Lopez

Filed 8/3/22; Opinion on transfer from Supreme Court

CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

F076295

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. VCF325028TT) v.

PEDRO LOPEZ, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Joseph A. Kalashian,† Judge.

Benjamin Owens, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Xavier Becerra and Rob Bonta, Attorneys General, Gerald A. Engler and Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Catherine Chatman, Julie A. Hokans, Christopher J. Rench, and Darren K. Indermill, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

*Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105(b) and 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of parts I, II.D., and III through V. †Retired judge of the Tulare Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution. Pedro Lopez (defendant) was one of…