Legal Opinion
People v. Alvarez
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 10, 2014No. G048425PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOORE, Acting P. J.
This is an appeal by the Orange County District Attorney following a dismissal of robbery charges against defendants Daniel Alvarez, Jr., Juan Jose Renteria, and Michael Abel Cisneros. The defendants brought a motion to dismiss the case based primarily on California v. Trombetta (1984) 467 U.S. 479 [81 L.Ed.2d 413, 104 S.Ct. 2528] (Trombetta), arguing the prosecution and the police had failed to preserve evidence from two police-controlled cameras in the vicinity of the robbery.
The trial court determined on the night of the incident in question that one of the…
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- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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