People v. Sekerke CA4/1

BACKGROUND

The People filed a felony complaint against Sekerke on January 8, 2014. After a

preliminary hearing, multiple amendments, and consolidation of cases, the People filed a

fourth amended information on March 16, 2015, charging Sekerke with two counts of

vehicle theft with a prior conviction of the same offense (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a);

Pen. Code, § 666.5, subd. (a)), two counts of petty theft with a prior qualifying conviction

(Pen. Code, §§ 484, 666), one count of unlawful use of personal identifying information

of another (id., § 530.5, subd. (a)), one count of receiving stolen property (id., § 496d),

one count of burglary (id., §459), and one count of shoplifting (id., § 459.5). The People

also alleged Sekerke had multiple prior convictions that made him ineligible for

probation (id., § 1203, subd. (e)(4)), served three prior prison terms (id., § 667.5, subd.

(b)), and had one prior conviction that qualified as a strike under the Three Strikes law

(id., § 667, subds. (b)-(i)).

Before the filing of the fourth amended information, there were several hearings in

the trial court, including a competency hearing that required a suspension of…