People v. Ruiz CA4/3

Filed 4/8/25 P. v. Ruiz CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G063756

v. (Super. Ct. No. 13NF3833)

JOSE DEJESUS RUIZ, JR., OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a postjudgment order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Jonathan S. Fish, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Heather E. Shallenberger, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Assistant Attorney General, Arlene A.

Sevidal and Jon S. Tangonan, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. * * * * THE COURT: Defendant Jose DeJesus Ruiz, Jr., appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition to recall his sentence and resentence him, pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.75.1 Defendant argues he is entitled to be resentenced on his now invalid section 667.5, subdivision (b) prior prison term enhancement. The Attorney General argues defendant is not entitled to resentencing because the trial court struck the section 667.5, subdivision (b) enhancement. We agree with defendant and reverse and remand for resentencing. PROCEDURAL HISTORY In 2017, defendant pleaded guilty to carjacking (§ 215, subd. (a); count 1), second degree robbery (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (c); count 2), dissuading a witness by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1); count 3), and unlawful taking of a vehicle (Veh. Code § 10851, subd. (a); count 4). Defendant admitted enhancements for personal use of a firearm during the commission of counts 1 through 3 (§ 12022.5, subd. (a)) and commission of an offense for the benefit of a criminal street gang with respect to count 2 (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1).) Defendant also admitted he had one prior strike conviction (§§ 667. subd. (d), (e)(1), 1170.12, subd. (b), (c)(1)), one prior serious felony conviction (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)), and one prison prior (§ 667.5, subd. (b)).