People v. Garcia CA4/3

FACTS

The details of Garcia’s underlying convictions for two separate rapes were discussed in our earlier opinion. (People v. Garcia (Feb. 9, 2023, G060566) [nonpub. opn.].) Garcia was convicted on six counts for his first victim and two counts for his 1 second victim. The trial court imposed consecutive terms that totaled 156 years to life— comprised of a six-year determinate sentence and 150-years-to-life indeterminate sentence—as well as multiple fines and fees that included a $5,000 restitution fine, a fine to fund victim-witness assistance, and fines related to funding for AIDS education. A July 2021 abstract of judgment reflected 1,651 days of custody credit. In Garcia’s direct appeal from the judgment, People v. Garcia, supra, G060566, we affirmed the convictions but reversed and remanded for resentencing on one aspect of the sentence imposed (which is not material here). We also ordered stricken the fines related to the victim-witness assistance and education funding noted above. (Ibid.) On remand, in June 2023, the trial court resentenced appellant to a total prison term of 154 years (based on a reduction of the determinate term). As Garcia correctly states, the court…