People v. Petrilla CA4/3

Filed 6/9/25 P. v. Petrilla 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, G063664, G063666

v. (Super. Ct. Nos. 15WF1142, 16WF1162) JASON CHARLES PETRILLA, OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a postjudgment order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Steven D. Bromberg, Judge. Affirmed. Reed Webb, 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, Melissa Mandel and A. Natasha Cortina, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

After Jason Charles Petrilla was convicted of various crimes, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison. Subsequently, the secretary of the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) recommended Petrilla’s sentence be recalled and he be resentenced pursuant 1 to Penal Code section 1172.1. Following briefing and a hearing, the superior court declined to resentence Petrilla, after finding he poses an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety and his postconviction conduct did not warrant resentencing relief. Petrilla appeals the denial, contending no substantial evidence supported the dangerousness finding. As discussed below, we find no error and affirm. STATEMENT OF THE CASE On June 30, 2017, Petrilla pled guilty in two criminal cases. In Orange County Superior Court case number 15WF1142, he pled guilty to carjacking, felony identity theft and misdemeanor identity theft. He also admitted personal use of a weapon during the carjacking, and having suffered three strike priors, two serious felony priors and two prison priors. In Orange County Superior Court case number 16WF1162, Petrilla pled guilty to receiving stolen property (a car) and admitted having the same prior convictions. At the joint sentencing hearing, the trial court struck two of Petrilla’s strikes for sentencing purposes. It sentenced him to an aggregate term of 21 years in prison, consisting of: five years for the carjacking, doubled due to the remaining strike; one year for the weapon enhancement; consecutive five-year terms for the two serious felony priors; and concurrent