People v. De La Rosa

STATEMENT OF FACTS

A.

The case.

Three separate homes were burglarized between June 14 and July 6, 2011. In the

first burglary, among the items taken were a Tag Heuer watch and a Rolex watch. On

July 21, the owner of a jewelry store in Los Angeles purchased a Rolex and a Tag Heuer

watch from defendant, recording the latter’s identification information in doing so. An

expired driver’s license and credit card taken from the second victim were later recovered

from defendant’s apartment. Other property belonging to the victims of the first burglary

was also discovered in the apartment. Finally, the victim of the third burglary was able to

supply a description and partial license plate for a vehicle that she observed first parked

in front of her home as she arrived back from an absence, and then observed to have

driven away while she discovered the burglary. This information led to defendant.

B.

The plea.

In connection with the plea, defendant fully executed a “felony plea form,” which

informed him of the maximum sentence (see fn. 2). It was also blank as to any promised

sentence. Defendant confirmed to the trial court that he had ample opportunity to discuss

the…