California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Valles CA4/2
Oct 5, 2022
Defendant and his girlfriend, Cricket, lived in a tent with Jesus Renteria in a tight-knit homeless camp along the Santa Ana River in Riverside. Defendant was acquainted with victim Michael Carmona, known as “Bear,” and had fought with him on occasion. In June 2016, defendant and…
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P. v. Readus CA4/1
Oct 5, 2022
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Michael T. Smyth, Judge. Affirmed. Pierre Readus, in pro. per.; and Stephen M. Vasil, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. This appeal is …
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P. v. Rubalcaba CA4/1
Oct 5, 2022
As Rubalcaba does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions, we set forth the facts relating only to his crimes against C.M. to provide context for his contention that we should reverse his count 3 conviction because the court improperly amended the…
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P. v. Harrison CA3
Oct 5, 2022
An October 2019 search of defendant’s residence pursuant to a warrant yielded substantial quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana, a digital scale, $4,037 in cash, used pipes, small bags containing methamphetamine, and jars containing marijuana. In case No. 20CF00122 (case No…
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P. v. Martinez CA3
Oct 5, 2022
Given the nature of the instant appeal, we briefly summarize the facts supporting the conviction. We will expand upon facts necessary for the resolution of each issue as we address them. In 2020, a second amended information charged defendant with one count of continuous sexual a…
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In re Q.T. CA2/3
Oct 5, 2022
“In August 2020, the El Monte Police Department executed search warrants on father’s home and his female companion’s home after receiving information about father distributing child pornography. Father resided with the mother and his children. Father also had a female companion a…
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In re Q.T. CA2/3
Oct 5, 2022
“In August 2020, the El Monte Police Department executed search warrants on father’s home and his female companion’s home after receiving information about father distributing child pornography. Father resided with the mother and his children. Father also had a female companion a…
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In re Q.T. CA2/3
Oct 5, 2022
“In August 2020, the El Monte Police Department executed search warrants on father’s home and his female companion’s home after receiving information about father distributing child pornography. Father resided with the mother and his children. Father also had a female companion a…
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In re Q.T. CA2/3
Oct 5, 2022
“In August 2020, the El Monte Police Department executed search warrants on father’s home and his female companion’s home after receiving information about father distributing child pornography. Father resided with the mother and his children. Father also had a female companion a…
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In re J.S. CA2/4
Oct 5, 2022
“When an officer reasonably suspects that an individual whose suspicious behavior he or she is investigating is armed and dangerous to the officer or others, he or she may perform a patsearch for weapons. (Terry v. Ohio [(1968)] 392 U.S. [1,] 24, 30; Giovanni B. v. Superior Court…
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In re Y.C. CA2/4
Oct 5, 2022
The family consists of mother, M.C., father, their child Y. (born 2013), and mother’s three other children, A. (born 2004), S. (born 2005), and J. (born 2007). The family came to the attention of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on February…
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In re J.C. CA6
Oct 5, 2022
Appellants’ request for juvenile court records arises from a dependency proceeding in which the Family and Children’s Services Division of the Santa Cruz County Human Services Department (the Department) placed the child with appellants as foster parents. The Department later dec…
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In re L.S. CA5
Oct 5, 2022
Mother has two children, L.S. (age four) and Jasmine (age two) (together the girls), whose father, Marcus S., was no longer in a relationship with mother and was incarcerated when this case began. Mother had a history of exposing the girls to a “hostile and dangerous environment …
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In re K.R. CA4/2
Oct 5, 2022
In February 2021, the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) filed a dependency petition regarding mother’s three minor children, K.R. (born June 2005), C.R. (born November 2007), and G.G. (born April 2009). The children had been removed from mother’s care a…
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P. v. McShane CA4/2
Oct 5, 2022
The following facts are taken verbatim from our opinion in defendant’s previous appeal. (People v. McShane (June 14, 2019, E069547) 2019 Cal. App. LEXIS 541 [nonpub. opn.].) A. February 6: The Altercation at the Mobile Home. Defendant lived with his son Brian, age 17, and his dau…
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In re Ella H. CA4/1
Oct 5, 2022
At birth, Ella tested positive for amphetamines and showed withdrawal symptoms. Ella’s father N.W. (Father) told a social worker that Mother might have “ ‘slipped up’ ” and used methamphetamine toward the end of her pregnancy. Mother acknowledged using methamphetamine up until th…
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In re Austyn H. CA4/1
Oct 5, 2022
Counsel has submitted an accurate summary of the facts of the offense. We will incorporate that statement here for convenience. On September 29, 2021, Brandon H. was working as a cashier at the Ocean Beach CVS Store. At approximately 10:15 p.m. he was cleaning and preparing to cl…
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P. v. Mendez CA4/1
Oct 5, 2022
As set forth in this court’s earlier opinion, “In early September 2005, a Caltrans worker found the body of Angel Palacios on the side of eastbound Interstate 10, near the Eagle Mountain Road exit in Riverside County. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition and clothed…
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Cable v. O’Neill CA4/1
Oct 5, 2022
Denise Cable met O’Neill in approximately 2014 when he was a student in a scuba diving instructor class that she taught for Ocean Enterprises. At the time, Ocean Enterprise conducted three different types of business: a scuba gear retail store, which included service, rental, and…
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P. v. Harper CA2/1
Oct 5, 2022
On July 20, 2020, defendant Deandre Harper pleaded no contest to a charge of burglary under Penal Code section 459. The trial court sentenced him to 11 years, suspended execution of sentence, and placed him on formal probation for five years. One condition of that probation was t…