THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PAUL HERSOM, Defendant and Appellant. (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 26, 2024, No. A168129) 2024 WL 4313709, at *1 Summary: Hersom was convicted by a jury in San Francisco Superior Courtof felony counts of vehicle burglary and being a felon in possession of tear gas…
People v. Turntine (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct., June 24, 2024, No. CA296018) 2024 WL 4143869 Summary: The trial court did not abuse its discretion in declining to exclude expert testimony of toxicologist who testified that all individuals were impaired for purposes of driving at .05% BAC; Statement of the…
In re TRAVIS LANELL MONTGOMERY on Habeas Corpus. (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 6, 2024, No. D083970) 2024 WL 4099744, at *1 Summary: Montgomery appealed an order denying a motion for discovery he made in connection with a postjudgment petition for writ of habeas corpus that sought relief for alleged violations…
People v. Ramirez (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 20, 2024, No. G063224) 2024 WL 3869450, at *1 Summary: Under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, “once a vehicle has been lawfully detained for a traffic violation, a police officer may order the driver to exit the vehicle without any…
People v. Moore (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 9, 2024, No. A167918) 2024 WL 3754712, at *1–2 Summary: Moore pleaded no contest to the charge of stalking in violation of Penal Code section 646.9, subdivision (a). Moore appealed, challenging his permanent revocation of probation following his admission to a probation violation…
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SCOTLANE McCUNE, Defendant and Appellant. (Cal., Aug. 8, 2024, No. S276303) 2024 WL 3736802, at *1–2 Summary: California law mandates that individuals who are convicted of a crime must be ordered to make full restitution to their victims “in every case, regardless of the…
In re JOSE OLIVERAS on Habeas Corpus (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 2, 2024, No. A168677) 2024 WL 3633748 Summary:Oliveras challenged a disciplinary report revoking his computer access and making him ineligible for computer-access-required work assignments or programming because of being found with contraband pornographic images on a tablet device. The…
Snap, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County (Cal. Ct. App., July 23, 2024, No. D083446) 2024 WL 3507024, at *1 Summary: This writ presented a question of first impression that was raised but not decided by the California Supreme Court in Facebook, Inc. v. Superior Court (2020) 10…
People ex rel. Burns v. Wood (Cal. Ct. App., July 11, 2024, No. G061001) 2024 WL 3370029, at *1–2 Summary: The city of Fountain Valley (the City) sought to prohibit Nancy Wood, an indigent homeless woman, from residing in the City’s Mile Square Park (the Park), which is near the…
Nicholas NEEDHAM, Petitioner, v.The SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; The People, Real Party in Interest. S276395; July 1, 2024; 2024 WL 3243077 (Cal.) Summary: County district attorney filed petition to commit sex offender as a sexually violent predator (SVP). Offender filed motions to preclude People’s retained expert from testifying…