People v. Norman CA4/2

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Norvell Norman was convicted by a jury of multiple

offenses arising out of an incident in which he placed a woman in a chokehold,

threatened her with a gun, and attempted to commit a sexual act on her against her will.

(People v. Norman (Sept. 9, 2022) E076318 [nonpub. opin.].) The verdict included a

conviction for one count of assault with intent to commit forcible rape and one count of

attempted forcible rape. In defendant’s first appeal, this court: (1) determined that

attempted forcible rape was a lesser included offense of assault with intent to commit

forcible rape; (2) reversed defendant’s conviction for attempted forcible rape; and

(3) remanded the matter for a full resentencing as to the remaining offenses for which

defendant was convicted. (People v. Norman, E076318.)

The trial court resentenced defendant to a term of 17 years in state prison.

Defendant again appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by failing to conduct a full

resentencing. Specifically, defendant contends the trial court erred by: (1) attempting to

simply recreate the prior sentence to the extent it was able; (2) failing to state reasons for

its…