Galindo

*662 Defendant Sammuel Paul Galindo pled no contest to mayhem and admitted, among other things, two prior serious felony conviction allegations pursuant to a plea *555 bargain. He now appeals from the trial court's imposition of a 19-year prison sentence pursuant to the negotiated plea. Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that his case must be remanded for resentencing under Senate Bill No. 1393 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) (Senate Bill 1393), which allows trial courts to decide whether to strike or dismiss prior serious felony convictions, a discretionary authority they lacked at the time defendant was sentenced. The Attorney General contends defendant's appeal must be dismissed because he did not obtain a certificate of probable cause.

Recently, a split of authority has emerged among our Courts of Appeal as to whether a defendant sentenced pursuant to a stipulated sentence prior to the passage of Senate Bill 1393 must obtain a certificate of probable cause before seeking a remand for resentencing under the new law. (See People v. Kelly (2019) 32 Cal.App.5th 1013 , 244 Cal.Rptr.3d 394 ( Kelly ) [dismissing appeal due to lack of certificate of probable cause]; People v. Stamps…