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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People v. Ash - 3/23/2005
Defendant Ronnie Joe Ash, Sr., was convicted of one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (Pen. Code, § 12021, subd. (a)(1)) and one count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon (Pen. Code, § 12316, subd....
People v. Wheeler - 3/22/2005
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Pursuant to a negotiated bargain, defendant Richard George Wheeler entered a plea of guilty to issuing or forging a prescription for a narcotic drug in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11368...
People v. Kendrick - 3/22/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED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. Stitely - 3/21/2005
A jury convicted Richard Stitely (defendant) of the first degree murder of Carol Unger. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).) A related special circumstance of murder during the commission of unlawful sodomy was found true. (§ 190.2, subd....
People v. McClellan - 3/21/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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. Zarco - 3/21/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS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...
Slain v. Clark - 3/21/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS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...
In re D.H. - 3/18/2005
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On June 1, 2004, respondent, the Stanislaus County Community Services Agency/Family and Children's Services (CSA), filed a petition in the Superior Court of Stanislaus County case Nos. 507369 and 507370,...
People v. Yescas - 3/18/2005
Defendant, Angel Yescas (defendant) appeals from his conviction of multiple counts arising out of an incident in which he drove while under the influence of alcohol, evaded police at high speed, assaulted two peace officers, and...
People v. Quiroga - 3/15/2005
After Logan Rafael Quiroga's (appellant) motion to suppress evidence was denied, he entered pleas of no contest to one count of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378) and one count of driving under the influence...
People v. Kelly - 3/15/2005
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...
In re Y.B. - 3/14/2005
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Tyrone B. (father) appeals from the termination of his parental rights under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.36 to his son Y. B., born in February 2003.
Shortly after Y. B.'s...
People v. Canning - 3/10/2005
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. Melgoza - 3/9/2005
THE COURT
Appellant, Hector Michael Melgoza, shot the victim in the chest when the victim interrupted him while he was tagging a commercial sign. Appellant was originally charged with attempted premeditated murder with various...
People v. McMurray - 3/8/2005
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. Paul - 3/8/2005
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. Ruiz - 3/8/2005
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. Albertson - 3/4/2005
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. Alonso - 3/4/2005
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...
In re Angelique W. - 3/3/2005
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. Harrison - 3/3/2005
An Alameda County jury convicted defendant Cedric Harrison of two counts of first degree murder. (Pen. Code, § 187.) The jury found true a multiple-murder special-circumstance allegation (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) and further found that...
Childress v. California Dep't of Motor Vehicles - 3/3/2005
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. Hutchins - 3/1/2005
A jury convicted defendant Craig Andrew Hutchins of battery upon Officer Aaron Garrido (Pen. Code, § 243, subd. (c)), possession of a deadly weapon (a billy club) (§ 12020, subd. (a)(1)), and possession of a controlled substance...
People v. Gutierrez - 3/1/2005
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. Thompson - 3/1/2005
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. Ramm - 2/28/2005
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. Estrada - 2/25/2005
THE COURT
Appellant, Larry Castillo Estrada, pled no contest to unlawfully taking a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)) and driving under the influence of alcohol (Veh. Code, § 23152, subd. (a).) On July 15, 2003, the...
People v. Reid - 2/24/2005
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. Wright - 2/23/2005
Petition for rehearing denied March 25, 2005
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...
People v. Lopez - 2/23/2005
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. Farley - 2/23/2005
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. Nelson - 2/22/2005
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...
Kindler v. Manheimer - 2/18/2005
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. Boulden - 2/17/2005
Corey Boulden’s petition for rehearing dated March 3, 2005, was denied March 21, 2005.
CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION
Appellants Marquis Land and Corey Boulden, along with co-defendant James Boulden, were charged and...
People v. Anderson - 2/16/2005
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On December 16, 2003, a consolidated first amended information was filed in the Superior Court of Fresno County charging appellant Irvin Donald Anderson with counts I and II, assault with a firearm (Pen....
In re Olivia J. - 2/15/2005
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. Chavez - 2/10/2005
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. Head - 2/10/2005
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. Arroyo - 2/10/2005
INTRODUCTION
Defendant was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (Veh. Code, § 23152, subd. (a)), while having a prior felony conviction for a similar offense within the preceding 10 years, a felony (former Veh....
People v. Stankewitz - 2/9/2005
In this case of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and related charges, defendant contends that his constitutional right to due process of law was violated when police allowed the car he allegedly drove to be moved to...
People v. Smith - 2/9/2005
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 - 2/8/2005
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...
In re Daniel H. - 2/8/2005
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...
Troppman v. Gourley - 2/8/2005
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
For more than 12 years, California appellate courts have been split as to whether the license of a suspected drunk driver may be suspended or revoked for refusal to submit to a chemical test, pursuant to...
People v. Guerrero - 2/7/2005
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. Despain - 2/7/2005
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. Kaholokula - 2/4/2005
THE COURT
Appellant, James Naauao Kaholokula, Jr., was charged in an information with felony drunk driving (Veh. Code, §§ 23152, subd. (a), 23550, subd. (a)) (count I) and driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or...
People v. DeLongis - 2/3/2005
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...
In re Wendy E. - 2/3/2005
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. Veiza - 2/2/2005
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...
In re Brooke C. - 2/1/2005
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Opinion ordered published March 1, 2005.
In this dependency case, it is conceded that the notice requirements under the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) (ICWA) were not met. We...
People v. Crum - 2/1/2005
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. Padilla - 1/31/2005
Appellant Alfredo Ruiz Padilla was charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon (a car) and by force likely to cause great bodily injury, transportation of methamphetamine, driving under the influence, being under the...
People v. Reavis - 1/31/2005
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. Han - 1/31/2005
Chae Jung Han appeals from the judgment sending him to prison for 10 years after a jury convicted him of the voluntary manslaughter of Hyang In Baek by using a gun. (See §§ 192, subd. (a), 12022.5, subd. (a).) His co-defendant,...
People v. Foreman - 1/31/2005
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Here we conclude that forging or presenting a forged prescription to obtain drugs, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11368, does not fall under Proposition 36.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL...
Rice-Trujillo v. Department of Motor Vehicles - 1/28/2005
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. Russell - 1/28/2005
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. Carrido - 1/28/2005
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On January 23, 2004, an information was filed in the Superior Court of Kern County charging appellant Silverio Dasalla Carrido with count I, possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377,...
People v. Morales-Adeza - 1/27/2005
THE COURT
Juan Israel Morales-Adeza (appellant), charged and tried as Alfredo Gonzalez, was found guilty of possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a)), and possession of marijuana (Health &...
People v. Minor - 1/27/2005
After being extradited from Italy, Jeffrey Wayne Minor was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, hit and run following an injury accident, and driving under the influence of alcohol and with a blood-alcohol...
People v. Chavez - 1/27/2005
Cesar Gutierrez Chavez appeals from an order denying his motion pursuant to Penal Code section 1016.5 to vacate a 1989 first degree burglary conviction he suffered after pleading guilty. He argues the trial court failed to advise...
People v. Drury - 1/27/2005
Julie Anna Drury (defendant) pled no contest to uttering a forged prescription (Health & Saf. Code, § 11368) and driving under the influence, causing injury (Veh. Code, § 23153, subd. (a)), during which she inflicted great bodily...
People v. Chesko - 1/26/2005
George Thomas Chesko was found guilty of evading police while driving recklessly, unlawfully taking an automobile, unlawfully driving under the influence of a controlled substance, and having suffered three prior strike convictions...
People v. Thoma - 1/26/2005
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Silence is not always golden. When a superior court judge accuses a defendant of breaking just about every bone in a victim's body, one would expect some denial or minimization if the accusation were...
People v. Diaz - 1/26/2005
Respondent’s petition for rehearing denied February 25, 2005
CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION
Appellant Oscar Antonio Diaz was convicted of evasion of a pursuing peace officer while driving with "willful or wanton...
People v. Storm - 1/26/2005
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. Ford - 1/25/2005
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. Lowe - 1/24/2005
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
Opinion ordered published February 18, 2005.
The People appeal from an order dismissing the charges against defendant Daniel Lowe. The trial court concluded that defendant's right to a speedy trial...
In re James D. - 1/21/2005
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. Gormley - 1/21/2005
Following a jury trial, defendant Erin Lynn Gormley was found guilty on counts 1 and 2 for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated (Pen. Code, § 191.5, subd. (a)), on count 3 for driving under the influence of alcohol and...
People v. Creller - 1/21/2005
Opinion following rehearing
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...
People v. Anderson - 1/21/2005
A jury convicted Leonard Earl Anderson, Jr., of committing a string of residential burglaries and various offenses while leading police officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle. The trial court, by imposing consecutive...
People v. Curtis - 1/19/2005
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. Thurston - 1/19/2005
Appellant’s petition for rehearing was denied February 17, 2005.
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...
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