People v. Lane CA3

I. BACKGROUND

This case involves four cases that were resolved by plea agreement. In case No. 17F1958, defendant pled no contest to receiving a stolen vehicle (§ 496d, subd. (a)) and admitted violations of probation in three other cases.2 In case No. 18F1999, defendant pled no contest to possession of a destructive device. (§ 18710, subd. (a).) In case No. 18F4370, defendant pled no contest to attempted first degree burglary (§§ 664, 459) and taking or driving a vehicle with a prior conviction (§ 666.5; Veh. Code, § 10851). In case No. 19F4257, defendant pled no contest for failing to appear in a case. (§ 1320.5.) The parties agreed to resolve these cases for an eight-year sentence, composed as follows: Three years (the upper term) for the attempted burglary conviction and one year (one-third the midterm) for the taking or driving a vehicle conviction in case No. 18F4370; eight months (one-third the midterm) for the failure to appear conviction in case No. 19F4257; eight months (one-third the midterm) for the possession of a destructive device conviction in case No. 18F1999; eight months (one-third the midterm) for the receiving a stolen vehicle conviction in case No. 17F1958;…