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Cal. Penal Code § 236 (2026)

False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking

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False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another.

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Cited in 319 cases (86 in the last 5 years), 1947–2026 · leading case: Saavedra-Figueroa v. Holder, 625 F.3d 621 (9th Cir. 2010).
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Saavedra-Figueroa v. Holder, 625 F.3d 621 (9th Cir. 2010). · cites it 8× “Saavedra-Figueroa now petitions for review of the BIA’s decision, contending that the remaining two convictions the BIA alleged — for misdemeanor false imprisonment under California Penal Code § 236 — are not categorical CIMTs.”
People v. Appleton, 245 Cal. App. 4th 717 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, §§ 236, 237, subd. (a).) The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and granted a three-year term of probation.”
Morris v. Slappy, 461 U.S. 1 (1983). · cites it 2× “§ 459 (West 1970); second-degree robbery, Cal. Penal Code Ann. § 211a (West 1970); and false imprisonment, Cal.”
The People v. Super. Ct., 215 Cal. App. 4th 1279 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “) On November 19, 1999, Kaulick was charged by information with three counts: (1) false imprisonment by violence (Pen. Code, § 236); (2) assault with intent to commit rape or other enumerated offense (Pen.”
People v. Patterson, 778 P.2d 549 (Cal. 1989). · cites it 4× “(Pen. Code, § 236.) The crime was a felony because it had been "effected by violence, menace, fraud, or deceit.”
Tekle Ex Rel. Tekle v. United States, 511 F.3d 839 (9th Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “" Cal.Penal Code § 236; see Collins v. City & County of S.”
People v. Williams, 21 P.3d 1209 (Cal. 2001). · cites it 2× “I Defendant Arasheik Wesley Williams was charged in an 11-count information with committing the offenses of false imprisonment (Pen.Code, § 236), [1] assault with a deadly weapon or by force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd.”
People v. Sage, 611 P.2d 874 (Cal. 1980). · cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, §§ 236, 237.) [1] Criminal proceedings were suspended and he was committed to a state hospital for treatment as a mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO) pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6316.”
People v. Wardell, 162 Cal. App. 4th 1484 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “(c)) and 14 counts of felony false imprisonment (Pen. Code, §§ 236, 237), and the jury again found true that he had personally used a firearm in the commission of each offense (Pen.”
Butler v. Los Angeles Cnty., 617 F. Supp. 2d 994 (C.D. Cal. 2008). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs allege causes of actions against defendants Barragan and Dang in their individual capacities for an unlawful search of plaintiff Anderson in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments (Claim 3); false imprisonment of plaintiff Wafer in violation of California…”
People v. Matian, 35 Cal. App. 4th 480 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “from leaving by grabbing her wrist, yelling at her not to go and by thwarting her attempts to leave by glaring and approaching her every time she tried to get out of her chair.”
Calvillo-Silva v. Home Grocery, 968 P.2d 65 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 2× “Code, §§ 664, 211); false imprisonment (Pen.Code, § 236); assault with a deadly weapon (Pen.”
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