People v. Romero CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In April 2018, Solorio pled no contest to corporal injury upon a spouse

after a prior conviction in violation of Penal Code2 section 237.5,

subdivision (a).3 The court imposed a suspended sentence of four years in state prison and placed him on probation with one year of credit for time served. In September 2018, December 2018, July 2019, and January 2020, prosecutors filed four separate petitions to revoke Solorio’s probation. Solorio admitted to each violation, and the court reinstated his probation each time. In October 2020, prosecutors filed a fifth revocation petition and later amended the petition to include an allegation that Solorio failed to report a November 2020 arrest for possessing unlawful ammunition. Prosecutors

Appellant requests the court refer to him as Solorio, and the briefs refer to him as Solorio. For consistency and clarity, we likewise refer to Appellant as Solorio.

Further section references are to the Penal Code.

The underlying facts of the conviction are not relevant to this appeal. 2 separately charged Solorio for the unlawful possession of ammunition in violation of section 30305,…