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People v. Garcia

COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE
Feb 4, 2013
B241476 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 4, 2013)

Opinion

B241476

02-04-2013

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RALPH GARCIA, Defendant and Appellant.

Dee. A. Hayashi, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.


NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

(Los Angeles County

Super. Ct. No. BA345131)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Gail R. Feuer, Judge. Affirmed.

Dee. A. Hayashi, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Appellant Ralph Garcia was charged with one count of second-degree robbery in violation of Penal Code section 211. The information alleged that appellant had suffered a prior conviction that qualified as a serious felony prior under section 667, subdivision (a)(1) as well as a strike within the meaning of sections 667, subdivisions (b) through (i) and 1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d).

On October 16, 2008, appellant waived his constitutional rights, pled no contest to the robbery charge and admitted both the prior strike and prior serious felony convictions. The court imposed the agreed-upon sentence of 9 years, consisting of the low term of two years, doubled, plus five years for the prior serious felony conviction. The court awarded appellant 61 days actual time plus nine days conduct credit, for a total of 70 days of presentence credit.

On April 12, 2012, appellant filed a "Motion to Correct Abstract of Judgment" in which he argued that he should get additional presentence credit under Penal Code section 4019, and that the amount of conduct credit should be increased to 91 days. The motion was denied on May 1, 2012.

Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal. We appointed counsel to represent him on this appeal.

After examination of the record, appellant's counsel filed an opening brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, and requested that this court conduct an independent review of the entire appellate record to determine whether any arguable issues exist. On October 29, 2012, we advised appellant that he had 30 days in which to personally submit any contentions or issues which he wished us to consider. No response has been received to date.

We have examined the entire record and are satisfied that appellant's attorney has fully complied with his responsibilities and that no arguable issues exist. (People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at p. 441.) Specifically, the trial court properly concluded that, because appellant was convicted of a violent felony pursuant to Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (c)(9), his presentence custody credits were limited to 15 percent pursuant to Penal Code section 2933.1.

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

ARMSTRONG, J. We concur:

TURNER, P. J.

MOSK, J.


Summaries of

People v. Garcia

COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE
Feb 4, 2013
B241476 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 4, 2013)
Case details for

People v. Garcia

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RALPH GARCIA, Defendant and…

Court:COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE

Date published: Feb 4, 2013

Citations

B241476 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 4, 2013)