Trujillo

People v. Trujillo

Good Law
197 Cal. Rptr. 3d 580·2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 43·244 Cal. App. 4th 106
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 4, 2016D069275California3,701 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

McIntyre, J.

*108 The People appeal the order sustaining a demurrer to the felony complaint in this action, which contended (as relevant here), the *109 complaint failed to provide sufficient notice of its charges in violation of Penal Code sections 950 and 952. (All undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.) The People maintain they met applicable pleading requirements. We agree and reverse the order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

According to the People, Defendants Sabas Trujillo, Lucia Trujillo, Richard (Rick) Trujillo, Laura Fitzpatrick, and Alex Trujillo (collectively Defendants), own or are current or former employees of three entities, United Paving, Prestige Striping, and Yeguada Trujillo, Inc. Following earlier pleading challenges, the People filed a 20-count first amended felony complaint in January 2015, alleging Defendants submitted payroll documents that underreported employee wages over a period of years to, among others, two insurance companies, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, and the Employment Development Department, for purposes of reducing insurance premiums and taxes. Specifically, the People asserted violations of Insurance Code sections 1871.4…

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