Legal Opinion
David v. Hernandez
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 2014No. B245342PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
We have previously commented on the well-known rules attendant to the review of orders granting and denying a motion for a new trial, in both the civil and criminal contexts. (Baker v. American Horticulture Supply, Inc. (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 1059, 1067-1068 [111 Cal.Rptr.3d 695]; People v. Andrade (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 651, 661 [94 Cal.Rptr.2d 314].) Generally speaking, the rules are designed to affirm the trial court’s ruling. This is the rare case where we reverse an order denying a motion for new trial. We caution that not every legal mistake or unsound course of reasoning…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- People v. DementCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
- Laabs v. City of VictorvilleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- Pfeifer v. John Crane, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2013
- Singh v. Southland Stone, U.S.A., Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2010
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- People v. Randolph, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
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