Category: California Supreme Court Opinions

Filed 6/4/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA LIBERTY SURPLUS INSURANCE?CORPORATION et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents v. LEDESMA & MEYER?CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants. S236765 9th Cir. No. 14-56120 Counsel: Shernoff Bidart Echeverria, Michael J. Bidart, Ricardo Echeverria; The Ehrlich Law Firm and Jeffrey I. Ehrlich for Defendants and Appellants. Steven W. […]

Filed 6/4/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. JORGE GONZALEZ, et al., Defendants and Appellants. S234377 Ct.App. 2/4 B255375;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. YA076269 Counsel: Robert Franklin Howell, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant Jorge Gonzalez. Valerie G. Wass, under appointment by the Supreme Court, […]

Filed 5/31/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent,????????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S095076 ) ) RICHARD PENUNURI,??????????????????????????????????? ) )?????????????????????? Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant.???????? )????????????????? Super. Ct. No. BA189633 __________________________________ ) A jury convicted defendant Richard Penunuri of the first degree murder of Brian Molina, Michael Murillo, and Jaime […]

Filed 5/31/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent,??? ) )?????????????????????????????????? S113421 ) ) WARREN JUSTIN HARDY,???????? ) )?????????????????????? ???? Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant.?? )?????????????????????? Super. Ct. No. NA039436-02 ___________________________ ) A jury convicted defendant, Warren Justin Hardy, of the first degree murder of Penny Sigler with […]

Filed 5/31/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent,????????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S057156 ) ) ????????????????????? Sacramento County CHARLES EDWARD CASE,????????????????????????? ) ????????????????? Super. Ct. No. 93F05175 ) Defendant and Appellant.???????? ) ____________________________________) Defendant Charles Edward Case was sentenced to death for murdering two people during the commission of a […]

Filed 5/24/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re ROBERT LEWIS, JR.,?????????????????????????????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S117235 on Habeas Corpus.???????????????????? ) __________________________________ ) Petitioner Robert Lewis, Jr., seeks habeas corpus relief, urging that he is ineligible for execution because he is intellectually disabled[1] and that his counsel failed to investigate and present mitigating evidence as to […]

Filed 5/24/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA FACEBOOK, INC., et al., ?????????????????????????? ?????) ) Petitioners,??????????????????????????????????????? ???? ) ) ???? )????????????????? ????? S230051 ) THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY??? ) AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO???? ??? ??)???? ???? ?Ct.App. 1/5 A144315 ) Respondent;????????????????????????????????????? ???? ) )????? San Francisco City and County DERRICK D. HUNTER […]

Filed 5/24/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) DELANO FARMS COMPANY et al.,????????????? )????????????????????????????? S226538 Plaintiffs and Appellants,???????? ) ) ) Ct.App. 5 F067956 ) CALIFORNIA TABLE GRAPE???????????????????????? )????????????????? ?? ??County of Fresno COMMISSION,?????????????????????????????????????????????????? )???? ????? Super. Ct. Nos. 636636-3, 642546, Defendant and Respondent.???? )??????????? 01CECG01127, 01CECG02292,??????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????? )???????????????????????????????????????? 01CECG02289, 11CECG00178 __________________________________ […]

Filed 5/21/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent,???????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S065233 v.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?) ) FLOYD DANIEL SMITH,???????????????????????????????? )??????????????????? San Bernardino County )????????????????? Super. Ct. No. FWV08607 Defendant and Appellant.???????? ) __________________________________ ) A jury convicted defendant Floyd Daniel […]

Filed 5/16/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent,???????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S104144 v.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? […]

Filed 5/17/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent,???????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S235556 v.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ) )??????????????????????? Ct.App. 5 F068737 FELIZ CORRAL RUIZ II,????????????????????????????????? ) )??????????????????????????? […]

Filed 5/17/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent,???????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S239713 v.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ) )??????????????????????? Ct.App. 5 F065807 JESUS […]

  Filed 5/14/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED RIGGERS & ERECTORS, INC.,?????? ) ) Plaintiff and Appellant,???????????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S231549 ) )????????????????????? Ct.App.?2/1 B258860 COAST IRON & STEEL CO.,?????????????????????????? ) )?????????????????????? Los Angeles County Defendant and Respondent.???? )????????????????? Super. Ct. No. VC062679 __________________________________ ) This case is about construction ?? both physical and […]

  Filed 5/10/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Appellant,???????????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S237602 ) )????????????????????? Ct.App. 4/2 E064099 STEVEN ANDREW ADELMANN,??????????????? ) )???????????????????????? Riverside County Defendant and Respondent.????? )??????????????? Super. Ct. No. SWF1208202 __________________________________ ) Proposition 47 lowered the penalty for several crimes and provided a mechanism for resentencing […]

Filed 5/7/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Appellant,???????????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S238354 v.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? […]

Filed 5/7/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ????? ) ASSOCIATION,???????????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Appellant,???????????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S226753 v.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? […]

Filed 4/30/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S236164 v. ) ) Ct.App. 6 H041615 JUAQUIN GARCIA SOTO, ) ) Monterey County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. SSC120180A ) A conviction of murder requires a finding of malice, which may be either express or […]

Filed 4/30/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA DYNAMEX OPERATIONS WEST, INC.,Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,?Respondent; CHARLES LEE et al., Real Parties in Interest. S222732 Ct.App. 2/7 B249546; Los Angeles County?Super Ct. No. BC332016 Counsel: Judith A. Scott; Altshuler Berzon, Michael Rubin, Barbara J. Chisholm, P. Casey Pitts; Nicole G. Berner; […]

Filed 4/26/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re I.C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALBERTO C.,?Objector and Appellant. S229276 Ct.App. 1/2 A141143;?Alameda County?Super. Ct. No. SJ12019578 Counsel: Louise E. Collari, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Objector and Appellant. Aida Aslanian […]

Filed 4/26/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES ANTHONY DAVEGGIO and?MICHELLE LYN MICHAUD,?Defendants and Appellants. S110294     Counsel: David H. Goodwin, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant James Anthony Daveggio. Janyce Keiko Imata Blair, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant […]

Filed 4/26/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Lorenzo Chavez, Defendant and Appellant S238929 Ct.App. 3 C074138;?Yolo County?Super. Ct. No. CRF042140   Counsel: Matthew A. Siroka, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. […]

Filed 4/25/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA HECTOR ALVARADO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Respondent. ?S232607 Ct.App. 4/2 E061645;?Riverside County?Super. Ct. No. RIC1211707 ORDER MODIFYING OPINION THE COURT: The opinion in this matter filed on March 5, 2018, and appearing in the California Official Reports at 4 Cal.5th […]

Filed 4/23/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA SAMUEL HECKART,?Plaintiff and Appellant, v. A-1 SELF STORAGE, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. S232322 Ct.App. 4/1 D066831;?San Diego County?Super. Ct. No. 37-2013-00042315-CU-BT-CTL Counsel: Finkelstein & Krinsk, Jeffrey R. Krinsk, William R. Restis, David J. Harris, Jr., and Trenton R. Kashima for Plaintiff and Appellant. Dale E. […]

Filed 4/11/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LEONEL CONTRERAS and WILLIAM STEVEN RODRIGUEZ,?Defendants and Appellants. S224564 Ct.App. 4/1 D063428;?San Diego County?Super. Ct. No. SCD236438 ORDER MODIFYING OPINION THE COURT: The opinion in this matter, which was filed February 26, 2018, and appears at 4 Cal.5th 349, is modified as […]

Filed 4/2/18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA IN RE ROY BUTLER,?on Habeas Corpus. S237014 Ct.App. 1/2 A139411 Alameda County Super. Ct. No. 91694B Counsel: Keker & Van Nest, Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Jon B. Streeter, Susan J. Harriman, Benita A. Brauhmbhatt, Sharif E. Jacob, Steven A. Hirsch and Andrea Nill Sanchez for Petitioner […]