62 Cal.4th 1116 (2016)199 Cal. Rptr. 3d 164365 P.3d 928 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HUGO GARCIA, Defendant and Appellant. No. S218233.Supreme Court of California.February 25, 2016.*1119 Nancy J. King, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant […]
Filed 7/14/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re ABBIGAIL A. et al. S220187 Counsel: John F. Whisenhunt and Robyn Truitt Drivon, County Counsel, Traci F. Lee, Assistant County Counsel, and Lilly C. Frawley, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Appellant. Stacey Kim-Jackson for Home Forever as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff […]
Filed 7/11/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE v. ZEFERINO ESPINOZA, JR. S224929 ? Ct.App. 6 H039219;?Super. Ct. No. CC954850 Counsel: Lawrence A. Gibbs, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and E. Michael Linscheild, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette […]
Filed 7/11/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE v. LOUIS RANGEL ZARAGOZA S097886 Counsel: Michael R. Snedeker, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Stephanie Mitchell, Sean M. […]
Filed 6/30/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA PEOPLE v. PATRICK LEE CONLEY S211275 Ct.App. 3 C070272;?Super. Ct. No. CRF113234 Counsel: Patrick Lee Conley, in pro. per.; and Carol Foster, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Michael S. Romano for Three Strikes Project as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and […]
Filed 6/30/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA PEOPLE v. MARCOS ARTURO SANCHEZ S216681 Ct.App. 4/3 G047666;?Super. Ct. No. 11CF2839 Counsel: John L. Dodd, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Lisa M. Romo for Pacific Juvenile Defender Center as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney […]
Filed 6/27/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE v. WILLIAM CLINTON CLARK S066940 ? Super. Ct. No. 94CF0821 An Orange County jury found defendant William Clinton Clark guilty of the first degree murders of Kathy Lee (count 1) and Ardell Williams (count 7).? (Pen. Code, ???187, 189.)[1]? The jury found true the five […]
Filed 6/27/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. FRANK KALIL BECERRA, Defendant Appellant S065573;?Sup. Ct. No. BA 106878 Defendant Frank Kalil Becerra was convicted by jury of the first degree murders of James Harding and Herman Jackson, with the special circumstance of multiple murders. He was also convicted of […]
Filed 6/23/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA FLAVIO RAMOS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants v. BRENNTAG SPECIALTIES, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. ? ? ?? S218176 Ct.App. 2/4 B248038 Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC449958 In this case, a metal foundry worker who developed interstitial pulmonary fibrosis brought this action (along […]
Filed 6/23/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDGARDO S?NCHEZ, Defendant and Appellant. ? ? S045423 Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. LA011426 A jury convicted defendant, Edgardo S?nchez, of the first degree murder of Officer John A. Hoglund under the special circumstances of murder to prevent arrest, murder […]
Filed 6/16/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSUE VARGAS MORALES, Defendant and Appellant. ??????????? S228030 Ct.App. 4/3 G051142 Orange County Super. Ct. No. 13WF3934 Proposition 47, an initiative measure the electorate passed in November 2014, reduced certain drug-related and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.? The […]
Filed 6/16/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JEFFREY HUBBARD, Defendant and Appellant. ? ?S216444 Ct.App. 2/1 B239519 Los Angeles County Super. Ct. Nos. SA075027 BA382926 In this case we must determine the scope of liability under a criminal statute enacted in 1872 proscribing the misuse of public funds.? […]
62 Cal.4th 1019 (2016)199 Cal. Rptr. 3d 85365 P.3d 861 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JARVIS J. MASTERS, Defendant and Appellant. No. S016883.Supreme Court of California.Filed February 22, 2016.*1026 Counsel: Law Office of Joseph Baxter, Joseph Baxter; Baxter Law Offices, Sara Baxter; Law Office of Richard I. Targow, Richard I. Targow, Jeanette L. Lebell; […]
Filed 6/9/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THOMAS NICKERSON Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STONEBRIDGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant. ? ? ? S213873 Ct.App. 2/3 B234271 Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC405280 The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits states from imposing ???grossly excessive??? […]
62 Cal.4th 856 (2016)198 Cal. Rptr. 3d 445365 P.3d 297 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HUBER JOEL MENDOZA, Defendant and Appellant. No. S143743.Supreme Court of California.February 11, 2016.*860 Counsel: Kathy Moreno, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. *861 Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, […]
Filed 6/2/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EMMANUEL CASTILLOLOPEZ, Defendant and Appellant. S218861 Ct.App. 4/1 D063394 San Diego County Super. Ct. No. SCD242311 A police officer found a Swiss Army knife in a pocket of defendant Emmanuel Castillolopez?s jacket.? One of the blades was fully extended.? Defendant was […]
62 Cal.4th 808 (2016)198 Cal. Rptr. 3d 167364 P.3d 1093 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE LUPERCIO CASARES, Defendant and Appellant. No. S025748.Supreme Court of California. February 4, 2016.*813 Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Kathleen M. Scheidel, Assistant State Public Defender, and Elias Batchelder, Deputy State Public […]
62 Cal.4th 718 (2016)198 Cal. Rptr. 3d 365365 P.3d 230 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LOUIS JAMES PEOPLES, Defendant and Appellant. No. S090602.Supreme Court of California. February 4, 2016.*728 Phillip H. Cherney, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, […]
Filed 5/26/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re WILLIAM RICHARDS S223651 In 1997, petitioner William Richards was convicted of the 1993 murder of his wife, Pamela.? In 2012, by a 4 to 3 decision, this court rejected his claim on habeas corpus that his conviction should be overturned because the prosecution?s dental expert […]
Filed 5/26/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. TYRIS LAMAR FRANKLIN, Defendant and Appellant S217699 Defendant Tyris Lamar Franklin was 16 years old at the time he shot and killed another teenager.? A jury convicted Franklin of first degree murder and found true a personal firearm-discharge enhancement.? The trial […]
Filed 5/26/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. MAGDALENO SALAZAR, Defendant Appellant Super. Ct. No. BA081564 A jury convicted defendant Magdaleno Salazar of the first degree murder of Enrique Guevara, with personal use of a firearm.[1]? Defendant admitted the truth of a special circumstance allegation that he had a […]
Filed 5/23/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?Plaintiff and Respondent v. LEE HOANG ROBINSON, Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 11WF0857 It is a commonly stated rule that if the statutory elements of a crime include the elements of another offense, so that the first offense cannot be committed without also committing the […]
Filed 5/23/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA WILLIAM B. WEBB et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants v. SPECIAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Defendant and Respondent Super. Ct. No. BC436063 Plaintiff William Webb was injured by exposure to asbestos products and sued a raw asbestos supplier for failing to warn him about the danger.? His case […]
Filed 5/9/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S211915 v. Ct.App. 2/8 B233833 NORMA LILIAN CORTEZ et al. Los Angeles County Defendants and Appellants. Super. Ct. No. BA345971 While riding in a car driven by defendant Norma Lilian Cortez, Rodrigo Bernal fired five or six shots at 19-year-old Emanuel Z. […]
Filed 5/9/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, S224599 v. Ct.App. 2/5 B255894 STEVEN WADE, Los Angeles County Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. BA421048 Is a person wearing a backpack that contains a loaded revolver carrying a loaded firearm on the person? We conclude the answer is yes. I. […]