Savala

People v. Savala

Good Law
147 Cal. App. 3d 63·195 Cal. Rptr. 193·1983 Cal. App. LEXIS 2166
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 15, 1983Crim. No. 12449California3,121 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Boskovich, J.

After a jury trial defendant Rudy Savala was convicted of four counts of robbery with special findings that he personally used a firearm in each robbery (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 12022.5), one count of assault on a police officer engaged in the performance of his duties (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (b)), and one count of being a convicted felon in the possession of a concealable firearm (Pen. Code, § 12021). Defendant admitted he had suffered a prior felony conviction and prison term. (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b).)

Defendant was sentenced to 12 years and 4 months in prison. In People v. Savala (1981) 116 Cal.App.3d 41 [ 171 Cal.Rptr. 882 ], we affirmed the convictions. We found sentencing error, in that the trial court had included enhancements for the use of a firearm (Pen. Code, § 12022.5), in calculating the length of defendant’s consecutive sentences, contrary to the decision in People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754 [ 159 Cal.Rptr. 696 , 602 P.2d 396 ]. We “remanded to the trial court with directions to set aside the sentence and to resentence defendant in accordance with People v. Harvey. ” (People v. Savala, supra, 116 Cal.App.3d at p. 62 .)

On remand defendant was again…

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