People v. Jordan CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

In July 2023, defendant and a companion walked out of a local hardware store with nearly $2,500 worth of goods without paying for them.

1 He was charged with grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (a); count one) (statutory section citations that follow are found in the Penal Code unless otherwise stated), and burglary/grand theft (§ 459; count two). Multiple aggravating circumstances were also alleged: (1) defendant’s prior convictions as an adult or sustained petitions in juvenile delinquency proceedings are numerous or of increasing seriousness; (2) defendant had served a prior prison term or county jail term; and (3) defendant’s prior performance on probation, mandatory supervision, post-release community supervision, or parole was unsatisfactory. (§ 1170, subd. (b)(2); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.421.) In November 2023, defendant pleaded no contest to count one and admitted that he had served a prior prison term. In exchange, the parties stipulated to the upper term and a split sentence, with six months to be served in custody and the remaining two years six months on mandatory supervision. The trial court sentenced defendant accordingly…