People v. Ramirez CA2/5

Filed 12/16/25 P. v. Ramirez CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 FIVE

THE PEOPLE, B345873

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. v. BA413281-03)

JONATHAN RAMIREZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Olivia Rosales, Judge. Reversed and remanded.

Jennifer Peabody and Richard B. Lennon, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Blythe J. Leszkay and Chung L. Mar, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

****** Jonathan Ramirez (defendant) filed a petition, under Penal Code section 1203.4,1 in Los Angeles County seeking dismissal of a 2014 felony conviction he suffered in Los Angeles County. The trial court denied the petition, reasoning that defendant should have filed his petition in San Diego County, where his probationary sentence was transferred and completed. This was error, so we reverse and remand. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2 In 2014, defendant was convicted of two felonies in Los Angeles County, and granted probation. His probationary supervision was transferred to San Diego County in 2016, and he completed his probation there. In 2024, defendant initiated efforts to dismiss his convictions under section 1203.4, which generally allows for dismissal upon successful completion of probation. Defendant filed a petition in Los Angeles County, but the court denied the petition without prejudice because, in its view, defendant should have filed the petition in San Diego County, where he completed probation.