Legal Opinion
Brown v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 29, 2014No. B249825PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, P. J.
Keith A. Brown appeals from an order sustaining respondent County of Los Angeles’s demurrer without leave to amend. Appellant contends that, under civil contract law, his plea of guilty is invalid because he was a minor when it was entered. Appellant may not challenge his criminal conviction by means of a civil lawsuit. We affirm the order of dismissal.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
In 1987, appellant pled guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison. In 2012, he filed this civil action against respondent, alleging “contract fraud” and…
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