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Appellate Court Visits Riverside County High School for Outreach Program

The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District, Division Two in Riverside will hold an outreach session on March 13 for Coachella Valley high school students.
By AnnDee Smith
Mar 4, 2025

Contact:  AnnDee Smith | 951-782-2500

WHAT: The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District, Division Two in Riverside will hold an outreach session for 400 Coachella Valley high school students.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon on March 13

  • 9 a.m. Justices will meet with mock trial participants, faculty, public officials, and student leaders at a reception in the multipurpose room.
  • 10 a.m. Oral argument session begins in the performing arts center, followed by a 20-minute Q&A session with students and the justices.

WHO: 400 students, faculty, and staff from Shadow Hills High School; Mayor of the City of Indio Glenn Miller; Desert Sands Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar, School Board President Dr. Kailee Watson, and other board members.

WHERE: Shadow Hills High School
39-225 Jefferson St., Indio, Calif.

MORE:  Oral argument will concern two serious, pending criminal appeals, People v. R.G. and People v. Probus. In R.G., the defendant was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest after he allegedly attacked a gardener at a park with a knife. At issue in the appeal is whether the defendant was entitled to mental health diversion. Probus involves a defendant convicted of committing first-degree murder during a robbery who challenges a sentence enhancement for a prior conviction. The appeal turns on an important split in the law.

The court's outreach program seeks to educate students in the law, courts, the legal system, careers in the law, and the importance of education. Presiding Justice Manuel A. Ramirez and all of Division Two’s available justices will be in attendance. 

Division Two has been partnering with Coachella Valley high schools for over two decades, holding oral argument at Palm Desert High School in 2002, and conducting outreach programs in Riverside and San Bernardino counties since 2004, including at Indio High School in 2011, Coachella Valley High School in 2017, and most recently in 2019 at Indio High School. 

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