People v. Belmares CA3

Filed 3/25/26 P. v. Belmares CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C103957

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 19FE015430)

v.

JARED BELMARES,

Defendant and Appellant.

In 2022, defendant Jared Belmares was convicted of multiple counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child. On direct appeal, the case was remanded for resentencing to include consideration of Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (b)(6).1 On remand, the

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

Section 1170 contains a presumption in favor of the low term if certain mitigating circumstances were “a contributing factor in the commission of an offense,” including suffering childhood…