a gun, told a man and his girlfriend to give him their car. The couple got out of the car, and Orozco drove away in it. The woman alerted the police, and after a high-speed chase, the police arrested Orozco. (People v. Orozco (Jan. 13, 2020…
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P. v. Quintero CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION After a jury convicted defendant Maximillion Damien Quintero of discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle for the benefit of a criminal street gang and other charges, the trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 25 years to life. He challenges the suff…
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P. v. Seaton CA2/3
We agree and remand the matter with instructions to modify the final abstract of judgment. In 2021, a jury convicted Seaton of first degree residential burglary. (Pen. Code, § 459.)2 The abstract of judgment stated that Seaton was entitled to 287 days of total custody credit, con…
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P. v. Martin CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Russell Martin appeals an order denying his request for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.1.1 After Martin submitted his petition, the trial court appointed counsel, ordered the People to file a written response, and held a contested hearing.…
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P. v. Corona CA2/1
Julio Ivan Corona appeals from a judgment entered after he pled guilty to several charges related to a firearm and cocaine that police officers discovered during a search of his car. At the preliminary hearing, the magistrate denied Corona’s motion to suppress evidence of the fir…
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P. v. Perez CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Peña, J. and Snauffer, J. INTRODUCTION On May 24, 1998, Derrick Luque (Derrick) was fatally shot. Appellant/defendant/petitioner Jorge Garcia Perez (petitioner) was convicted after a jury trial of second degree murder as an aider and abettor and sent…
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Nguyen v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd. CA4/3
Plaintiff Peter Nguyen initiated the underlying case against the State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (Board) after the Board affirmed the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) who denied plaintiff unemployment benefits and ordered him to both repay be…
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Marriage of Haynes CA1/5
In re the Marriage of DAVID and Respondent, A172672 v. TELETHA HAYNES, (Solano County Appellant. Super. Ct. No. FFL154019)
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Law v. Stanford CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Defendants and appellants Darian Stanford and Tonkon Torp LLP (defendants) appeal the trial court’s order denying their special motion to strike plaintiff Bradley Law’s complaint as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) pursuant to …
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Klein v. Trader Joe's Co. CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Jason-Brett Klein appeals from an order granting, in part, defendants’1 special motion to strike pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, also known as the anti-SLAPP statute;2 a judgment of dismissal following the sustaining of defendants’ de…
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Kaay v. Chicago Title Ins. Co. CA2/6
Alexander Kaay appeals after the trial court granted summary judgment following a motion by respondent Chicago Title Insurance Company (Chicago Title). Appellant sued Chicago Title for breach of contract after it denied his claim under a title insurance policy. We conclude the tr…
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Jillian T. v. Superior Court CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Peña, Acting P. J., DeSantos, J. and Guerra, J. Petitioner Jillian T. (mother), in propria persona, seeks an extraordinary writ (Cal. Rules of Court,1 rule 8.452) from orders made at a disposition hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code,2 §§ 358, 361), where the juvenile cou…
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In re N.C. CA4/1
Neale B. Gold for Minor. Appellant B.C. (Father) appeals from an exit order governing child custody and visitation issued by the juvenile court in a dependency proceeding. In January 2024, Father moved from Indiana to California with C.W. (Mother) and their child, N.C. Father had…
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In re King CA4/2
In Yedinak v. Superior Court (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th 876 (Yedinak), we outlined the requirements a trial court must follow before denying a defendant bail and ordering pretrial detention. Among other requirements, the trial court must find that no alternative