People v. Johnson CA4/2

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On December 5, 2014, a felony complaint charged defendant and appellant Jamey

Johnson with manufacturing a controlled substance under Health and Safety Code section

11379.6, subdivision (a) (count 1). The complaint also alleged that defendant had

suffered three prior felony convictions, each resulting in a prison term, and that defendant

had failed to remain free from prison custody for over a period of five years subsequent

to each of these prison terms, pursuant to Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b).

On December 11, 2014, defendant pled guilty to count 1. Thereafter, the trial

court sentenced defendant to the midterm of five years and ordered him to serve this as a

split sentence pursuant to Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (h). Therefore, defendant

was ordered to serve the first three years in custody of the Riverside County Jail, and the

remaining two years on mandatory supervision.

On January 22, 2015, defendant filed a notice of appeal. Defendant requested a

certificate of probable cause; the court granted the request.

II

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Defendant admitted that on December 2, 2014, he willfully and unlawfully

manufactured,…