People v. Romero CA6

Filed 5/11/22 P. v. Romero CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H048882

(Monterey County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 20CR007548)

v.

MICHAEL ANTHONY ROMERO,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Michael Anthony Romero pleaded no contest in September 2020 to false imprisonment with violence and misdemeanor false imprisonment. In February 2021, he was placed on probation for a term of three years. Defendant initially contended on appeal that the trial court imposed an unauthorized sentence by placing him on probation for three years. He cited Penal Code section 1203.1, subdivision (a), effective January 1, 2021, which makes the maximum allowable term of probation two years, with certain…