In re Mares CA4/3
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 10/13/22 In re Mares CA4/
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
G061818
In re LAWRENCE ALBERT MARES, (Super. Ct. No. 13CF0191) on Habeas Corpus.
OPINION
Original proceeding; petition for writ of habeas corpus to file a late notice of appeal. Petition granted. Appellate Defenders, Inc., and Leslie Ann Rose for Petitioner. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, and Charles C. Ragland, Senior Assistant Attorney General for Respondent.
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THE COURT:*
Petitioner Lawrence Albert Mares seeks relief from the failure to file a timely notice of appeal, and to have it deemed constructively filed under the authority of In re Benoit (1973) 10 Cal.3d 72. The petition is granted. After he was convicted by a jury, petitioner was sentenced to three years plus life,…