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…
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…
Clarke v. Gordon (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 12, 2024, No. G062856) 2024 WL 4163081, at *1 Summary: Clarke appeals from the judgment which denied his petition for a writ of mandate which challenged an administrative decision of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to suspend his driver’s license. An…
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. Howard (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 27, 2024, No. H050156) 2024 WL 3947977, at *1 Summary: Howard shot a man at a nightclub in San Jose. At trial, Howard testified that he acted in self-defense. A jury convicted him of second degree murder. After the jury’s verdict but prior…
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…