Amons

People v. Amons

Good Law
125 Cal. App. 4th 855·2005 Cal. App. LEXIS 23·2005 Daily Journal DAR 359·22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 908·2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 273
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 11, 2005No. A105374California5,256 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Swager, J.

We conclude in this appeal that the new sentencing rules announced in Blakely v. Washington (2004) 542 U.S. 296 [ 159 L.Ed.2d 403 , 124 S.Ct. 2531 ] (Blakely), do not apply retroactively upon revocation of defendant’s probation to a final sentence that was previously imposed but suspended during his probationary period.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 16, 1999, defendant entered a no contest plea to a charge of assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)), 1 and admitted an enhancement for personal infliction of great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)). 2 On October 4, 1999, the trial court imposed a four-year upper term for the assault conviction, based upon aggravating circumstances which related to the offense and defendant’s recidivism. An additional three-year term for the enhancement was also imposed, for a total state prison sentence of seven years. Execution of the sentence was suspended, and defendant was placed on probation for four years. After a series of probation violations, defendant’s probation was finally revoked on January 22, 2004, and the trial court ordered into execution the…

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