California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Walker

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of Proposition 47 petition for resentencing is affirmed over defendant's meritless contention that he was eligible for relief because his...

People v. Morera-Munoz

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In the People's challenge to the trial court's decision finding unconstitutional Vehicle Code section 31, which criminalizes the making of false...

In re Carlos H.

Juvenile Law
In a minor's appeal of juvenile court's pre-adjudication restraining order against him prohibiting him from, among other things, contacting the victim...

Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. County of Kauai

Constitutional Law, Agriculture
In an action challenging Kauai County's Ordinance 960's pesticide provisions, which regulate pesticides and genetically engineered plants, the...

Lee v. West Kern Water Dist.

Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
In a case involving the applicability of the workers' compensation exclusivity rule, which governs the matter of when an injured worker can bring a...

People v. Garcia

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of human trafficking and pimping a minor is affirmed over defendant's claim that the videotape of the minor's conditional examination that...

Soria v. Univision Radio Los Angeles

Labor & Employment Law, Entertainment Law
In a former on-air radio personality's action for disability discrimination, wrongful termination and related employment claims, the trial court's...

Brookside Investments v. City of El Monte

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Landlord Tenant Law
In a mobilehome park owner's challenge to a city's passage of a Mobilehome Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a program of rent control for...

In re Calvin S.

Juvenile Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 14-year-old minor's appeal of the juvenile court order declaring him a ward of the court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602...

People v. Mendoza

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
When a trial court grants Proposition 47 relief for a subordinate term, the court may resentence the defendant on any component of the aggregate term.