People v. Gonzalez CA3

BACKGROUND

A. Pretrial matters By way of an amended complaint filed on December 16, 2020, and deemed an information the same day, defendant was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)—count one); unlawful possession of ammunition (§ 30305, subd. (a)(1)—count two); misdemeanor possessing personal identifying information with intent to defraud (§ 530.5, subd. (c)(1)—count three); misdemeanor giving false identity information to a police officer (§ 148.9, subd. (a)—count four); and misdemeanor making a false report to a state agency. (§ 148.5, subd. (c)—count five.) It also was alleged defendant was personally armed with a firearm during the two felonies (§ 667, subd. (e)(2)(C)(iii)), and that defendant had four prior serious or violent felony convictions.2 (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d).) Defendant was appointed a public defender on January 10, 2020, but later retained private counsel in November 2020. After failing to appear for a hearing on January 25, 2021, defendant was again represented by a public defender at the next hearing on February 25, 2021. On March 1, the trial court set the trial confirming conference for…