People v. Lawless CA5

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In a consolidated felony complaint deemed an information on April 30, 2019, appellant Donald Ray Lawless was charged with, among other things, carjacking (§ 215, subd. (a); count 1); unlawful driving or taking a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a); counts 3 & 7); receiving a stolen vehicle (§ 496d, subd. (a); counts 4 & 8); and possession of burglar’s tools (§ 466; count 9). As to count 1, it was further alleged that Lawless had personally inflicted great bodily injury upon the victim, pursuant to section 12022.7, subdivision (a). As to counts 3, 4, 7 and 8, it was further alleged that Lawless had suffered two prior convictions pursuant to section 666.5, and that the value of the vehicle in the instant offense exceeded $950. As to each count, it was further alleged that Lawless had suffered a prior serious felony conviction pursuant to sections 667, subdivisions (b) through (i) and 1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d), and that Lawless had suffered four prison priors pursuant to section 667.5, subdivision (b). On August 27, 2020, Lawless pleaded no contest to count one, and admitted the strike prior. The parties stipulated to a factual basis for the…