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I.

INTRODUCTION

Erika Ortega pled guilty to one count of attempted arson of an inhabited structure

(Pen. Code, §§ 664/451, subd. (b))1 and two counts of felony child abuse (§ 273a, subd.

(a)). The trial court sentenced Ortega to the midterm of four years on count 2 and

imposed concurrent terms on the other counts. We affirm the judgment.

Further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

II.

BACKGROUND

Ortega was charged with one count of attempted arson of an inhabited structure

(§§ 664/451, subd. (b); count 1); three counts of felony child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a);

counts 2, 3, 4); two counts of false imprisonment (§ 236; counts 5, 6); one count of arson

of property (§ 451, subd. (d); count 7); one count of false reporting of an emergency

(§ 148.3, subd. (a); count 8); and one count of false reporting of a crime to a police

officer (§ 148.5, subd. (a); count 9).

Pursuant to a plea bargain, Ortega pled guilty to counts 1, 2, and 3 in exchange for

a sentence to be determined by the court, and dismissal of the remaining charges. The

court had indicated that it would not impose a sentence longer than six years.

As the factual basis for her plea, Ortega…