People v. Moreno CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 27, 2019, the People charged Moreno with felony child abuse

(Pen. Code,1 § 273a, subd. (a); count 1), grand theft of personal property (§ 487, subd. (a); count 2), and possession for sale of a controlled substance

(Health & Saf. Code, § 11378; count 3).2 On April 5, 2019, at the People’s request, the trial court amended the complaint to add misdemeanor child endangerment (§ 273a, subd. (b); count 4) and misdemeanor unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377; count 5).

Statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified.

The details of the underlying crimes are not relevant to this appeal. 2 Moreno pled guilty to grand theft (count 2), misdemeanor child endangerment (count 4), and misdemeanor unlawful possession of methamphetamine (count 5). The court dismissed the remaining charges pursuant to the plea agreement. On May 2, 2019, the court stayed imposition of sentence and granted four years of probation. It imposed a restitution fine (§ 1202.4, subd. (b)), a court operations assessment (§ 1465.8); a conviction assessment (Govt. Code, § 70373); and a criminal justice…