People v. Ramey CA4/2

INTRODUCTION

In an open plea to the court, defendant and appellant Joseph Foster Ramey pled

guilty to the sheet as charged to numerous felony offenses. He also admitted that he had

1 one prison prior (Pen. Code,1 § 667.5, subd. (b)) and that he committed most of the

offenses while out on bail (§ 12022.1). A trial court denied probation and sentenced

defendant to a total term of 17 years four months in state prison. It also ordered him to

pay various fees and fines.

Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal, challenging the sentence or other

matters occurring after the plea. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A 28-count information filed on June 20, 2019, charged defendant with 22 counts

of burglary (Pen. Code, § 459, counts 1-4, 6, 9-19, 22-26, and 28), one count of receiving

stolen property (Pen. Code, § 496, subd. (a), count 5), two counts of buying/receiving a

stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a), counts 8 and 21), one count of unlawfully

obtaining personal identifying information of another person (Pen. Code, § 530.5,

subd. (c), count 27), and two counts of the unlawful taking/driving of a stolen vehicle

(Veh. Code § 10851, counts 7 and 20). It also…