People v. Tinajero CA6

I. BACKGROUND

Because the facts concerning Tinajero’s underlying offenses are not relevant to this appeal, we omit them and focus solely on the procedural background. In October 2008, Tinajero pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery, attempted robbery, illegal possession of a concealed weapon, and second-degree burglary. Tinajero also admitted allegations of firearm use during the robbery and attempted robbery, two prior strike convictions, violent felony convictions, and one prison prior. In May 2009, Tinajero was sentenced to 20 years eight months in state prison. In imposing this sentence, the trial court struck one of Tinajero’s strike convictions. However, it sentenced him to the upper term on the robbery count, which was doubled due to the remaining strike, resulting in a 10-year sentence on that count. The court also sentenced Tinajero to one year four months on the attempted robbery count. Finally, the trial court imposed four enhancements: four years for the firearm enhancement on the robbery count; one year four months for the firearm enhancement on the attempted robbery count; three years for the violent felony enhancement; and one year for the prison prior. (As the…