Opinion Excerpt

Filed 10/2/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL – STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RAZIEL RUIZ ALVAREZ, Defendant and Appellant. D084581 San Diego County Super. Ct. Nos. SCD300445, SCS323766 THE COURT: On July 9, 2025, Attorney LeRoy George Siddell, State Bar No. 48670, filed an opposition to a motion to dismiss on behalf of the de