California Appellate Report

This opinion isn't at all about delay. But the factual background of the case struck me as similar to what you typically see in death pe...

You've probably read about "spice" in news reports, or (perhaps) seen it in head shops. (Have I just dated myself by saying ...

Before today, the police were generally only authorized to do those things that were actually spelled out in the court's warrant. So if ...

Spencer Elden gets photographed as a four-month old baby as he's swimming naked in a pool. Nirvana uses that photo in its iconic album c...

I'm seriously thinking that Justice Petrou might have a future career as a short story author. Check out the third paragraph of today...

Justice Wiley authors a lengthy opinion (for him) that discusses and applies 22 pages of legal doctrine. But I can summarize the key practi...

To be honest, when I first read the question presented, I thought I was going to come out the other way in this one. Proposition 21, adopted...

Defendant is driving drunk, fails to negotiate a turn, and runs over and kills a six-year old girl. Pretty egregious. He's charged with ...

It's slim pickings in the California appellate judiciary lately, with a single opinion in the last several days from the Court of Appeal...

Would you like to spend your entire afternoon reading a book-length opinion about a particular criminal prosecution? If so, well, you're...

When I first read this opinion , I thought: "Duh. That's so obviously right." Which is a testament to how articulate Justice S...

You're driving along the I-5 (or whatever) and all of the sudden an ambulance negligently sideswipes your vehicle. How long do you have ...

I actually think that the core problem here (if any) were the jury instructions, not the counsel's closing argument. If the instruction...

There's a lot to be said for this opinion. But, to be honest, there's probably a lot to be said for the other side as well. It'...

I procrastinate as much as anyone. Nonetheless, a notice of appeal is super easy to prepare and file. I don't understand why people wait...

"Doe was born in 2003. She lived with her mother in Oakland. Doe’s mother was abusive toward her and when Doe was 10 years old, her mot...

The Court of Appeal makes only one edit to this published opinion , and it softens it. A tiny bit. "It is ordered that the opinion file...

My general rule is this: Don't sue lawyers for malicious prosecution. Pretty much ever. You're much more likely to get SLAPPed than ...

Imagine making the following call to your client after today's opinion by the Court of Appeal : "Good news! We won part of our appe...

When it rains in Los Angeles, there are sometimes (often?) places in which there's a visible current of water. Maybe on the street, mayb...