People v. Gonzalez CA2/4

Filed 8/21/24 P. v. Gonzalez CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

THE PEOPLE, B333287

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. Nos. v. PA098225/PA100237)

JESSE JAMES GONZALEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from judgments of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Hilleri G. Merritt, Judge. Affirmed. Susan Morrow Maxwell, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Multiple criminal cases were filed against defendant Jesse James Gonzalez. In Los Angeles County Superior Court (LASC) case No. PA098225 (PA098225), defendant was charged by information with one count of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (a)) and one prior strike conviction (Pen. Code, § 1170.12, subd. (b); Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (b)-(i)). In LASC case No. PA096107 (PA096107), defendant was charged with unlawful possession of ammunition (Pen. Code, § 30305, subd. (a)(1)), possession of a controlled substance with a firearm (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.1, subd. (a)), possession of a firearm by a felon (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)(1)), and one prior strike conviction (Pen. Code, § 1170.12, subd. (b); Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (b)-(i)). On April 18, 2023, the trial court conducted a plea hearing in the PA098225 and PA096107 actions. At the hearing, defendant agreed to make an open plea on the charges enumerated above, and the trial court agreed to conditionally release defendant to a representative from the Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) so he could participate in a six-month residential drug treatment program. On April 21, 2023, the trial court received notification from L.A. CADA that defendant had refused to get on the transport van scheduled to take him to the program. In response, the court issued a bench warrant for defendant. On May 1, 2023, a new criminal case was brought against defendant, LASC case No. PA100237 (PA100237). In the PA100237 action, defendant was charged with one count of receiving a stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496, subd. (d)) and two prior strike convictions (Pen. Code, § 1170.12, subd. (b); Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (b)-(i)). On August 23, 2023, defendant entered a plea deal that provided for a “global disposition” of the three cases, PA098225, PA096107, and PA100237.