California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Sairafe CA4/3
* * * A jury found appellant Nouras Jilal Sairafe guilty of unlawfully driving a vehicle. (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a).)1 In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found true that Sairafe had suffered numerous prior convictions (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.421(b)(2)), had ser…
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P. v. Burbie CA4/3
* * * Defendant Derric Jerant Burbie appeals from an order denying a youthful offender parole hearing under Penal Code section 30511 and proceedings pursuant to People v. Franklin (2016) 63 Cal.4th 261 (Franklin). Burbie, who was 20 years old at the time, was convicted of first d…
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P. v. Woodard CA1/4
A jury convicted defendant James Woodard of five domestic violence offenses committed against his girlfriend, Jane Doe (JD), resulting in an aggregate prison term of nineteen years. On appeal, Woodard raises various claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, instructional error…
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P. v. Brooks CA1/4
Bianca Brooks was placed on probation after a jury found her guilty of carjacking, false imprisonment, unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle, and child endangerment. On appeal, she contends her convictions must be reversed because she is a transgender woman and one of the juror…
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P. v. Young CA4/1
Tammie R. Young was arrested and charged with various drug offenses in three different cases, including three counts of possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377) and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia (§ 11364). The court consolidated the ca…
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P. v. Makboul CA4/2
I. A jury convicted defendant and appellant Makboul Ahmed Makboul of one count of stalking (Pen. Code, § 649.9, subd. (a); count 1) and three counts of intentionally
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P. v. Luque CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Roberto Gonzalez Luque appeals from an order of the Riverside County Superior Court correcting the abstract of his judgment. We will dismiss the appeal because it is taken from an order that is not appealable.
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P. v. Navar CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant Giovanni Tapia Navar (defendant) was convicted of several crimes arising from a physical altercation with his girlfriend while driving home from a party. He argues on appeal that he was improperly subjected to a special finding under Penal Code section 136.1, su…
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P. v. Pedraza CA4/3
(See Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18 (Chapman).) We disagree. We find substantial evidence to support the gang allegation and the gang-murder special circumstance, but that is not the same as finding that an instructional error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. (See…
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Moore v. Valley Pacific Petroleum Services CA3
Jessie Moore and Christopher Sanchez (collectively respondents) sued their former employer, Valley Pacific Petroleum Services, Inc. (Valley Pacific), in a putative class action lawsuit asserting violations of the Labor Code and unfair competition under the Business and Profession…
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Marriage of Willner CA4/3
* * * Gila Willner appeals from a judgment on two reserved issues in this marital dissolution action involving her former husband, Ayal Willner. Gila1 contends the court abused its discretion by awarding her permanent spousal support of $5,000 per month and in denying her request…
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Marriage of Mayo CA2/1
This consolidated appeal arises from the parties’ competing requests for domestic violence restraining orders (DVROs) under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Fam. Code1, § 6200 et seq.) (DVPA) and a related attorney fee award. In January 2023, after 20 years of marriage, Meli…
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Marriage of R.L. and S.L. CA6
In re the Marriage of R.L. and S.L. H053230 (Santa Cruz County Super. Ct. No. 24FL00825) Respondent, v. Appellant. In pending marital dissolution proceedings between appellant S.L. (wife) and respondent R.L. (husband), wife filed a petition for a domestic violence restraining ord…
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Lorenzetti v. Meer CA4/3
* * * The underlying dispute in this case between plaintiff Robert J. Lorenzetti and defendant Ronald L. Meer centers around payment for business consulting services. In 2017, Lorenzetti obtained an amended judgment for $390,609.88. Meer moved to stay enforcement against communit…
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Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition v. City of Laguna Beach CA4/3
Plaintiffs Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition, Preserve Orange County, and Village Laguna petitioned for a writ of mandamus challenging the City of Laguna Beach’s amendment of its Historic Resources Element to eliminate any reference to its 1981 Inventory of historic pr…
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In re N.K. CA4/2
By a prior order, this court consolidated two appeals by L.K. (Mother) in case Nos. E087433 and E087664, which we resolve together here. In case No. E087433, Mother challenges the juvenile court’s finding that visitation with her sons, N.K. and
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In re C.O. CA4/3
C.O. was convicted in 2016 of the murder of John Doe. After a change in the law, C.O.’s case was transferred to the juvenile court in 2024, and following a restitution hearing, the court ordered C.O. to pay $11,400 in restitution to John Doe’s mother. C.O. appeals from the restit…
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In re D.H. CA4/1
J.S. (Father) appeals from the juvenile court’s dispositional order denying him placement of S.S. S.S. is a dependent child who was removed from his mother’s custody and Father is S.S.’s noncustodial parent. Welfare
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In re R.R. CA2/1
Christina V. (Mother) appeals from a juvenile court judgment terminating her parental rights. She contends notice of the selection and implementation hearing was faulty and the court should have continued the hearing. We disagree with both contentions and affirm.
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In re J.B. CA4/2
This is an appeal taken by parents S.B. (father) and O.D. (mother) from an order of the San Bernardino County juvenile court made pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 terminating their parental rights as to their child J.B. (the child).1