People v. Mendoza CA5

Filed 10/31/24 P. v. Mendoza CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

F087601

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. F22909007, v. F23904570)

EDWARD MENDOZA,

OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT*

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Fresno County. Gabriel L. Brickey, Judge. Rudolph Kraft, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo- In December 2022, the Fresno County District Attorney charged defendant Edward Mendoza with unlawful driving or taking a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851,

* Before Levy, Acting P. J., Smith, J. and Snauffer, J. subd. (a); count 1), resisting an…