People v. Stapleton CA4/1

Filed 9/26/24 P. v. Stapleton CA4/

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, D084676

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. RIF152067)

RICHARD MALONE STAPLETON,

JR.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Riverside County, John D. Molloy, Judge. Reversed and remanded with instructions. Cindy Brines, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Assistant Attorney General, Melissa Mandel, Stephanie Chow, and Tami Falkenstein Hennick, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Richard Stapleton, Jr., appeals the denial of his motion…