California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Castro CA4/2
Sep 23, 2022
On July 11, 2021, a witness was outside cleaning his vehicle when he saw defendant throw a punch at the victim. Defendant’s punch missed the victim’s head, but she fell to the ground. As the victim was on the ground, defendant punched her multiple times with a closed fist. After …
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P. v. Salas CA4/2
Sep 23, 2022
On December 7, 2011, an information charged defendant with using a false document under Penal Code section 114 (count 1), and indecently exposing himself under section 314, subdivision (1) (counts 2 & A3). On March 9, 2012, pursuant to the terms of a plea agreement, the People ad…
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In re J.L. CA3
Sep 22, 2022
This case involves three sets of petitions filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 against the minor over two years. A. First Set of Petitions In June and July 2019, the minor was charged with 10 separate felonies, in three petitions, based on three separate inciden…
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In December 2019, defendant filed his petition for
Sep 22, 2022
In December 2019, defendant filed his petition for transfer to outpatient treatment under section 1026.2. In March 2021, the court held a hearing on the petition. Defendant was the only witness to testify. At the close of his testimony, the People moved for a “directed verdict . …
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P. v. Halo CA3
Sep 22, 2022
The facts are complicated, and the following is a greatly abbreviated version. Additional facts are provided in the relevant discussion sections, below. This case arises from a series of transactions related to real property located at 9020 Bradshaw Road in Elk Grove, which we re…
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In re E.A. CA2/4
Sep 22, 2022
In July 2019, the Department filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 on behalf of E.A. (born July 2018), alleging the child was endangered by physical abuse at the hands of his father, G.B. (Father), and by the parents’ history of domestic violence, subst…
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8/9/22 Morgan v. The Regents of the U. of Cal. CA
Sep 22, 2022
On October 12, 2011, plaintiff filed her first amended complaint against defendants the Regents of the University of California, Jeffrey Wang, M.D., Rahoul Basho, M.D., and Joshua Bales, M.D. for medical negligence. Summary judgment was entered in favor of defendants on November …
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P. v. Young CA2/4
Sep 22, 2022
In 2018, a jury found appellant Reginald Young guilty of felony murder, attempted robbery, and burglary of an inhabited building. The jury also found true allegations that appellant personally used a firearm within the meaning of Penal Code sections 12022.53 and 12022.5. We affir…
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P. v. Cook CA1/2
Sep 22, 2022
January 29 Incident In 2020, Karina Fuller and her mother lived in a two-story apartment building on Newell Road in East Palo Alto. The building has an indoor lobby with a staircase to the second floor. Cook, Sr. lived upstairs from the Fullers, and his balcony was directly above…
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P. v. Rodriguez CA5
Jul 28, 2022
Defendant Abel Rodriguez, Jr., and his cousin, Pedro Alvarez, were charged with one murder and two attempted murders in connection with a drive-by shooting committed in Modesto in 2009. In 2019, Alvarez testified for the prosecution in exchange for a plea offer of voluntary mansl…
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In re S.E. CA4/2
Jul 28, 2022
Pursuant to a negotiated plea, defendant and appellant S.E. (minor) admitted as true an allegation in the petition that he committed attempted murder. (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 187.) He also admitted that he personally used and discharged a firearm. (§ 12022.53, subd. (c).) The parties…
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In re A.M. CA4/2
Jul 28, 2022
On October 27, 2020, the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) filed a section 300 petition on behalf of the child, who was two months old at the time. The petition alleged that he came within section 300, subdivision (b) (failure to protect). The petition …
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In re N.B. CA4/2
Jul 28, 2022
In February 2017, mother’s son, M.S., was adjudged a dependent child under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (a), (b), and (g), due in part to mother physically abusing him. Mother made substantive progress in her reunification services, and on January 22, 2…
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In re K.D. CA4/2
Jul 28, 2022
A juvenile wardship petition was filed alleging that defendant and appellant K.D. (minor) committed attempted second degree robbery (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 211, count 1), assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4), count 2), and criminal thre…
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In re K.D. CA4/2
Jul 28, 2022
A juvenile wardship petition was filed alleging that defendant and appellant K.D. (minor) committed attempted second degree robbery (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 211, count 1), assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4), count 2), and criminal thre…
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P. v. Scarbrough CA3
Jul 28, 2022
One night in September 2020, a police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle defendant was driving. After lying to the officer about his name and admitting that he did not have a driver’s license, defendant later admitted his true name and claimed he provided a false name …
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Marriage of Quintana CA3
Jul 28, 2022
The parties were married in December 1991. A judgment dissolving their marriage was entered in September 2016. Included in that judgment was a marital settlement agreement, in which respondent agreed to “take assignment of his son’s Student Loan” debt in the approximate amount of…
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P. v. Hernandez CA1/5
Jul 28, 2022
In brief, according to the probation report, in September 2020 Appellant turned left at a red light, caused a crash involving two other cars, and fled the scene. The occupants of the other cars were injured. Hours later, Appellant contacted the police and claimed he entered the i…
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P. v. Mendoza CA1/3
Jul 28, 2022
In September 2020, the prosecution charged Mendoza with one count of evading a peace officer in willful disregard for the safety of persons or property. Mendoza’s trial began in late November. At that time, while still in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the “public hea…
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In re E.C. CA6
Jul 28, 2022
On October 21, 2019, a judge of the family court issued an emergency order for the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services (the Department) to take E.C. into protective custody. The Department filed a juvenile dependency petition two days later, and the ju…