People v. Ochoa CA3

Filed 11/28/22 P. v. Ochoa CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published,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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, C095062

v. (Super. Ct. Nos. 17FE014142, 19FE011432) JOSE OCHOA,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appointed counsel for defendant Jose Ochoa asked this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Defendant filed a supplemental brief. Our review of the record indicates the trial court did not affirmatively dismiss a charged misdemeanor following defendant’s no contest plea. We will modify the judgment to dismiss the misdemeanor charge. Finding no other arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we will affirm the judgment as modified.

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I In June 2017, defendant hit and tried to suffocate a woman he was dating. An August 2017 complaint in case No. 17FE014142 alleged one count of inflicting corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a person defendant was dating (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a) -- count one)1 and one count of misdemeanor vandalism (§ 594, subd. (a) -- count two). In June 2019, defendant shot another man with a semiautomatic firearm after the two had a disagreement. A December 2019 complaint in case No. 19FE011432 alleged unlawful discharge of a firearm (§ 26100, subd. (c) -- count one), assault with a semiautomatic firearm (§ 245, subd. (b) -- count two), and being a felon in possession of a firearm (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1) -- count three). The complaint further alleged as to count two that defendant personally used a firearm within the meaning of section 12022.5, subdivision (a). In September 2021, pursuant to a negotiated disposition, defendant pleaded no contest to the corporal injury offense in case No. 17FE014142, and the assault offense in case No. 19FE011432, and admitted the section 12022.5, subdivision (a) firearm allegation associated with the assault offense. The parties’ negotiated disposition contemplated dismissal of defendant’s other charges in the two matters. In October 2021, and consistent with the parties’ understanding of the negotiated disposition, the trial court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term in state prison of 10 years, consisting of: the middle term of six years for the assault, the middle term of four years for the firearm enhancement, and a concurrent middle term of three years for the corporal injury offense.