People v. Gates CA2/6

Filed 6/16/15 P. v. Gates CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B261621 (Super. Ct. No. GA037429-01) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County)

v.

SCOTT DALE GATES,

Defendant and Appellant.

Scott Dale Gates appeals an order denying a petition to recall his 25-years- to-life sentence pursuant to the procedure set forth in Penal Code section 1170.126, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012.1 On January 14, 2000, Gates was convicted of two counts of robbery. (§ 211.) The trial court found that Gates suffered two prior serious felony strike convictions and imposed a 25-years-to-life sentence pursuant to the three strikes law. (§§ 667, subd. (b)-(i),…