CA Court of Appeal Opinions

People v. Montoya - Non-Precedential Opinion

The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One, issued a non-precedential opinion in the case of People v. Montoya. The court affirmed the judgment, finding no arguable issues after an independent review of the record.

People v. Stewart - Sentencing Error on Manslaughter and Attempted Murder Charges

The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, vacated the sentence for Steele Stewart in case C102503. The court found that the trial court erred by aggravating Stewart's sentence based on underlying facts that were not properly proven or admitted, and has remanded the matter for resentencing.

People v. Salomon - Modification of Opinion

The California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, issued a modification to its opinion in People v. Salomon. The modification corrects the judge's name in the caption of the opinion. This is a non-precedential, unpublished opinion.

People v. Hill - Criminal Appeal

The California Court of Appeal issued a non-precedential opinion in People v. Hill, addressing consolidated appeals from judgments of the Superior Court of San Diego County. The court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions regarding convictions for murder, assault, and firearm possession by felons.

People v. Adams - Criminal Threat Conviction Affirmed

The California Court of Appeal affirmed a conviction for making a criminal threat against Christopher Larry Adams. The court found that Adams forfeited his argument for reducing the felony to a misdemeanor by failing to raise it at the sentencing hearing and that the argument also failed on its merits.

People v. Velazquezhuar - Criminal Appeal

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, filed an opinion affirming a judgment against Omar Velazquezhuar, who was convicted of murdering his domestic partner. The court found no grounds for reversal regarding the admission of prior uncharged crimes evidence, jury instructions, or alleged jury coercion.

People v. Sheed - Motion to Vacate Conviction

The California Court of Appeal reversed an order denying Donny Kay Sheed's motion to vacate his 1989 conviction based on newly discovered evidence of factual innocence. The court found Sheed was entitled to a hearing on his motion.

County of Sacramento v. NKS Real Estate Holdings CA3 - Real Estate Development

The California Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court's judgment against NKS Real Estate Holdings, Inc. and its attorney for creating a nuisance per se by constructing and leasing an accessory dwelling unit without obtaining a building permit from Sacramento County. The court found the defendants' arguments regarding standing, ordinance conflict, and nuisance per se lacked merit.

People v. Harvey - Criminal Appeal

The California Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court's denial of a petition for recall and resentencing filed by James Earl Harvey. Harvey argued that denying resentencing mechanisms to defendants who were 18 at the time of their offenses, while providing them to those under 18, violated equal protection. The court rejected this argument, affirming the original sentence.

People v. Lopez - Child Molestation Sentencing Appeal

The California Court of Appeal reversed and remanded a judgment against Antonio Martinez Lopez, who was convicted of child molestation. The court found that the trial court erred by imposing an upper term sentence based on aggravating factors not stipulated to by the defendant or proven beyond a reasonable doubt.