California Court of Appeal

Orange County Superior Court's dismissal of charge of one count of receiving stolen property for improper venue and order that it be refiled in Los Angeles County is reversed as property was stolen in Orange County, and venue thus lies in Orange County.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2006
• Published 11/16/2006

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tony Rackauckas, District Attorney, and Matthew Lockhart, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marilee Marshall, Los Angeles, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent Humberto Alvarado., Deborah A. Kwast, Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Thomas Havlena, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Kevin J. Phillips, Assistant Public Defender, and Scott Van Camp, Deputy Public Defender, for Defendant and Respondent Michael Alvarado.