California Court of Appeal

In case where 59-year-old harbormaster with no prior criminal record pleaded guilty to the voluntary manslaughter of her mother, trial court's finding that defendant did not overcome the statutory bar to probation consideration is affirmed over claim that the trial court abused its discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/18/2007
• Published 10/18/2007

Judges

• LAMBDEN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Satris, Law Office of Michael Satris, for Defendant and Appellant., Edmund G. Brown Jr., Attorney General of the State of California, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Martin S. Kaye, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.