People v. Garcia CA2/5

California Court of Appeal·Decided December 9, 2013·No. B244293M·Unpublished

Opinion

Filed 12/9/13 P. v. Garcia CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE, B244293

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. PA067947) v. ORDERS MODIFYING OPINION CESAR GARCIA et al., AND DENYING REHEARING PETITION Defendants and Appellants. [CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

The opinion filed November 14, 2013, is modified as follows. On slip opinion page 13, delete: “The section 4019 formula yields the following results. All appellants were arrested on June 1, 2010. Ortiz was sentenced on October 31, 2012. He is entitled to 884 days of actual time and 442 days of conduct credit for a total of 1326 days. Garcia was sentenced on September 26, 2012. Garcia is entitled to 842 actual days and 420 days of conduct credit for a total of 1,262 days. Montelongo was sentenced on September 24, 2012. He is entitled to 846 actual days and 422 days of conduct credit for a total of 1,268 days.” In its place, insert: “The section 4019 formula yields the following results. All appellants were arrested on June 1, 2010. Ortiz was sentenced on October 31, 2012. He is entitled to 884 days of actual time and 442 days of conduct credit for a total of 1326 days. Garcia was sentenced on September 26, 2012. Garcia is entitled to 849 actual days and 424 days of conduct credit for a total of 1,273 days. Montelongo was sentenced on September 24, 2012. He is entitled to 847 actual days and 422 days of conduct credit for a total of 1,269 days.” On page 14 of the slip opinion, delete: “(2) Cesar Garcia is entitled to custody credit consisting of 842 actual days and 420 conduct credit for a total of 1,262 days; (3) Michael Montelongo is entitled to custody credit consisting of 846 actual days and 422 days of conduct credit for a total of 1,268 days;” In its place, insert: “(2) Cesar Garcia is entitled to custody credit consisting of 849 actual days and 424 conduct credit for a total of 1,273 days; (3) Michael Montelongo is entitled to custody credit consisting of 847 actual days and 422 days of conduct credit for a total of 1,268 days;” The rehearing petition filed December 2, 2013, is denied.

_____________________ ______________________ ______________________ KUMAR, J.* MOSK, Acting P.J. KRIEGLER, J.

* Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

2 Filed 11/14/13 P. v. Garcia CA2/5 (unmodified version) NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. PA067947) v.

CESAR GARCIA et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from judgments of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Dalila C. Lyons, Judge. Affirmed with directions. Benjamin Owens, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Cesar Garcia. Murray A. Rosenberg, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Adam Ortiz Comar Law and D. Inder Comar, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Michael Angelo Montelongo. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, James William Bilderback II and Steven E. Mercer, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. Following a jury trial, appellants Adam Ortiz, Cesar Garcia and Michael Montelongo were found guilty of first degree residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 459)1 and attempted first degree residential burglary (§§ 459, 664). The jury also found the offenses were committed for the benefit of, or in association with, a criminal street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)). Garcia admitted having a prior conviction within the meaning of section 667.5, subdivision (b). Montelongo admitted having a prior conviction within the meaning of sections 1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d), 667, subdivision (a)(1) and 667.5, subdivision (b). A state prison sentence was imposed for all three men as follows: Garcia—13 years, 4 months; Ortiz—14 years, 4 months; and Montelongo—21 years. Appellants contend there was insufficient evidence to support the verdicts of attempted first degree burglary and the finding that the crimes were gang related. They also argue the trial court incorrectly instructed the jury on the elements of attempted burglary. We find the evidence of attempted burglary sufficient and, although the trial court misinstructed on an element of attempted burglary, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. These contentions are, therefore, rejected. Errors are also alleged with respect to the abstracts of judgment. Appellants contend the trial court incorrectly calculated their presentence custody credit. Garcia contends the restitution and parole revocation fines must be stricken from the abstract of judgment because they were not orally imposed by the trial court. Montelongo argues, although the trial court imposed the middle term for attempted burglary, the abstract of judgment reflects the trial court imposed the upper term. For the most part, respondent concedes these errors. We accept respondent’s concessions, find appellants’ claims meritorious, and order the abstract of judgment modified accordingly.

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 I. FACTS

A. Prosecution

1. The Offenses

Diana Davtyan was the named victim of the attempted burglary charge. On June 1, 2010, at approximately 12 noon, a young female with black hair in a ponytail knocked on the front door of Davtyan’s home on Creemore Drive in Tujunga. When Davtyan answered the door, the woman asked if “Steve” lived at the residence. Davtyan indicated there was nobody by that name living at the house and closed her door. Approximately 30 minutes later, when Davtyan was outside her home, she observed the woman walking between Davtyan’s home and the home of Terri McIntee—Davtyan’s next-door neighbor. The woman told Davtyan that she had not located Steve and walked toward a white or gold van. At approximately 12:30 p.m., Joanne Pope heard someone continuously ringing her doorbell and pounding on her door to her home on Creemore Drive. She observed a Hispanic woman with long dark brown or black hair walk past her window. Pope was alone in the house and chose not to open the door because the circumstances seemed abnormal. The woman left the doorway and walked to a van that was parked in front of Sharon Paczkowski’s home, next-door to Pope’s home. When the woman entered the van, two Hispanic men got out of it. The men walked toward Pope’s home, and walked between her home and Paczkowski’s home. After Pope’s dog began barking, the men returned to the van. A third man exited the van and walked up Paczkowski’s driveway. Pope lost sight of him and, after a few minutes, the man appeared and returned to the van. Pope called Paczkowski, explained her observations, and then called 911. The van proceeded up the street and stopped. The third man exited the van and walked up

3 Paczkowski’s driveway and returned to the van as he had done previously. The van did not have any license plates.

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