The Court of Appeal affirmed Holman’s conviction for rape and assault against three women, holding the trial court did not err in declining to hold a third competency hearing and any error in giving CALCRIM No. 361 was harmless.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of Robert Conrady’s habeas corpus petition, holding that his trial counsel’s performance during court-martial proceedings did not fall below constitutional standards despite counsel’s decision not to call defense witnesses.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two, affirmed Matthew Negrete’s convictions and 25-years-to-life sentence, holding that the trial court properly instructed the jury on the alleged offense timeframe and did not abuse its discretion in declining to disclose school records after in
The Court of Appeal remanded a juvenile wardship case solely for the juvenile court to set the mandatory maximum confinement term after imposing a 364-day juvenile hall commitment, and otherwise affirmed the judgment.
California’s Second District Court of Appeal affirmed Marvion Templeton’s firearm conviction, holding that an officer’s observations during a lawful registration stop supported further investigation and that Templeton forfeited his separate challenge to the search of a pill bottle.
The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a juvenile court’s judgment adjudging a minor a ward for second-degree murder after conducting an independent review under People v. Wende and finding no arguable error.
The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a Kern County judgment revoking probation and imposing a 23-year prison sentence after the defendant admitted violating a no-contact order protecting victims in two underlying domestic violence cases.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two, affirmed Tizoc Garcia’s 26-year sentence, holding that the trial court understood its duties under Penal Code section 1385 and did not abuse its discretion by finding that Garcia’s recidivism and other aggravating circumstances outweighe
The First District Court of Appeal affirmed Robert Hrbac’s judgment of conviction for continuous sexual abuse of a child, holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of uncharged sexual offenses under Evidence Code section 1108 and that any error in failing to in
A federal district court denied a Ukrainian lawful permanent resident’s amended habeas corpus petition, finding his fentanyl possession conviction triggered mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c) and that he was served with an administrative warrant upon transfer to ICE custody.
A magistrate judge recommended dismissing a federal prisoner’s § 2241 petition for lack of jurisdiction because his challenge to a 307-day SHU placement would not necessarily lead to immediate or earlier release, so his claims belong, if at all, in a § 1983 action.
A federal magistrate judge ordered a state prisoner to show cause why his habeas petition should not be dismissed as untimely, finding it was filed years after the one-year AEDPA deadline expired and that no statutory tolling, equitable tolling, or actual innocence exception appeared to apply.
The Ninth Circuit dismissed Mohamed Abdirisak Mohamed’s appeal because his broad plea-agreement waiver covered his challenge to the denial of plea withdrawal and the record supported the district court’s finding that the waiver was knowing and voluntary.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the defendant’s conviction for knowingly importing methamphetamine, holding that any Rule 16 disclosure error regarding an automobile expert was harmless and that the government’s closing argument did not violate the defendant’s Fifth Amendment right agai
The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed Jose Manuel Cisneros’s two Fresno County judgments after independently reviewing the record under People v. Wende and finding no reasonably arguable factual or legal issues.
A magistrate judge in the Eastern District of California recommended dismissing a federal prisoner’s pro se § 2241 habeas petition because his claims about a denied medical device and inadequate care challenge the conditions of his confinement, not the fact or duration of it, and declined to c
A federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing a pro se prisoner’s Section 2241 habeas petition without prejudice for failure to prosecute after mail sent to him was returned as undeliverable and he failed to give the court a current address within thirty days, and separately ordered the Cl
A magistrate judge recommended denying a stay because Rendon did not establish good cause for failing to exhaust two claims, while recommending dismissal of those claims without prejudice and continued proceedings on the other two.
A federal magistrate judge ordered a state prisoner to show cause within thirty days why his habeas corpus petition should not be dismissed for failure to exhaust state remedies: the petition showed no indication that the due process claim was presented to the California Supreme Court, and stated th
The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed two-year prison sentences for a defendant who repeatedly violated probation after pleading no contest to methamphetamine possession, finding no reasonably arguable issues after independent review under People v. Wende.
In an unpublished opinion, the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a criminal threats judgment, holding that a challenge to a protective order included as a term of a no-contest plea agreement is a challenge to the validity of the plea itself and requires a certificate of probable cause under Pe
The Fifth District Court of Appeal independently reviewed the record after appellate counsel found no arguable issues, concluded that no reasonably arguable factual or legal issues existed, and affirmed Bretton Austin Begaye’s second degree murder judgment.
The Fifth District conditionally reversed Adam Esparza’s judgment because the trial court treated his excluded antisocial personality disorder diagnosis as a categorical bar to mental health diversion despite his other qualifying diagnoses.
The Fifth District Court of Appeal held that the gang conspiracy convictions were unsupported as to the charged target offense but could be modified to a lesser included target felony, vacated the sentences on counts 2 and 5 for resentencing, rejected the remaining challenges, and a later order modi