California Drunk Driving Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of California or Court of Appeals of California where the terms dui, dwi, drunk driving, or driving under the influence has been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily criminal cases and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions drunk driving related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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McKellar v. Gourley - 12/18/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services v. Tracy A. - 12/18/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Simmons-Youngblood - 12/18/2001
Appellant Steven Delon Simmons-Youngblood, (aka "Spoon") was convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child under 14 (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)) and one count of burglary (§ 460, subd. (a)), after a jury trial. ...
People v. Johnathan S. - 12/18/2001
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California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Hertel v. Gourley - 12/18/2001
In issuing a writ of mandate overturning the administrative suspension of a driver's license, the trial court acted on erroneous evidence mistakenly entered into the record by the licensee. The court refused to judicially notice new...
People v. Bustillos - 12/17/2001
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California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Arreola - 12/14/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Sanchez - 12/14/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Robles - 12/13/2001
Defendant Mario Robles was convicted of felony driving with a blood alcohol content in excess of .08 and driving while intoxicated. (Veh. Code, § 23152, subds. (a) and (b).) The jury found Robles had incurred two prior convictions...
People v. Gomez Sanchez - 12/13/2001
On November 22, 1998, defendant Gilberto Gomez Sanchez caused a traffic accident that killed four people. With respect to this occurrence, on March 6, 2000, he was convicted by court trial on four counts of second degree murder, two...
People v. Mendoza - 12/12/2001
On November 4, 1999, defendant Frank Solano Mendoza was convicted of possessing phencyclidine (PCP), driving under the influence of alcohol, and being under the influence of a controlled substance. The trial court found he had served...
People v. Rodriguez - 12/12/2001
PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
On February 3, 1999, an information was filed in the Fresno County Superior Court charging appellant with murder (Pen. Code, § 187; count one) and attempted murder (§§ 664 and 187; count two.) As to both...
Karin W. v. Frederick P. - 12/12/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Sanderlin - 12/11/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Sergio C. - 12/11/2001
Minor admitted to driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or higher (Veh. Code, § 23152, subd. (a)) and possession for sale of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)).
Thereafter, following a...
People v. Terrones - 12/11/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Post - 12/11/2001
CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION
I. INTRODUCTION
In the decision of In re Michael (1945) 326 U.S. 224, 227, Associate Justice Hugo Black wrote: "All perjured relevant testimony is at war with justice . . . ." California...
People v. Gonzales - 12/10/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Lee - 12/10/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Morales - 12/6/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. O'Neill - 12/5/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Betancourt - 12/5/2001
As modified January 2, 2002. No change in judgment. Petitions for rehearing denied.
THE PEOPLE, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. DONALD CLARK BETANCOURT, ET AL., DEFENDANTS AND APPELLANTS.
(Santa Clara County Super.Ct.No....
People v. Davis - 12/5/2001
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A three-count criminal complaint filed in Bakersfield Municipal Court on March 15, 2000, charged appellant Larry John Davis in count I with violation of Health and Safety Code section 11377, subdivision...
Zendejas v. City of Huron - 12/4/2001
Appellant Raul Hernandez Zendejas appeals the Fresno County Superior Court's order denying his petition for relief from his failure to present a timely claim prior to filing a personal injury action against a public entity (Gov....
Suzuki v. Lilly - 12/4/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Miller - 12/3/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
California Amplifier - 12/3/2001
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
An insurer refused to indemnify its insured for the settlement of an action alleging that the insured engaged in the market manipulation of stock in violation of Corporations Code sections 25400 and...
People v. Matthews - 11/29/2001
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Rowland - 11/29/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Henderson - 11/29/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Lewis - 11/29/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Mitchell - 11/28/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Walker v. Kiousis - 11/28/2001
Civil Code section 47 provides generally that statements made in the course of an official proceeding are absolutely privileged. Those statements therefore cannot serve as a basis for civil liability. Civil Code section 47.5,...
People v. Probst - 11/28/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Lane v. California Department of Motor Vehicles - 11/26/2001
THE COURT
George I. Lane appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of mandate directing the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV or the Department) to rescind its suspension of his driving privilege. The Department...
People v. Byrd - 11/21/2001
As modified December 20, 2001. Appellant's petition for rehearing denied. No change in judgment.
THE PEOPLE, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. TIMOTHY LEE BYRD, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.
(Super.Ct.No. 99F05475)
The...
People v. McKnight - 11/20/2001
A jury found defendant Eduardo McKnight guilty of one felony count for evading an officer while driving recklessly and two misdemeanor counts for driving under the influence of alcohol and having a blood alcohol level of .08 percent...
Becker v. Stepniak - 11/20/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Garcia - 11/19/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Haggins - 11/16/2001
On a charge of murder, a jury convicted defendant of voluntary manslaughter, with personal use of a deadly weapon. The jury also convicted on a second charge of vehicle theft in violation of Vehicle Code section 10851. ...
People v. Workman - 11/16/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. White - 11/15/2001
The issue in this case is whether a license plate that is partially obscured by a trailer hitch ball violates Vehicle Code section 5201, which in pertinent part requires that license plates be mounted so as to be "clearly visible,"...
Lockett v. Budget Rent-A-Car - 11/15/2001
As modified December 11, 2001. Petition for rehearing denied. There is no change in judgment.
CHRISTINA LOCKETT, A MINOR, ETC., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS AND RESPONDENTS, v. BUDGET RENT-A-CAR, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.
(Alameda...
People v. Heard - 11/14/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Ritchie - 11/14/2001
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
By information, defendant was charged with two counts of attempted premeditated murder (counts 1 & 2; Pen. Code, §§ 187/664), spousal abuse (count 3; § 273.5), and intentional infliction of physical or...
People v. Vasquez - 11/14/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Pinchem - 11/14/2001
Defendant, Albert Thomas Pinchem, was stopped for speeding. He was charged with numerous crimes stemming from this traffic stop. The trial court denied defendant's motion to suppress, and he was convicted of two felonies and two...
People v. Baker - 11/14/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Rodriguez - 11/13/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Jenious - 11/13/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Kittle - 11/13/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Danielle S. v. Superior Court of Merced County - 11/13/2001
THE COURT
Petitioner, Danielle S., seeks extraordinary writ review (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (l); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.1B) from respondent court's order that a section 366.26 hearing be held December...
People v. Medina - 11/13/2001
On March 16, 1999, appellant Monty Ray Medina was charged in the Tulare Superior Court with forcible rape, a violation of Penal Code section 261, subdivision (a)(2) (count 1). It was also alleged that this offense was committed...
People v. Dimas - 11/13/2001
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
By information, defendant was charged with causing bodily injury while driving with a blood alcohol level of .08% or higher (count 1; Veh. Code, § 23153, subd. (b)) and causing bodily injury while driving...
People v. Welch - 11/13/2001
A routine security search at the Kern County Courthouse in November 1997 revealed 24 milligrams of methamphetamine in a box of cigarettes belonging to appellant Sarah Diane Welch. Appellant pled guilty to the resulting possession...
People v. Whaley - 11/9/2001
Defendant pleaded guilty to driving under the influence with a prior conviction (Veh. Code, § 23175.5, subd. (a) ) and admitted that he had suffered a prior conviction for driving under the influence (§ 23152, subd. (a)) in...
People v. Samanc - 11/8/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Thornton - 11/8/2001
George Lewis Thornton was convicted by jury of first degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211), which the trial court subsequently reduced to second degree, and petty theft (Pen. Code, § 459), which the trial court subsequently struck. The...
People v. Ky - 11/8/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Clark - 11/8/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services v. Brian T. - 11/7/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Page - 11/7/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Garcia - 11/6/2001
On October 24, 1999, an information was filed in the Kern County Superior Court charging appellant Steven Anthony Garcia with six counts of forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2); counts 1, 2, 4- 7); continuous sexual abuse...
People v. Acevedo - 11/6/2001
Moises Acevedo, defendant, was convicted in two separate jury trials of several Vehicle Code violations, including felony drunk driving offenses, as well as possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The...
People v. Paiz - 11/6/2001
Defendant Arthur Paiz was convicted of numerous drug-related offenses. He appeals, claiming the trial court erred when it denied his motion for mistrial, the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to strike his prior serious...
People v. Flores - 11/5/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
Thomas S. v. Superior Court of Tuolumne County - 11/1/2001
THE COURT
Petitioner Thomas S. seeks extraordinary writ review (Welf. & Inst. Code, §366.26, subd. (l); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.1B) from respondent court's order that a section 366.26 hearing be held on December 4,...
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services v. Renee G. - 11/1/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Burstein v. Gourley - 11/1/2001
As modified November 30, 2001. There is no change in the judgment.
RICHARD BURSTEIN, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. STEVEN GOURLEY, AS DIRECTOR, ETC., DEFENDANT AND RESPONDENT.
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of...
Shannon S. v. Superior Court of Tuolumne County - 10/31/2001
THE COURT
Petitioner Shannon S. seeks extraordinary writ review (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (l); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.1B) from respondent court's order that a section 366.26 hearing be held on December 4,...
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services v. Michelle - 10/31/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Alvarez - 10/31/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
People v. Hernandez - 10/31/2001
THE COURT
A Fresno County jury found appellant Manuel Vincent Hernandez guilty of causing bodily injury while driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or more (count 1; Veh. Code § 23153, subd. (b)), driving under...
People v. Richardson - 10/31/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
People v. Alders - 10/30/2001
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has...
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