California Appellate Report

The same time-worn story gets played out in many of these "potentially paroled murderers" opinions. There's a murder, Defendan...

I say this with all sincerity: Thank you, Justice Petrou. (Compare today's modification of the opinion  with what I suggested three week...

The key piece of evidence in a domestic violence prosecution is a 911 call from the victim in which she says she was beat up by her boyfrien...

I always think of Alpine County, California as a sleepy little rural community. It only has 1,200 (!) residents, and the crime rate doesn...

There's probably no one more bummed that Judge Watford decided to make more money than Zachary Kelsey. At a teenage bonfire, Mr. Kelsey ...

This guy's selling "medicines" that obviously don't work to gullible people. So he gets criminally charged, and I have lit...

I have no idea why the County of Los Angeles is so desperate to kill dogs in its custody that a no-kill animal shelter wants to take over an...

A holding by any other name would smell as sweet. But do you have to follow it? That's the disputed issue in this morning's Ninth Ci...

Sometimes the summary at the outset of the opinion (helpfully) tells you pretty much all you need to know. Like this opinion by Judge VanDy...

It's a case involving the scope of specific personal jurisdiction in a particular trademark context, so it's not an issue that you...

Justice Baltodano's opinion earlier today says, in part : "Father failed to appear for his court-ordered deposition. In response, t...

You might perhaps be very skilled, and able to institute legal proceedings and write legal briefs as well as some attorneys. But if you'...

We've all heard the saying: "The check is in the mail." Which, as a trope, generally means: "I have not, in fact, paid yo...

Imagine that you brought a Second Amendment lawsuit that said that you had a constitutional right to carry a gun openly in public in Califor...

A company think that the Air Force is wrongfully using some of its trade secrets, but the Air Force says it has a contractual right to do so...

Let me say it clearly, and in advance: Some readers might find the following post NSFW. There are no pictures, but I'm going to mention,...

The probate court orders the sale of a home in an estate, directs that the money be placed in a bank, and orders the bank not to permit anyo...

There are several particularized differences between the majority and the dissent in this case . One of these -- an important one, but certa...

T his opinion seems obviously right, no ? A solar company sells a solar system to a homeowner, and the homeowner in turn owes monthly paymen...

It's extremely difficult to empathize with a defendant found guilty of moving to Cambodia in order to repeatedly rape children. That...