P.
P. v. Roe CA1/2
Opinion
Opinion
BACKGROUND
Roe pled no contest to five of the 13 charges, but because his Harvey waiver (People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754) allowed consideration of the dismissed counts at sentencing, we summarize all crimes as charged, and as shown by a presentence report and the preliminary examination.
1 All further section references, unless otherwise specified, are to the Penal Code.
1 Offenses and Plea The offenses, all felonies but one and allegedly occurring on or about April 5, 2010,2 came to light or took place when sheriff‟s deputies investigating a rash of similar burglaries in the Healdsburg area encountered Desider Wiegand on Chalk Hill Road driving a stolen blue Honda Accord (with a rear license plate from an Acura), arrested him and, later that day, in investigating a stolen Honda Ridgeline truck found at a Santa Rosa mobile home park where Roe lived, apprehended Roe, after a chase, when he left in the truck. Count IX, concerning the Accord, charged Roe with buying and receiving a vehicle he knew was stolen (§ 496d, subd. (a)). Owner Lisa Owens had reported it stolen from in front of her house on Randon Way during the night or early morning of March 15. After Wiegand was…