People v. Ruvalcaba CA3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 9, 2022C091442California5,059 words

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Filed 3/9/22 P. v. Ruvalcaba CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(San Joaquin) ----

THE PEOPLE, C091442

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. STK-CR-FE- 2014-0008835) v.

PABLO RUVALCABA,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Pablo Ruvalcaba appeals from a postjudgment order denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.95.1 As we will explain, we agree the trial court erred. We reverse the order and remand for a new hearing on the petition.

Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The parties agree that defendant and other members of the Norteño street gang planned an armed bank robbery.2 Defendant was to drive the…

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