People v. Soto CA4/1

Filed 2/25/26 P. v. Soto CA4/

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, D084745

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. SCE412014) v.

ORDER MODIFYING

JULIAN CESAR SOTO, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant. NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT

THE COURT:

It is ordered that the unpublished opinion filed on February 19, 2026, be modified as follows: On page 12, in the first sentence of the last paragraph, “to life” is inserted after “530 years” so that the sentence reads:

Soto contends his sentence of 81 years plus 600 years to life—which is being reduced to 76 years plus 530 years to life by our changes to counts 18 and 19—constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under…