You definitely should use the "presumption in favor of appellant," if you can find authority to support such a standard of review. Then come back...

The Court of Appeal absolutely, positively, without doubt will affirm the lower court's decision -- whatever that decision was -- unless there's a...

No, I would not file a motion for reconsideration (and they generally are not filed in California's appellate courts). A motion to augment is not...

If a minute order constitutes the court's final judgment or order in the case, it can be appealed. Whether the minute order is right or wrong, or...

I think it's better to forget a Bar complaint and focus on getting the conviction overturned by way of a claim of ineffective assistance of...

As a longtime constitutional lawyer, I can think of no provision of the United States Constitution or the California Constitution which would be...

If, as you say, the court has already determined the amount, then your time to demand proof has passed.

If you're talking about an electronic recording of oral proceedings in the superior court, those are not transcribed for use in the Court of...

See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.490, re the date of finality.

Anyone who gives a definitive answer to that question without knowing much more about the case doesn't know what he or she is talking about.