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18 Apr 2012, 12:26 pm
I didn't know that if you burn down your own property (arson) and accidentally damage your neighbor's property as a result that counts as "vandalism" under California law.I also didn't know that if you're facing criminal charges of arson, and realize that someone (not at your direction) filed an insurance claim for that arson, it doesn't count as a violation of your Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination for the state to incarcerate you based… [read post]
29 Oct 2018, 5:47 pm
Usually, when one district in the Court of Appeal expressly disagrees with another district, the resulting split is a good candidate for review by the California Supreme Court. [read post]
3 Aug 2017, 11:43 am
You usually don't see a first-degree murder conviction reversed for juror misconduct. [read post]
6 May 2014, 10:04 am
On the one hand, correctional officers found some marijuana and a weapon in defendant's locked foot locker in prison. [read post]
24 Jan 2017, 1:52 pm
Whenever I see a fact pattern like this -- and I see it occasionally -- I really do wonder what the risk-benefit calculation of the relevant person looked like:"At about 9:00 p.m. on January 27, 2011, Maria Mendiola went to one of the hair salons she owned, and at which she cut hair, to pick up the mail after closing. [read post]
23 May 2019, 2:58 pm
It's a case from San Diego, and involves two boys -- nine-year old Jonathan, and his brother, thirteen-year old Charles -- who went out on a bike ride and never returned. [read post]
28 Apr 2023, 12:00 pm
The underlying facts in this opinion are like a made-for-TV movie. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 11:24 pm
One good thing about the California Court of Appeal is that it's generally willing to amend its opinions in order to respond to arguments contained in petitions for rehearing. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 10:50 am
Let's say that you plead guilty to being drunk when you plowed into someone. [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 12:23 pm
When you read old cases -- and I mean, really old cases, like from the early 1800s -- you're often struck by how oddness of the reasoning. [read post]
1 May 2020, 12:04 pm
This is yet another one of the plethora of published opinions that splits as to whether or not Dueñas was correctly decided and whether trial courts have to determine ability to pay before they grant restitution orders. [read post]
27 Dec 2013, 3:43 pm
You read the first two pages of this opinion, which describe the basic facts of the case, and (if you're like me) you think to yourself:  "Good. [read post]
14 Jun 2007, 11:57 am
I agree with the California Supreme Court on this one. [read post]