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Otoniel Cornejo v. California
IFP petition · Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, No. C098631 · judgment January 27, 2025
Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Question presented
Does the record lack substantial evidence to support an inference that petitioner had the present ability to apply force with a firearm when that firearm was loaded with a single bullet that had already misfired?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Otoniel Cornejo
For respondent
Darren Kyle Indermill
California Attorney General's Office
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 28 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 20 2025Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
- Jul 13 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2025)