People v. Torrez CA2/1

Filed 6/10/25 P. v. Torrez CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 ONE

THE PEOPLE, B343021

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. LA090463) v.

OSCAR TORREZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Joseph A. Brandolino, Judge. Affirmed. John L. Staley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. __________________________________

In 2022, a jury convicted appellant Oscar Torrez of two counts of robbery (counts 1 and 2), one count of burglary (count 3), two counts of possession of an assault weapon (counts 4 and 5), two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm (counts 6 and 7), and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition (count 8). The court sentenced him to 22 years.1 He appealed, and we reversed the convictions for counts 4 through 7 (possession of an assault weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm) and remanded for resentencing. In November 2024, the trial court dismissed the convictions for counts 4 through 7 and resentenced Torrez to 20 years and 8 months, consisting of: (1) 16 years for count 1; (2) four years and eight months for count 2, to run consecutively; (3) seven years and four months for count 3, stayed under section 654, to run concurrently; and (4) two years for count 8, to run concurrently. The court also calculated Torrez’s custody credits and conduct credits for the period before the original sentencing hearing, and directed the Department of Corrections to calculate Torrez’s conduct credits for the period following the original sentencing hearing. Torrez timely appealed. Torrez’s appointed counsel filed an opening brief under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), identifying no