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…
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…
Mendoza v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco (Cal. Ct. App., June 15, 2024, No. A170135) 2024 WL 3408756, at *1–2 Summary: Mendoza appealed an order denying a motion to dismiss misdemeanor charges against her for violation of the speedy trial statute, Penal Code section 1382. The…
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…