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People v. Plaza

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 21, 1995No. B083857PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

VOGEL (Miriam A.), J.

We reject Michael Angel Plaza’s claims of evidentiary, instructional and sentencing error and affirm his conviction of five sex offenses.

Facts

Plaza and Elizabeth W. had a sexually intimate relationship for about nine months. About a week after the relationship ended, Elizabeth returned home to find several abusive messages from Plaza on her answering machine. Later that night, he called several more times and, when she answered, he called her names and accused her of being unfaithful. About 11 p.m., Plaza arrived at Elizabeth’s apartment building. He was crying and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  2. People v. CahillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  3. People v. SimsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  4. People v. CraftCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  5. People v. PenaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. GarzaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
  3. People v. IrvinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
  4. People v. Dearborne, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  5. People v. SolisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012

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