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People v. Taggart

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided January 23, 2019No. F073982PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSnauffer, J.

*736*610Appellant Moonshadow Naomi Taggart was convicted of felony escape ( Pen. Code, § 4532, subd. (b)(1) )1 for leaving Kern County without permission while she was on "sheriff's parole." She challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support her conviction, arguing her conduct did not constitute an escape within the meaning of the statute. We agree and conclude the conviction must be reversed.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The material facts are undisputed. In December 2014, in Kern County case No. BF157341B, Taggart entered a plea to buying or receiving a stolen vehicle (§ 496d, subd.…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Burden v. SnowdenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  3. People v. MurphyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  4. People v. PruntyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
  5. Loeffler v. Target CorporationCalifornia Supreme Court · 2014

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re HowertonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2020
  2. In re HowertonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2020

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