P.
P. v. Graham CA4/2
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
After being arrested for breaking into a restaurant and stealing a laptop computer,
defendant admitted to having, on January 15, 2013, broken into a nearby insurance office
by throwing a rock into a rear window and then climbing in. Defendant searched through
the drawers of all the desks and took approximately $800 in cash before leaving through
the broken rear window.
On January 18, 2013, the People filed a felony complaint charging defendant with
second degree commercial burglary and alleging that he had a prior strike conviction
(Pen. Code, §§ 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d) & 667, subds. (b)-(i).)
On January 29, 2013, defendant pled guilty to the charge and admitted the strike
prior. Defendant agreed that the police report would serve as the factual basis for the
plea and that he would be sentenced immediately. The trial court sentence defendant to
the agreed-upon low term of 16 months, doubled to two years and eight months for the
strike prior.
On February 8, 2013, defendant appeared in court, intending to move to withdraw
his plea. However, as defense counsel acknowledged and the trial court agreed, the time
for making such a motion had already…