People v. Grayes CA4/2
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Court: California Court of Appeal
Date: May 19, 2026
Category: General
Filed 5/19/26 P. v. Grayes CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent, E083879
v. (Super.Ct.No. FWV22003252)
LASHAY CHANNEL GRAYES, ORDER MODIFYING
OPINION
Defendant and Appellant.
[NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]
THE COURT
The opinion filed in this matter on May 8, 2026, is modified as follows:
On page 1, the name of the trial court judge is added to the existing sentencing
judge’s name, to read as follows:
Shannon L. Faherty (trial judge) and Michael A. Camber (sentencing judge),
Judges.
This modification does not change the judgment.
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FIELDS
J.
We concur:
RAMIREZ
P. J.
RAPHAEL
J.
2
Filed 5/8/26 P. v. Grayes CA4/2 (unmodified opinion)
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for
publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication
or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent, E083879
v. (Super.Ct.No. FWV22003252)
LASHAY CHANNEL GRAYES, OPINION
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Michael A.
Camber, Judge. Reversed with directions.
Matthew Aaron Lopas, 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, Christopher P. Beesley and
Britton B. Lacy, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
I. INTRODUCTION
In February 2022, police officers were dispatched to a medical office to respond to
a report of vandalism. When the officers arrived at the scene, they encountered defendant
and appellant Lashay Channel Grayes, and a physical altercation ensued when the
officers attempted to arrest defendant. As a result of this incident, defendant was
convicted by a jury of one count of obstructing or resisting an executive officer (count 1;
Pen. Code, § 69)1 and one count of resisting, obstructing, or delaying a peace officer
(count 2; § 148, subd. (a)).
Defendant appeals, arguing that the evidence at trial was insufficient to show that
officers were lawfully performing a duty at the time of her arrest based up
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