How many years is my husband looking to face in State Prison after losing at trial and convicted? Can he appeal?

In the situation you describe, the defendant could get up to nine years in state prison for the PC 245(b) conviction and a consecutive term of...

Does CA Supreme Court's Extension of Deadlines in Response to COVID-19 apply to Petitions for Review?

My interpretation of the order would be that it applies to petitions for review. That said, if I had a deadline for a petition for review during...

Yes, in that example, I would include Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck in my Table of Authorities. I also would not regard that as an "internal...

Who should be defendant in Supreme court for writ of mandate if court of appeal denied a writ?

In a mandate petition filed in the Supreme Court, the respondent (not defendant) should be the person or entity whom you're asking the Supreme...

Filed a request for judicial notice in the opening brief and it got rejected for technical reasons. Can it still be reinstated?

Appellate rules require a request for judicial notice to be made in a separate motion, not as part of a brief. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule...

A notice of appeal, by itself, does not require any response. If your opponent continues to pursue the appeal, there will be other documents to...

After sentencingcan you meet with the judge to plead for leniency or original sentence on behalf of the convicte?

There's no legal provision for such a meeting, and I'm sure that no judge would take such a meeting.

If there are three defendants and two are granted a final summary judgment is future service required to all three?

That depends on what is being served. If it's a notice of appeal or any other attack on the judgment in their favor, then yes.

Motion for attorney fees?

No, the filing of an appeal does not stay a motion for attorney fees. The order on such a motion can be the subject of a later appeal.

As I read rule 8.929 of the California Rules of Court, it is mandatory for the appellate division to schedule oral argument in an infraction...