People v. Castanon CA3

BACKGROUND

West Sacramento police officers made contact with defendant on June 19, 2013. They found a loaded nine-millimeter handgun two feet away from the spot where he was standing on a public street. They searched him and found a knife and five rounds of ammunition similar to the rounds loaded in the handgun. A records check revealed that he was a parolee at large and, as a result, he was placed on a parole hold upon his incarceration.2 (§ 3056.) On June 27, 2013, defendant was charged by complaint with carrying a loaded firearm in public (§ 25850, subds. (a), (c)(1)), possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)), and possessing ammunition after having been convicted of a felony (§ 30305, subd. (a)). The complaint further alleged that defendant had previously been convicted of a serious felony within the meaning of section 667, subdivisions (c) and (e)(1) and had served a prior prison term within the meaning of section 667.5, subdivision (b). On July 10, 2013, defendant accepted an offer of 180 days in jail and waived his right to a parole revocation hearing under the “optional waiver” provision of California Code of Regulations, title…