People v. Sorenson CA6

Background Defendant was charged by felony complaint with (1) theft or unauthorized use of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), (2) failure to stop at the scene of an accident (hit and run) resulting in great bodily injury (Veh. Code, § 20001, subds. (a), (b)(1); Pen. Code, § 12022.7, subd. (a); Pen. Code, § 1203, subd. (e)(3)), and (3) driving with a license revoked for a conviction of driving under the influence (Veh. Code, § 14601.2, subd. (a); Veh. Code, §§ 23152, 23153.). The complaint contained the further allegation that defendant had suffered a prior conviction of driving under the influence (DUI) with three prior DUI convictions, and that he had served a prison term for the prior conviction. (Veh. Code, §§ 23152, 23550, subd. (a); Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b).) The charges arose when defendant, while driving a stolen car, struck and severely injured the victim, who was on his bicycle. Defendant then left the scene. Defendant pleaded no contest to the hit-and-run count, and in exchange the remaining charges were dismissed. The court suspended imposition of sentence and placed defendant on probation, conditioned on service of one year in county jail, concurrent with…