People v. Manos CA1/4

BACKGROUND

Anthony James Manos pled no contest to numerous probation violations in superior court case No. SCR718348-1 (the probation violation case) on an underlying conviction for violating Health and Safety Code section 11352, subdivision (a), and to a new violation of Penal Code1 section 4573, subdivision (a), in superior court case No. SCR747493-1 (the prison contraband case), for hiding drugs on his person during jail intake following an arrest for the latest probation violation.

All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless

otherwise designated.

1 At a combined sentencing proceeding, the court revoked probation and as relevant here, imposed a term of four years in county jail pursuant to an open plea to offenses carrying a maximum term of six years, with an “indicated” sentence of five years. The lower four-year aggregate term chosen by the court consisted of a primary term of three years in the probation violation case, consecutive to a subordinate term of one year in the prison contraband case. In the probation violation case, the court awarded total credits for time served of 876 days, consisting of 438 actual days and 438 conduct days. The court…