People v. Cazden CA3

Filed 6/23/25 P. v. Cazden CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published,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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Lassen) ----

THE PEOPLE, C101443

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 2022- CR0088974) v.

AMANDA HUBERT CAZDEN,

Defendant and Appellant.

A jury found defendant Amanda Hubert Cazden guilty of three separate counts of vandalism, burglary, and theft in each of three separate incidents, for a total of nine counts of conviction.

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On appeal, the parties agree the trial court erred by declining to apply Penal Code section 6541 to six of the nine counts at sentencing. We agree with the parties as to this point and shall remand for resentencing. FACTS The Lassen Municipal Utility District (LMUD) owns a decommissioned Cold War era communications bunker facility. On three separate occasions, defendant broke into the bunker facility and stole copper materials. On or about July 7, 2021, an LMUD facility maintenance supervisor who worked at the bunker facility noticed that the chain link fence surrounding the bunker had been cut and the locks of the door to the bunker had been drilled out. The maintenance supervisor further noticed the rooms inside the bunker had been vandalized and copper pipes and wiring had been removed from the bunker. Almost a year later, on June 8, 2022, the same LMUD maintenance supervisor again noticed the chain link fence was damaged and the locks to the bunker had been drilled out. Prior to entering the bunker to investigate, the maintenance supervisor saw a black jeep parked about 50 yards from the bunker. The maintenance supervisor and another LMUD coworker observed a woman standing near the jeep, and the coworker called 911. Near the entrance of the bunker the maintenance supervisor saw a bag with cut copper wire and another bag with tools. At the bottom of the stairs to the bunker was a pile of copper wire and computer board chips in a pile. He also noticed copper wire had also been removed from the conduit inside of the main room and from generators in another room. After the break-in, LMUD made temporary repairs and secured the bunker with plywood.