California Court of Appeal

Convictions of extortion and related crimes are affirmed over claims of: 1) insufficient evidence; and 2) improper admission of evidence of uncharged crimes. However, the victim restitution order is unlawful, and is amended to reduce the fine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/13/2006
• Published 04/13/2006

Judges

• HULL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Athena Shudde, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Raul Umana., Eileen S. Kotler, Pacifica, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Jessica Langshaw., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, Carlos A. Martinez, Jamie A. Scheidegger, and John A. Bachman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.