This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 10, 2004

Reflection, Research on Appeals Bench Suit Jurist

LOS ANGELES - It was a real dog of a case. Dog, that is, as in Rover, Lassie, Spot, Canis familiaris, the domestic family dog. Justice Robert M. Mallano and his Division 1 colleagues in the 2nd District Court of Appeal were called on last summer to decide whether a doggie-scent lineup - a new technique - should have been accepted as evidence in a murder trial. People v. Mitchell, 110 Cal.App.4th 772 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. July 18, 2003).

Robert M. Mallano
Associate Justice
2nd District Court of Appeal
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to 2nd District Court of Appeal, 2000; presiding judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1993-94; elevated by Gov. Jerry Brown to Los Angeles Superior Court, 1980; appointed by Gov. Brown to South Bay Municipal Court, 1978
Law school: Boalt Hall, 1963
Age: 65
By Lawrence Kootn...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Sign up for Daily Journal emails