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   State Courts - California - January 11 - January 12, 2010

  
Conservatorship of the Person of Deidre B., D054783, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, January 11, 2010, Filed
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Overview: Trial court did not err when it accepted a stipulation from appellant's appointed counsel stating that appellant consented to a reestablishment of a conservatorship of her person and waived her right to a formal hearing. Statements by another attorney who represented appellant confirmed that the consents set forth in the stipulation were accurate.

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Lawson v. Superior Court, D055396, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, January 11, 2010, Filed
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Overview: Because a child who was allegedly denied medical care while residing in a facility established under the Pregnant and Parenting Women's Alternative Sentencing Program Act, Pen. Code, ? 1174 et seq., was not a prisoner under Gov. Code, ? 844, neither the immunity provided by Gov. Code, ?? 844.6, 845.6, nor the cause of action in ? 845.6 applied.

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People v. Branner, C059288, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, January 11, 2010, Filed
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People v. Dominguez, B212967, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION FIVE, January 11, 2010, Filed
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Overview: In a trial for false imprisonment of a four-year-old victim, the evidence was sufficient to satisfy the force element under Pen. Code, ? 236, because defendant, a complete stranger, hugged the victim, picked her up, and carried her to a location beyond the building's security gate. An illegal purpose could be inferred from prior molestations.

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People v. Fierro, B209030, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION EIGHT, January 11, 2010, Filed
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Overview: There was sufficient evidence to support defendant's conviction of making a criminal threat, where the jury reasonably could have found that defendant's actions in displaying a weapon and saying to the victim, "I will kill you. right now," created a sustained fear, a state of mind that was more than momentary, fleeting, or transitory.

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People v. Skiles, G040808, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, January 11, 2010, Filed
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Overview: Sufficient evidence supported trial court's finding that defendant's conduct constituted a serious felony for purposes of Three Strikes law where record showed he pleaded guilty to manslaughter; that count alleged he ran a red light and drove his car into vehicle being driven by victim and that in so doing, he recklessly caused the death of victim.

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Blue Cross of California, Inc. v. Superior Court, B215035, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, January 12, 2010, Filed
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In re Miguel H., B214864, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION SEVEN, January 12, 2010, Filed
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Overview: Evidence that a juvenile defendant had spray paint in his backpack at school was sufficient to support a conviction under Pen. Code, ? 594.1, prohibiting possession of aerosol paint by a juvenile in a public place, because public schools were public places for purposes of Pen. Code, ? 594.1.

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Ohton v. California State Univ. of San Diego, D053738, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, January 12, 2010, Filed
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Overview: Although California State University (CSU) determined that plaintiff did not act in good faith in reporting head football coach's alleged drunkenness while at an out-of-state game and that plaintiff's statement was not a protected disclosure, CSU applied an incorrect definition of good faith, and therefore the result reached was contrary to law.

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People v. Gonzalez, B207856, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION EIGHT, January 12, 2010, Filed
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Overview: A trial court erred by imposing a minimum 15-year parole eligibility requirement on defendant's attempted premeditated murder conviction because the trial court's imposition of Pen. Code, ? 12022.53's gun enhancement barred it from imposing a minimum parole eligibility period under the gang statute, Pen. Code, ? 186.22.

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