People v. Turner CA2/8

BACKGROUND

On September 20, 2013, Steven Deon Turner pled no contest to possession of a firearm by a felon (count 1) and carrying a loaded unregistered handgun (count 2). He also admitted one prior strike conviction, and a prior prison commitment in exchange for the court’s indicated sentence of five years suspended. On November 7, 2013, the trial court imposed the midterm of two years in prison on count one, doubled pursuant to section 1170.12, subdivision (a)–(d) plus one more year imposed for the prior prison commitment. The court imposed the identical sentence on count 2 to run concurrently with the sentence on count 1. The aggregate sentence was five years. The court suspended execution of the sentence and placed Turner on formal probation for three years on the condition that he spend 374 days in the county jail, a time served sentence. Nine months later, on May 22, 2014, the People charged Turner in a new case (case No. TA132992) with shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition, and resisting a peace officer. On July 23, 2014, a jury convicted Turner of the four offenses; Turner stipulated to his felony…