People v. Belgarde CA3

BACKGROUND

Belgarde entered no contest pleas in five cases. In the burglary case, the complaint deemed an information charged Belgarde with two counts of burglary (Pen. Code, § 459)1 and two counts of vandalism (§ 594, subd. (a)). In the other four cases, Belgarde was charged with two counts of misdemeanor vandalism (§ 594, subd. (b)) and one count each of resisting a peace officer (§ 148, subd. (a)(1)), purchasing or possessing a stun gun after having been previously convicted of a violation of section 71 (§ 22610), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Health & Saf. Code, § 11364). The prosecutor recited the factual basis that Belgarde committed a residential burglary of a home. That same day, he also broke a window and entered a restaurant where he drank alcohol owned by the restaurant, urinated on the floor, and used the microwave. The parties stipulated to a factual basis for the misdemeanor counts. In the burglary case, Belgarde pled no contest to two counts of burglary. In two of the misdemeanor cases, he pled no contest to obstructing or resisting a peace officer and misdemeanor vandalism. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the trial court sentenced Belgarde to the low term…