People v. Superior Court of Ventura County (Cal., Dec. 12, 2024, No. S281950) 2024 WL 5100944 Summary: The Supreme Court held that: The Superior Court had no authority to reduce wobbler offense; The order reducing wobbler offense was not appealable;An unauthorized order reducing wobbler offense is act in excess of…
People v. Clymer (Cal. Ct. App., Dec. 4, 2024, No. A166279) 2024 WL 4983030, at *1 Summary: Clymer, pled no contest to possession of diazepam for sale. On appeal, he challenges the trial court’s denial of a motion to quash and suppress evidence obtained from searches of electronic devices. The…
In re Nguyen (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 27, 2024, No. B329158) 2024 WL 4901809, at *1 Summary: Nguyen was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term with the possibility of parole. Penal Code section 3046 establishes a minimum eligible parole date (MEPD) for when that hearing will occur. Additionally, because Nguyen…
Sanchez v. Superior Court of San Bernardino County (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 22, 2024, No. E083015) 2024 WL 4717472, at *1–2 Summary: Sanchez filed for a writ of mandate ordering respondent superior court to vacate its order directing the San Bernardino County Public Defender (public defender) to assign a new…
Mountain View Police Department v. Krepchin (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 4, 2024, No. H050872) 2024 WL 4664207 Summary:Police department filed application for emergency gun violence protective order against Krepchin , and after it was issued, applied for three-year gun violence restraining order (GVRO). The Superior Court, Santa Clara County, granted…
People v. Serrano (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 29, 2024, No. C100856) 2024 WL 4611666, at *1 Summary: Serrano appealed from an order denying a stand-alone postjudgment motion for discovery related to potential violations of the California Racial Justice Act (Act). (Pen. Code,§ 745, subd. (d).) The issue is whether the…
Price v. Superior Court of Butte County (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 23, 2024, No. C100920) 2024 WL 4553015, at *1–4 Summary: In 2006, Price was admitted to the State Department of State Hospitals as a sexually violent predator. In 2022, the superior court found that Price was suitable for conditional…
People v. Nuno (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 17, 2024, No. H051205) 2024 WL 4512214, at *1 Summary: The issue in this appeal was whether Nuno, under Penal Code section 1172.6, may obtain discovery of material, exculpatory evidence in peace officer personnel records under Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83…
People v. Moseley (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 8, 2024, No. G062697) 2024 WL 4440601 Summary: Mosley was convicted of voluntary manslaughter as lesser included offense of murder. Mosley appealed. The Court of Appeal held that trial court was statutorily required to consider Mosley’s service-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in…
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROMEO DEONTE KNOWLES, Defendant and Appellant. (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 16, 2024, No. B328439) 2024 WL 4403592 Summary: On April 28, 2020, Knowles, 23 years old, was living at Midnight Mission, a shelter for homeless persons. Around midnight, a 53-year-old security guard, Bullock, was…