Browse 28 criminal procedure cases decided by California Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Defendant's continuances waive speedy trial rights, writ denied
Cleare v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Cleare, sought a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to dis...
Child endangerment conviction affirmed due to substantial risk of harm
People v. C.F., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, C.F., was convicted of felony child endangerment. The appellate court affir...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Paknad v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Paknad, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to dis...
Arbitration Agreement Found Enforceable, Writ of Mandate Granted
Armstrong v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Armstrong, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court t...
Petitioner waives speedy trial rights by seeking continuances
Meiner v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner sought a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismiss a ...
Speedy Trial Rights Violated, Case Dismissed
Ayala-Ventura v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner, Ayala-Ventura, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Sup...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
People v. Riggs, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Riggs, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly wea...
Appellate Court Denies Writ, Upholds Trial Court's Speedy Trial Ruling
Esparza v. Super Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Esparza, sought a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to dis...
Court Orders Dismissal of Criminal Case Due to Speedy Trial Violation
Siam v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 26, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner, Siam, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to d...
Appellate Division's brief affirmation did not violate due process
Kuhnel v. Appellate Division, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kuhnel, sued the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court o...
No-Contest Clause in Will Upheld by California Court of Appeal
In re Thai, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, affirmed a lower court's decision...
Delay caused by defendant's failure to appear justifies speedy trial extension
Pham v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Pham, sought a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to dism...
Appellate court affirms felony evading conviction based on officer's identification testimony
People v. S.H., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, S.H., was convicted of felony evading a police officer. The appellate cou...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation, Citing Witness Testimony
Lee v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Lee, sought a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismi...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible; voluntary manslaughter instruction not warranted
People v. Dozier, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Dozier, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly...
Court erred in allowing new charges after preliminary hearing
Hernandez v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 10, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner, Maria Hernandez, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Su...
Arbitration clause in settlement agreement found unconscionable
In re Grinder, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, affirmed the trial court's denia...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Angulo v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Angulo, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Mendoza v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Mendoza, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Co...
Appellate Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Excited Utterance Rulings
People v. Millsap, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Millsap, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a de...
Speedy Trial Rights Weighed Against Need for DNA Evidence
Arriaga v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Arriaga, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to ...
Child Molestation Conviction Affirmed on Excited Utterance Grounds
People v. Shively, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 27, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The defendant, Shively, was convicted of child molestation. The appellate court affirmed ...
Court: New charges in amended info must be supported by preliminary hearing evidence
Sanders v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on May 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner, Sanders, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to dis...
Arbitration agreement found unconscionable, denying employer's motion
Sanders v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on May 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, a former employee, sought to compel arbitration of his wage and hour c...
Appellate Court Orders Dismissal of Criminal Case for Speedy Trial Violation
Goebner v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 30, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner sought a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismiss a...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
McIntosh v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, McIntosh, sought a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to...
Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Jackson v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jackson, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to di...
Court Affirms Child Endangerment Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Misconduct Evidence
People v. Hyatt, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal reviewed a defendant's conviction for child endangerment, ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 28 criminal procedure cases from California Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 21, Plaintiff Win: 7.
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