Correa

People v. Correa

Good Law
161 Cal. App. 4th 980·2008 Cal. App. LEXIS 486·74 Cal. Rptr. 3d 446
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 4, 2008C054365California2,564 words

Opinion

Opinion

Certified for Partial Publication. [*]

A jury found defendant Victor Correa guilty of seven counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm (Pen.Code, § 12021, subd. (a)(1)) [1] and one count of receiving stolen property (§ 496d, subd. (a)). The trial court sentenced him to an aggregate term of 200 years to life.

Defendant appeals, contending that (1) six of the seven sentence terms for firearm possession must be stayed pursuant to section 654, and (2) the sentence of multiple, consecutive life terms without the requisite jury findings violated his Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights under Cunningham v. California (2007) 549 U.S. ___ , 127 S.Ct. 856 , 166 L.Ed.2d 856 ( Cunningham) , Blakely v. Washington (2004) 542 U.S. 296 , 124 S.Ct. 2531 , 159 L.Ed.2d 403 ( Blakely ), and Apprendi v. New Jersey (2000) 530 U.S. 466 , 147 L.Ed.2d 435 , 147 L.Ed.2d 435 ( Apprendi ). We shall order the abstract amended but otherwise affirm the judgment.

On February 4, 2006, Sacramento Police Officer Kevin Howland was dispatched to a two-story residence at 60 Tundra Way at approximately 5:07 p.m. in response to a report of firearms being moved into the house. Two cars were…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.