People v. Pedroza CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H042318 (Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. CC779895)

v.

JAIRO BRAVO PEDROZA,

Defendant and Appellant.

In May 2008, appellant Jairo Bravo Pedroza pled no contest to one count of attempted first degree burglary with a person other than an accomplice present in the residence (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 664, 667.5, subd. (c)(21)),1 and admitted two prior strike convictions and two prior serious felony convictions. (§§ 667, subd. (a), 667, subds. (b)- (i), 1170.12.) On November 14, 2008, the trial court struck one of appellant’s strike convictions pursuant to People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497, and sentenced him to 14 years in prison as follows: 2 years for the underlying offense, doubled under the “Three Strikes” law, plus 10 years for the two five year serious felony

1 All further unspecified statutory references are to the Penal Code.

convictions. On December 7, 2009, in appeal number H033678, this court affirmed appellant’s conviction.2 On March 17, 2015, Mr. Pedroza acting in propria persona, filed a petition for resentencing pursuant to Proposition 47. (§ 1170.18, subds (a) & (f).) On April 27, 2015, the trial court denied the petition, finding appellant ineligible for resentencing under Proposition 47 because his offense —first degree burglary—is not one of the eligible offenses enumerated in Proposition 47. (§ 1170.18). On April 27, 2015, appellant filed a timely notice of appeal. On May 11, 2015, an amended notice of appeal was filed on appellant’s behalf. On appeal, we appointed counsel to represent appellant in this court. Appointed counsel filed an opening brief pursuant to People v. Serrano (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 496 (Serrano), which states the case and the facts but raises no specific issues. Pursuant to Serrano, on October 2, 2015 we notified appellant of his right to submit written argument in his own behalf within 30 days. On October 23, 2015, we received a supplemental brief from appellant. In his supplemental brief, appellant contends that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing to resolve his eligibility for relief under proposition 47, and that the facts do not support the conviction for first degree burglary. Appellant was not entitled to a hearing on his eligibility for resentencing pursuant to Proposition 47. A petitioner has the initial burden to show his eligibility for resentencing in his petition for resentencing. If a petitioner makes a sufficient showing, a court can take such action as appropriate to grant the petition, including holding a hearing to make a further factual determinations. However, because first degree burglary is not among the eligible offenses enumerated in Proposition 47, appellant could not establish his eligibility for resenting, with or without a hearing. (People v. Sherow (2015) 239