People v. Soto CA3

Filed 3/18/25 P. v. Soto CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Butte) ----

THE PEOPLE, C101448

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. 22CF03465, 24CF01529, 24CF01926) v.

RICARDO ANTONIO SOTO,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Ricardo Antonio Soto appeals the trial court’s judgment sentencing him to an aggregate sentence of three years eight months. He complains the trial court abused its discretion: (1) in failing to recognize his posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a supermitigating factor requiring express findings under Penal Code1 section 1170,

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 subdivision (b)(6); and (2) otherwise failing to consider factors in mitigation. We…