People v. Brogdon CA4/2
Opinion
Opinion
statement of the case, and identifying three potentially arguable issues: (1) whether the
court sentenced defendant in accordance with his plea agreement; (2) whether the court
properly imposed the upper term of three years on the threatening the commit a crime
count; and (3) whether the court had jurisdiction to consider defendant’s motion to
withdraw his guilty plea.
Defendant was offered the opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, which
he has done. Defendant enumerates five contentions on appeal: (1) that Senate Bill
No. 483 (2021-2022 Reg. Sess.), which was codified in section 1171.1. (Stats. 2021, ch.
728, § 3) somehow applies because it “clearly states that the same case against the same
person would be only one strike against [defendant] not two”; (2) pursuant to
section “1170.1 and perhaps People v. Vargas (2014) 59 Cal.4th 635, 646,” he should
have only one, not two, strikes against him; (3) we should consider that he suffers from a
major mental illness and consider the application of Senate Bill No. 81 (2021-2022 Reg.
Sess.) and Senate Bill No. 82; (4) he questions whether “859 credit comp. no longer
2 exist—only 809? Just 20 days more or less”;…