People v. Rangel CA2/7

Filed 10/10/25 P. v. Rangel CA2/7 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 SEVEN

THE PEOPLE, B336335

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. KA082205-02) v.

ISSAC GILBERT RANGEL,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Jacqueline Lewis, Judge. Reversed with directions. Sharon Fleming, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Analee J. Brodie, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

INTRODUCTION

Issac Gilbert Rangel is serving a prison term that includes two prior prison term enhancements under Penal Code section 667.5, former subdivision (b),1 that are no longer valid. The superior court, however, denied Rangel relief under section 1172.75, which provides a procedure for resentencing inmates serving terms that include those invalid enhancements. The superior court ruled Rangel was not entitled to resentencing under section 1172.75 because, when the trial court sentenced Rangel, the court stayed execution of the enhancements. The Supreme Court has since clarified that defendants, like Rangel, who are serving prison terms that include now-invalid prior prison term enhancements are entitled to relief under section 1172.75, even if the prior prison term enhancements were stayed. Therefore, as the People concede, we must reverse the superior court’s order denying Rangel resentencing under section 1172.75.