People v. Casey CA1/4

BACKGROUND

We resolve this case by memorandum opinion. (Cal. Stds. Jud. Admin., § 8.1.) We provide the following limited factual summary because our opinion is unpublished and the parties know, or should know, “the facts of the case and its procedural history.” (People v. Garcia (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 847, 851.)

1 Casey was arrested in the GGNRA by park rangers after a vehicle pursuit. When he was apprehended, his wife and baby were with him in the vehicle. There was no car seat for the child. All the events occurred in Marin County. Casey was charged with several felonies, and a jury found him guilty of a single count of child endangerment in violation of California Penal Code section 273a, subdivision (a), with an aggravated circumstance finding that his victim was particularly vulnerable. He was sentenced to probation, and his appeal is timely.

DISCUSSION

Relying on an assortment of statutes and cases that discuss the appropriate forum when crimes occur in multiple counties or different jurisdictional territories, Casey argues the superior court lacked jurisdiction because his crime occurred entirely within the GGNRA. However, there is nothing in the record that shows…