People v. Marquez CA2/6

Filed 10/1/14 P. v. Marquez CA2/6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B247903 (Super. Ct. No. NA078607) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County)

v.

LOUIE MARQUEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, the execution of appellant Louie Marquez's felony sentence was suspended and he was placed on formal probation for five years. Four years later, the trial court revoked his probation and ordered execution of the suspended four-year prison term because of two subsequent criminal convictions. At the probation revocation hearing, the trial court offered appellant the opportunity to address the court. He declined to do so. Appellant contends that the court should have allowed him to speak in mitigation of his punishment through a statement in a probation report. We affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY In exchange for a negotiated sentence, appellant waived his trial rights and pled no contest to a charge of corporal injury to his spouse. (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a).) Appellant was sentenced to state prison for a term of four years. The trial court

suspended execution of sentence and placed appellant on formal probation for five years with terms and conditions including that he serve 180 days in county jail. While on probation, appellant suffered two misdemeanor convictions. In case number 1LT03497, appellant was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. (Veh. Code, § 23152, subd. (a).) In case number 0LT04772, appellant was convicted of driving with a blood alcohol percentage of 0.08 or more. (Id. at subd. (b).) The trial court held a probation revocation hearing in which it considered appellant's memorandum in support of sentencing mitigation and heard argument by appellant's counsel. The court revoked appellant's probation and committed him to state prison for four years with 458 days of custody credit. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court stated that it "would be glad to hear from [appellant] today if he would like to make a statement." Appellant's counsel informed the court that appellant "wasn't prepared today for testimony." DISCUSSION There are two problems with appellant's argument on appeal—one factual and one legal. The factual problem is that appellant does not provide any evidence of his contention that he requested a new probation report and the trial court denied his request. Appellant claims that this exchange occurred on November 15, 2012. The minute order from that date does not so reflect and appellant does not provide us with the reporter's transcript of the proceeding. The other problem with appellant's argument is that the only California case he cites for his purported right to make a statement in mitigation of punishment, In re Shannon B. (1994) 22 Cal.App.4th 1235, is no longer good law.1 In People v. Evans (2008) 44 Cal.4th 590, 597, the Supreme Court held, contrary to Shannon B., that "[Penal Code] section 1200 does not entitle the defendant, in response to the trial court's