Gutierrez

People v. Gutierrez

Bad Law
247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 850·35 Cal. App. 5th 1027
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 4, 2019D073103California10,334 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Haller, J.

*1028 A jury convicted defendant Salvador R. Gutierrez of nine counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts upon a child ( Pen. Code, 1 § 288, subd. (a)). In a bifurcated proceeding, the court found true that *1029 defendant had been convicted of two serious felonies (§§ 667, subd. (a)(1), 668 & 1192.7, subd. (c)) and two prior strike offenses (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 668 & 1170.12), and found one of defendant's prior convictions brought him within the One Strike law (§ 667.61, subds. (a), (c), and (d).) The court thus sentenced defendant to 205 years to life in state prison.

Defendant appealed, arguing (1) his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the use of an Arizona conviction for impeachment purposes because it was not a crime of moral turpitude, and (2) the court violated his Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial when it determined that this child molestation conviction constituted a serious felony and strike prior under California law because the court had made factual findings regarding the underlying offense. As set forth in People v. Gutierrez 2017 WL 2224358 (Cal.App. 1st Dist. May 22, 2017, DO69706 [nonpub. opn.] ( Gutierrez I ) ), we rejected defendant's…

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