People v. Thornhill CA4/3

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Jeanne Inez Thornhill appeals from the trial court’s denial of her petition under Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act (Pen. Code, § 1170.18), to have her felony convictions for unlawful taking of a vehicle and receiving a stolen vehicle redesignated as misdemeanors. She contends that Proposition 47 requires those felonies be redesignated as misdemeanors because the vehicle involved had a value of $950 or less. Alternatively, she argues that denying misdemeanor designation for those offenses violates equal protection. Defendant’s challenges fail because she has not established the value of the vehicle involved was $950 or less. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s order.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Defendant was charged in a felony complaint with the unlawful taking of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), and receiving a stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a)). Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges, and offered the following as the factual basis for the guilty plea: “In Orange County, California, on 11/15/12 I unlawfully drove & took a vehicle without the consent of the owner, and I withheld property that I…