People v. Dapont CA6

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Offenses2 On February 1, 2018, Dapont was found at a motel with a credit-card embosser and magnet-strip modifier. On May 1, 2018, Dapont burgled a garage that was attached to a residence and took a blanket, a dog bed, a white pillow, and a foam pad. B. The Complaints and the Plea On February 14, 2018, the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint charging Dapont in case number 18CR00859 with unlawful access card activity (Pen. Code, § 484i, subd. (c)). The complaint alleged that Dapont had served a prior prison term (id., § 667.5) and had a prior strike conviction (id., § 667, subd. (b)-(i)). On May 2, 2018, the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office filed another complaint charging Dapont in case number 18CR02602 with first degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459) and misdemeanor false representation of identity to a police officer (id., § 148.9, subd. (a)). As to the burglary charge, the complaint specifically alleged that the offense was committed by Dapont and his codefendant “who did enter an inhabited dwelling house and trailer coach and inhabited portion of a building occupied by [the victims] with the intent to commit larceny and…