People v. Baul CA2/2

Filed 3/17/26 P. v. Baul CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, B344981

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. LA063524) v.

JOEL BAUL,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Neetu S. Badhan-Smith, Judge. Reversed and remanded.

Jake E. Stanton, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Assistant Attorney General, Wyatt E. Bloomfield and Chelsea Zaragoza, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. Defendant and appellant Joel Baul (defendant) appeals from the denial of…