P. v. Ortega CA4/1

Filed 4/26/13 P. v. Ortega CA4/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, D062488

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. SCD239769)

ERIKA ORTEGA,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Laura W. Halgren, Judge. Affirmed.

I. INTRODUCTION

Erika Ortega pled guilty to one count of attempted arson of an inhabited structure

(Pen. Code, §§ 664/451, subd. (b))1 and two counts of felony child abuse (§ 273a, subd.

(a)). The trial court sentenced Ortega to the midterm of four years on count 2 and

imposed concurrent terms on the other counts. We affirm the judgment.

1 Further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

II.

BACKGROUND

Ortega was charged with one count of attempted arson of an inhabited structure

(§§ 664/451, subd. (b); count 1); three counts of felony child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a);

counts 2, 3, 4); two counts of false imprisonment (§ 236; counts 5, 6); one count of arson