People v. Nonaka

Filed 9/30/22 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B313848 (Super. Ct. No. 2018044045) Plaintiff and Appellant, (Ventura County) v. NOLAN TAKAO NONAKA, Defendant and Respondent. A person who commits a simultaneous crime and a tort answers in two independent actions. Settlement of a tort claim in civil court operates independently of a settlement in criminal court. As we shall explain, the “People of the State of California” are not bound by a waiver of rights in civil court. Any purported…