- Criminal: Riverside Superior Judge Samuel Diaz’s sentencing affirmed in P. v. Barnes (BAF1701103/E077878)
- Anthony Barnes was sentenced to 32 years after being convicted of domestic violence. He appealed his sentence, arguing that the court should not have denied his request for mental health diversion. The Court of Appeal disagreed. They found that the danger Barnes posed disqualified him from mental health diversion.
- Criminal: Riverside Superior Judge Timothy Freer’s conviction affirmed in P. v. Payne (INF2101095/E079177)
- Jamarcus Payne was convicted of misdemeanor spousal battery. He appealed, and the court found no error.
- Juvenile: Riverside Superior Judge Emily Benjamini’s transfer to criminal court reversed in In re C.P. (INJ1900446/E079615)
- A minor appealed the order transferring his case to the criminal court. Prosecutors claim he committed attempted murder when he carried a concealed loaded firearm in a vehicle while being in a criminal street gang. Assembly Bill 2361, which became active Jan. 1, requires a burden of clear and convincing evidence that the minor cannot reform under the juvenile court before the case is transferred. Because of the new burden, the Court of Appeal agreed with the minor and reversed his transfer.
- Criminal: Riverside Superior Judge Matthew Perantoni’s denial of resentencing affirmed in P. v. Hill (RIF077884/E078401)
- In 1998, Angela Hill was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life. She believed her ex-boyfriend, Reed Q., had robbed her, so she planned and carried out his murder with her cousin and two others. Hill attracted Reed to the spot before the murder, and her cousin wrapped cellophane around Reed’s head. Hill petitioned to be resentenced under Penal Code Section 1172.6. The section vacates murder convictions for people who were participants in a crime that resulted in a murder, but did not commit the murder itself. The trial court dismissed her petition, because she admitted during a parole hearing that she was the driving force behind the killing, and helped commit it. Hill appealed. The Court of Appeal agreed with the trial court.
- Family: Riverside Superior Judge Michael Rushton’s jurisdictional finding reversed in In re T.G. (SWJ220088/E079425)
- The court removed three children from their mother’s care on the grounds that she did not protect them and that she could not support them. The mother appealed, arguing that the county did not have enough evidence to support their claims. The Court of Appeal agreed with the mother. They found that the county’s referrals that they relied on were inconclusive, and that the evidence actually showed the mother was taking care of them.
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