People v. Camacho CA6

I. BACKGROUND

Because the facts concerning Camacho’s offense are not relevant to the issues on this appeal, we omit those facts and only discuss the procedural background. In 2009, the Santa Clara County District Attorney charged Camacho by complaint with carjacking (§ 215; count 1); unauthorized use of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a); count 2); reckless driving (Veh. Code § 2800.2, subd. (a); count 3); and transportation, sale, and distribution of a controlled substance, cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)). The complaint also alleged a prior strike conviction (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12), a prior serious felony (§ 667, subd. (a)), a prior violent felony (§ 667.5, subd. (a)), and, most pertinently, a prior prison term (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). On January 6, 2010, Camacho pleaded no contest to each of the charges and admitted the prior strike, prior serious felony, violent felony, and prison prior allegations in exchange for a 15-year sentence. The court sentenced Camacho on February 25, 2010 to 15 years in prison. The sentence was comprised of an aggregate term of 10 years on the counts of conviction, plus a five-year consecutive term for the prior serious…