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People v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 13, 2026, No. B353018) 2026 WL 305914
Summary: The Court of Appeal held that a criminal master calendar judge who goes beyond trial assignment by offering an indicated sentence, considering whether to strike prior strike convictions, and accepting a guilty plea is no l...
People v. The North River Insurance Company (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 9, 2026, No. F090562) 2026 WL 3034166
Issue: Whether Section 1306 Requires a Separate Civil Case
The appeal presented a narrow statutory-interpretation question: whether Penal Code section 1306 implicitly requires a court to enter summary judgment on a for...
The People v. Joseph Toussaint III (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 30, 2026, No. A171743) 2026 WL 2932739
Holding: Only the Authorized Prosecutors Could Decide Whether the People Would Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Although the Alameda County Superior Court’s resentencing orde...
People v. Cortez (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 24, 2026, No. B348276) 2026 WL 2873876.
Summary: The Court of Appeal affirmed the denial of Carlos Cortez’s petition for recall and resentencing under Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (d)(1), holding that the statute applies only to juveniles sentenced to life without the possibility ...
People v. Ammons (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 16, 2026, No. 2D CRIM. B343669) 2026 WL 2730198
Issue and Holding: The Instructions Adequately Allowed Consideration of Intoxication
Charles Nelson Ammons appealed only his attempted murder conviction arising from a traffic stop that escalated into a struggle over a firearm with Ci...