People v. Lopez CA4/3

Filed 6/29/16 P. v. Lopez CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G052168

v. (Super. Ct. No. M16198)

ANTHONY ISIDRO LOPEZ, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Sheila F. Hanson, Judge. Affirmed. Al West for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Melissa Mandel and Meredith S. White, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Anthony Isidro Lopez appeals from the trial court’s order denying his petition for certificate of rehabilitation and pardon. Lopez argues the trial court abused its discretion by denying his petition. We disagree and affirm the order. FACTS Lopez was born in 1957, the eldest of four children, and he helped his mother care for his three sisters while his father served in the military. After high school, Lopez served in the United States Air Force for eight years, earned both college and law school degrees, and was admitted to the State Bar of California (State Bar) in 1990. In May 1995, Lopez pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery (Pen. Code, § 243.4, subd. (a), all further statutory references are to the Pen. Code) (the 1995 conviction), of his stepdaughter. The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed him on three years formal probation. The court ordered him to register pursuant to section 290. In May 1998, his probation was terminated. In April the following year, the trial court granted his petition for relief pursuant to section 1203.4. In December 2004, Lopez pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender (§ 290) (the 2004 conviction). The trial court suspended sentence and placed him on two years informal probation. In December 2006, his probation was terminated. In December 2014, the trial court granted his petition for relief pursuant to section 1203.4. In March 2015, 57-year-old Lopez filed a petition for certificate of rehabilitation and pardon (the petition). The petition was supported by a motion and points and authorities. The petition was also supported by the following exhibits: Dr. Veronica A. Thomas’s February 2015 report of her psychological examination; his “personal bibliography” and addendum; character reference letters from family, friends, and colleagues; criminal history and court records, college and law school transcripts; tax returns; and photographs.