People v. McCarthy CA1/5

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 28, 2026A169819California2,331 words

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Filed 1/28/26 P. v. McCarthy CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A169819 v. JAMES TIMOTHY MCCARTHY, JR., (Alameda County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. HC70220-2)

This is an appeal from a postconviction order denying the motion by defendant James Timothy McCarthy, Jr., to unseal certain exhibits attached to his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed on November 8, 2021 (2021 habeas corpus petition). We conclude defendant lacks standing to bring this appeal because he failed to identify any injury he suffered or will likely suffer if the exhibits remain sealed. We thus dismiss the appeal.

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