People v. Espino CA1/1

Filed 12/16/21 P. v. Espino CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A160602

v. (San Mateo County JORGE ESPINO, Super. Ct. Nos. SC051474A,

SF381780A)

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Jorge Espino appeals from the trial court’s sentencing order that imposed a four-year jail term after he pled no contest to attempted grand theft and multiple counts of forgery, plus an eight-month consecutive term based on his violation of probation from a prior case. Espino’s sole contention on appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion in imposing the consecutive term because Espino challenged whether he…