Monday, June 15, 2026

People v. Russo (Cal. Ct. App. - June 12, 2026)

The Court of Appeal decided to publish this (originally unpublished) opinion, which means that the following opening paragraph now gets to live on in perpetuity:

"[I]n February 2024, defendant’s mother told defendant to leave her property. Defendant responded by punching his dog approximately 20 times, calling it racial slurs, and dragging it down the street."

Dude: Why take it out on the dog?! (Also: Calling your dog racial slurs? Really? Does that even make any sense?)