People v. Maeda CA1/4

Filed 6/30/25 P. v. Maeda CA1/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A172940 v. MITCHELL MAEDA, (Sacramento County Super. Ct. No. 05F09119) Defendant and Appellant.

The trial court resentenced defendant Mitchell Maeda pursuant to a stipulation after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) notified the court that defendant was eligible for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.75. (Pen. Code1, § 1172.75). In this appeal, defendant’s appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) summarizing the facts and asking the court to review the record to identify any issues warranting relief. Defendant was advised of his right to file a supplemental brief, but failed to do so. After our independent review of the record, we find no issues warranting further briefing and therefore affirm.

1 All subsequent statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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BACKGROUND After a 2007 jury trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, felony vehicle theft, and robbery. In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found true two prior prison term allegations pursuant to section 667.5, subdivision (b). The court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of 28 years and 4 months to life, which consisted of a term of 25 years to life for murder and a consecutive determinate term of three years and four months. The determinate term consisted of the low term of 16 months for the vehicle theft count and two years for the two prior prison terms.2 In August 2023, having been informed by the CDCR that defendant was eligible for resentencing pursuant to section 1172.75, the trial court appointed counsel for defendant and ordered the district attorney to submit a brief setting forth its position on resentencing. The district attorney agreed that defendant was eligible for resentencing because his two one-year prison prior enhancements were no longer valid under section 1172.75, as his prior convictions were not for sexually violent offenses.3 On January 30, 2024, the parties agreed that defendant was eligible for resentencing and stipulated that the trial court should resentence defendant by striking the two invalid one-year enhancements from the previously- imposed determinate term, with “[a]ll other aspects of the original sentencing to remain as previously ordered.” The court resentenced defendant