California Courts of Appeal
Jun. 27, 2019
In rare backtrack, appellate panel reverses attorney’s extortion convictions
A state appellate court has reversed its own ruling and concluded for the first time that civil litigation privilege can be a defense in criminal extortion cases.
A state appellate court has reversed its own ruling and concluded for the first time that civil litigation privilege can be a defense in criminal extortion cases.
The 4th District Court of Appeal's published opinion vacates the felony conviction of Orange County attorney James Toledano because jurors were not told litigation privilege may be a defense, an instructional error justices blamed on the trial judge. The same panel last ye...
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