People v. Gonzalez CA4/1

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 22, 2023D079697California2,817 words

Opinion

Opinion

Do, J.

INTRODUCTION

A jury found Martin Luis Gonzalez guilty of five counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child under 14 years old (Pen. Code,1 § 269, subd. (a);

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code. counts 1-5) and 11 counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14 years old (§ 288, subd. (b); counts 6-16). As to counts six to 11, the jury also found true that the offenses involved substantial sexual conduct (§ 1203.066, subd. (a)(8)). The trial court sentenced Gonzalez to a determinate term of 60 years on counts six and counts 12 through 16 (consisting of 10-year upper terms on each count), followed by an indeterminate term of 75 years to life on counts one through five (consisting of consecutive 15 to life terms on each count). The court stayed sentence on counts seven through 11 under section 654. It awarded 1,015 days of custody credit, plus 152 days under section 2933.1, for a total of 1,167 days. It imposed a $10,000 restitution fine (§ 1202.4, subd. (b) & § 1202.45 (stayed)), a $640 court security fee (§ 1465.8), a $480 criminal conviction assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373), and a $300 sex offender registration fee (§ 290.3) but stayed the fees…

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